Thursday Postcard Hunt - Bridges: Over Water

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Some Bridges Over Water for Thursday Postcard Hunt.

Kaibab Trail Suspension Bridge (Black Suspension Bridge), Grand Canyon National Park, AZ spans the Colorado River. 1960s

Friedrich Bridge, then East Berlin, Germany, crossing the River Spree, with the National Gallery in the background. c. 1907-1915

Four of six bridges near Louisville, KY crossing the Ohio River.

Zanesville, Ohio's Y bridge spanning the junction of the Muskingum and Licking Rivers. The postcard shows the covered timber bridge, the third generation (first was 1814, second 1819), which was built in 1832 and demolished in 1901.  


The Y-Bridge in the 1960s was the fourth generation built.  It was demolished in 1979. The current bridge, which opened in 1984, is the fifth generation, is steel and concrete.  While it helps traffic, some complain it has a tunnel-like feeling, solid rails and no scenery views.  


Next week our Bridges will be Railway.

Comments

  1. Mail AdventuresSeptember 10, 2026 at 8:25 AM

    You can tell the history of Ohio river with some postcards... I like the one with the four bridges. We have nothing like that around here.

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    1. LisaSeptember 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM

      It must be a very wide river. None like that here either, and ours aren't so placid.

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  2. violet sSeptember 10, 2026 at 8:57 AM

    And more (Y) or three armed bridges!!! There are so many options in Louisville to get across the river. Suspension bridges are captivating - and terrifying - structures.

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  3. marinaSeptember 10, 2026 at 9:18 AM

    You found some very original bridges! The Y bridge!!! Never saw o e before. And the suspension bridge? nope! 😁

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  4. pnsoaresSeptember 10, 2026 at 9:30 AM

    I'd love to cross the suspension bridge on the first postcard.... and the colorised vintage card of the old Y bridge is lovely.
    Nice to see more three armed bridges... quite a theme :-)

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  5. Liz A.September 10, 2026 at 9:40 AM

    I actually got a chance to cross the Ohio River on a bridge. This summer. Going into West Virginia.

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  6. JoySeptember 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM

    The Y bridge is fascinating both its history and construction. I'm getting vertigo just seeing those horse riders in the first postcard, what a wonderful setting for a bridge.

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