Rattlesnake Bridge

Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 14 May 2011 in Cityscape & Urban.

This is a pedestrian bridge decorated like a diamondback rattlesnake. The head is on the left.

Oddities of Tucson
Part of the Roadside Oddities Series

Marie LC from Entre montagnes et Bretagne, France

Nice composition

14 May 2011 6:07am

Bill Brown from California, United States

Awesome! I guess they like to do things differently in Arizona.

14 May 2011 6:41am

Phil David Morris 2011 from Saskatoon,, Canada

It does give one a disconcerting feeling, wonderful photo from your angle. Looks
like a nice big walkway to enjoy.

14 May 2011 6:50am

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

Very nice composition of a really original bridge.

14 May 2011 7:01am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Very original this bridge, it's true that it looks like the skin of a snake! Good day.

14 May 2011 7:47am

10Fraction from Rennes, France

ha ha, marvelous, this is a very "natural" transposition from nature to urban! Excellent!

14 May 2011 7:47am

Thomas from Paris, France

Nice composition, very graphique. Have a nice Saturday.

14 May 2011 10:42am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

You picked the best time of day for the shot - and very creative design on this bridge!

14 May 2011 12:08pm

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

great view . excellent

14 May 2011 2:04pm

Slackwater - Don from Spokane, United States

What a novel design for a pedestrian bridge. Nice shot of it too.

14 May 2011 2:21pm

Florence from Paris, France

It truly looks like one of this dangerous snake !

14 May 2011 2:25pm

beanow from Warsaw, Poland

I like point of view. Nice bridge, Steve.

14 May 2011 3:53pm

Sunder from Chennai, India

Excellent shot! Nice composition...

14 May 2011 3:56pm

Irene from L C, France

Very nice bridge ! A snake :)

14 May 2011 4:34pm

PATRICK from miramas, France

superb

14 May 2011 4:45pm

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

I like the lighting here…

14 May 2011 5:24pm

karla from Omaha, United States

This is very interesting. Had I been driving, I don't know that I would have realized what the detail was about.

14 May 2011 7:25pm

@karla: Check back tomorrow. You'll know for sure then. ;-)

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Well seen and captured Steve! ;-)

14 May 2011 7:45pm

Doug Hickok from Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Ha, what a wonderful discovery! Terrific lead-in lines with the sidewalk and highway.

14 May 2011 8:07pm

Jason Politte from Conway, AR, United States

Wow, how odd - I suppose if it's going to be anywhere though, then that's the best place for it. Great find!

14 May 2011 8:15pm

franz from Baden, Austria

wow, this is a clever and attractive and unusual idea!

14 May 2011 9:37pm

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

Oh man!!! That's all I can say - awesome...but I would only cross it from the tail end...walking in to the mouth would just be too much ;-)

14 May 2011 10:36pm

jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States

Great capture. Probably a little scary to the unsuspecting

14 May 2011 11:06pm

AMH from Buenos Aires, Argentina

that much if the saw is great. abia not the existence of this bridge. very original. thanks to his. a big kiss. Alejandra

14 May 2011 11:12pm

morgan from canyon Country, United States

That's pretty cool.

14 May 2011 11:52pm

Becky from los angeles, United States

that is really wild - and really cool! great shot of this!

15 May 2011 3:21am

Kenny from Eastsound, United States

I'm going backwards so I saw the next picture first. This is awesome.

15 May 2011 6:38pm

Daryl Johnson from New Malden, United Kingdom

Good sense of the 'body' of the snake from here.

16 May 2011 9:39pm

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