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Grave Creek Covered Bridge
Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 14 July 2009 in Architecture and Portfolio.
Built in 1920, this 105 foot (32 meter) bridge of the Howe truss type spans Grave Creek in Josephine County, Oregon, USA. It has a 20 ton (18.1 metric ton) load limit. If you are looking at the right time, you can see this bridge from Interstate 5.
Part of the Covered Bridges of Oregon series.
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Another beautiful bridge, seen from a good perspective.
It would be worth to edit a book with all these Oregon covered bridges, you photos are very good.
14 Jul 2009 5:21am
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
A nice point of view on this old bridge
14 Jul 2009 5:55am
Alex from Barcelona, Spain
Muy buena la perspectiva de donde has tomado la fotografia, me gusta el procesado.
Saludos.
14 Jul 2009 11:14am
DenisSm from Prague, Czech Republic
very nice picture Steve, you know i like these pictures of covered bridges....and about looking at the right time...you should start with....Find out interstate 5 for your overocean funs :-))
14 Jul 2009 11:50am
@DenisSm: I-5, as it's often called, is part of the interstate highway system that crosses the U.S. from north to south and east to west. Interstate 5 is the major north - south highway on the West Coast. It runs from the Canadian border to Mexico passing through Washington, Oregon, and California. Here is a Wikipedia article that has all kinds of detail about the highway.
This bridge is located about 15 miles (24.1 kilometers) north of Grants Pass, Oregon near the Sunny Valley exit. It's on the east side of the highway.
@dan: Not at all. This one seems to be well used.
Peggy M. from somewhere in, France
Black and White...your vision it's very nice ! Kisses
14 Jul 2009 1:02pm
don from spokane, United States
I like this below-the-bridge viewpoint. Fine processing to give the bridge itself maximum impact. Nicely done.
14 Jul 2009 3:18pm
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Another great bridge, but where is the water ??
14 Jul 2009 3:22pm
@Evelyne Dubos: Under the bridge. :-)
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Really love these covered bridges and this one is taking from a great angle.
14 Jul 2009 4:29pm
k@ from Paris, France
It seems to me you are possessed by this place, a bridge curse on you ?? ;))
14 Jul 2009 4:56pm
@k@: That must be it or maybe it's a fascination with these old bridges.
peter from new york, United States
you find the most beautiful bridges. another great one.
14 Jul 2009 5:09pm
XaviH from Badalona (almost Barcelona), Kazakhstan
Very nice BW Steve, the whites are superb!!
14 Jul 2009 5:58pm
DenisSm from Prague, Czech Republic
Thank you Steve, for details about Interstate 5 and bridge place. I have checked link you gave me for details, so now it;s on my wish list for my next trip to US. Thank you.
14 Jul 2009 7:09pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Superb black and white shot! Your point of view is great here...looking up and filling the frame.
15 Jul 2009 4:52am
Esther K ~ from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, Malaysia
I wish I had looked out for these when I was there - I'm still getting over the effects of that awfully long flight!, This one is another great capture - and as always, your POV is great! I like it, Steve.
15 Jul 2009 1:52pm
Diane Schuller from Hythe, Canada
really great perspective and composition. Love this in B&W
15 Jul 2009 2:20pm
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
beautifully framed -- an excellent shot!
16 Jul 2009 4:11pm
Francesc B. from région parisienne, France
Beautiful angle and contrasted B&W... For me, I would just have erased the electric cords of the high voltage line, to the right.
16 Jul 2009 4:31pm
Diane Schuller from Hythe, Canada
THis is fantastic. I love seeing the bridge shot from lower down as you've done here. All those curved openings made for some detailed and careful construction. They'd never do that nowadays.
If there is a guide or travel brochure that lists some of these bridges and how to get to them, would you kindly email to let me know how I can obtain one? If a guide for finding some of them existed, I'd love to get one for my husband.
22 Jul 2009 2:59pm
