tilting the blues

..well, i’ve nothing much to say so, have fun with these specs..

City of New York
Manhattan Bridge
1901 – 1910

Total Length of Bridge	6855 Feet
Length of Main Span	1470 Feet
Length of Each Side Span	725 Feet
Width of Bridge	120 Feet
Height of Towers, M.H.W. To Center Of Cables	324.4 Feet
Depth of Trusses	24 Feet
Diameter of Cables	21 1/4 Feet
Breaking Strength of Each Cable	30000 Tons
Weight of Steel Towers	12340 Tons
Weight of Steel Cables	8000 Tons
Weight of Steel Suspended Spans	20000 Tons
Weight of Steel Approaches	16600 Tons
Masonry-Tower Foundations	78000 Cu. Yards
Masonry-Anchorages	230000 Cu. Yards
Masonry-Approaches	32700 Cu. Yards
Weight of Bridge Per Linear Foot	24000 Pounds
Weight of Each Anchorage	232000 Tons

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25 replies on “tilting the blues”

oh wow! great perspective. is it odd that i had no idea it was such a brilliant blue? you’d think that would be part of the american culture somehow as often as you see the bridge.

thanks! well, with the haze in the city, it’s no surprise that the blues are dulled by the “pollution” especially when viewed from afar..

What a perspective…very different vantage point and it works so well.

Wow! Exif data of the bridge is just stunning! Nice shot…

Que pasada de estructura metalica, buena prespectiva se pierde la vista.
Saludos.

I like the angle you used to get this impressive angle of the rugged looking bridge. It has a fine coat of paint. The specifications are mind boggling. Nice shot.

Amazing shot, great perspective

Without reading your description it’s hard to point exactly what we are looking at
And I like it! It makes it a semi-abstract when looking at this part of the bridge up close.

great angle and awesome color! truly amazing shot!

amazing perspective … well done

A brilliant perspective and many detail-infos! Great job, Rian!

That’s quite an interesting an colorful bridge when your eye isn’t glued to the road! Love this little series, especially this one. The angle makes you appear as a daredevil. I have to repeat again, Rian… you are everywhere! Very nice.