Landscape Bridge Folly

Bridge Folly · 06:54 AM

For those who have everything... how about your own bridge to nowhere.

normhead · 05-21-2015, 02:38 PM

The Ridaeau Canal near Ottawa was built by Scottish stonemasons, who later settled in the Ottawa valley, around where I used to live in Perth Ontario, so the style of masonry is familiar... but the canal is all stone, no concrete. SO my guess is a more recent construction. That canal was built in 1826. Although even that's questionable because concert after having been used in Roman times started to become popular again in the mid 1800's.

**Kerrowdown** · 05-21-2015, 02:40 PM

Originally posted by normhead

SO my guess is a more recent construction

The depth of your knowledge is truly something to behold... I just wish I was just half as clever.

**RobA_Oz** · 05-21-2015, 03:36 PM

Originally posted by Kerrowdown

The depth of your knowledge is truly something to behold... I just wish I was just half as clever.

Half as clever? What? you only aspire to being a genius? (Gratuitous flattery a specialty...)

I gather from the EXIF data that you used your A20/2.8. I have the besmirched FA equivalent, and it's a useful focal length on APS-C, isn't it? Imagine how good it could be on your next camera!

Maybe your thread title is correct, that the bridge was just a folly. I understand that even the dour Scots occasionally indulged in that peculiarly English eccentricity. It's certainly too wide for the average railway bridge, unless it was meant for a bustling metropolis with multiple tracks, but I suspect not.

There's always a story associated with an object in the landscape. When you find out, you must share it with us.

**Kerrowdown** · 05-21-2015, 03:43 PM

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

When you find out, you must share it with us

Done a bit of homework... it's called the Absurd Bridge – a bridge with seemingly no purpose. The bridge originally carried the railway line over the tow path; to the right is the railway viaduct over the river Oich of which only the stone piers survive, these can be best seen from the road bridge. To the left once stood another swing bridge, which carried the railway over the Caledonian Canal.

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05-21-2015, 02:38 PM	#16
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	The Ridaeau Canal near Ottawa was built by Scottish stonemasons, who later settled in the Ottawa valley, around where I used to live in Perth Ontario, so the style of masonry is familiar... but the canal is all stone, no concrete. SO my guess is a more recent construction. That canal was built in 1826. Although even that's questionable because concert after having been used in Roman times started to become popular again in the mid 1800's.

05-21-2015, 02:40 PM	#17
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819 Original Poster	Originally posted by normhead SO my guess is a more recent construction The depth of your knowledge is truly something to behold... I just wish I was just half as clever.

05-21-2015, 03:36 PM	#18
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,197	Originally posted by Kerrowdown The depth of your knowledge is truly something to behold... I just wish I was just half as clever. Half as clever? What? you only aspire to being a genius? (Gratuitous flattery a specialty...) I gather from the EXIF data that you used your A20/2.8. I have the besmirched FA equivalent, and it's a useful focal length on APS-C, isn't it? Imagine how good it could be on your next camera! Maybe your thread title is correct, that the bridge was just a folly. I understand that even the dour Scots occasionally indulged in that peculiarly English eccentricity. It's certainly too wide for the average railway bridge, unless it was meant for a bustling metropolis with multiple tracks, but I suspect not. There's always a story associated with an object in the landscape. When you find out, you must share it with us.

05-21-2015, 03:43 PM	#19
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819 Original Poster	Originally posted by RobA_Oz When you find out, you must share it with us Done a bit of homework... it's called the Absurd Bridge – a bridge with seemingly no purpose. The bridge originally carried the railway line over the tow path; to the right is the railway viaduct over the river Oich of which only the stone piers survive, these can be best seen from the road bridge. To the left once stood another swing bridge, which carried the railway over the Caledonian Canal.