02-21-2008, 02:58 PM | #3168 (permalink) |
Her Jay
Location: Ontario for now....
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For some reason this looks like the bridge they showed on a documentary I watched on CBC a couple of years ago, it was about Natives who went to the US to work on the High Steel, can't for the life of me remember where it was though.
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02-21-2008, 05:00 PM | #3171 (permalink) |
Getting it.
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Location: Lion City
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looks like a swing bridge in the middle... so the river has to be navigable by something that has height but not much width.
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02-22-2008, 06:12 AM | #3174 (permalink) |
Junkie
Location: Toronto
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Very good.
It is a swing bridge. The centre span USED TO rotate to allow small boats to pass. I don't think it's moved in years. It used to work by putting a big bar in the gear mechanism, then the guy litterally ran around in circles to rotate it. It is also a railway bridge, it is active track, and it is not in BC or any other western province for that matter (narrows it down) |
03-04-2008, 04:22 AM | #3187 (permalink) | |
Junkie
Location: Toronto
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The track is owned by Genesse Wyoming, and the operating company is called, "The Quebec Gatineau Railway" It's not the St. Maurice River though La Maurice features some beauty bridges though... |
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03-04-2008, 02:49 PM | #3190 (permalink) | |
Junkie
Location: Toronto
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What can I say. You can see my handywork at Davenport Road north of Dupont right now. or Leaside over DVP. or very soon - Bathurst north of Dupont - soon to be lowering the road by 400 mm, new street car tracks and a completely rehabilitated bridge. And lots more...... Last edited by james t kirk; 03-04-2008 at 02:59 PM.. |
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03-05-2008, 02:09 PM | #3191 (permalink) |
Junkie
Location: The Danforth
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okay, let's try the ottawa river. I know that the QGR traverses the Ottawa, another river near Trois Rivieres that google maps leaves nameless. But I think the Ottawa actually has boat traffic that would merit a swing bridge.
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03-05-2008, 06:54 PM | #3192 (permalink) |
Junkie
Location: Toronto
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Nope, it's not the ottawa River, and it's not La Maurice (at Trois Rivieres)
The above picture is the bridge over the Ottawa River taken by moi from the Hull side at Lachute 119.25 The above picture is the bridge over La Maurice in Trois Rivieres, also taken by moi at Trois Rivieres Mile 83.5 Clue... This bridge is on the Trois Rivieres sub that runs from Laval to Quebec City. In fact, it's between Trois Rivieres and Quebec City.... The above photo shows the centre pier of the bridge in question on which the centre span rotates. Quite massive acutally and was built in the 1860's I believe, though the superstructure was changed out at one time or another. Another view of the bridge in question.... Last edited by james t kirk; 03-05-2008 at 07:27 PM.. |
03-06-2008, 05:35 AM | #3194 (permalink) |
Junkie
Location: Toronto
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Yep, you're there. The river has a name for sure. It's popular with sportsmen and kayakers. It empties into the St. Lawrence.
It's a well known river, not some babbling brook. If you google in the name of the river, you get tons of hits and it's well known as a tourist area, though, not as well known as La Maurice. But you need that name of that river. You're almost there though (albeit with about 20 clues.) GO HERE for the final damn clue I am going to give you all.... http://www.viarail.ca/tourists/en_tour_phot_queb.html Last edited by james t kirk; 03-06-2008 at 05:46 AM.. |
03-06-2008, 11:54 AM | #3195 (permalink) |
Junkie
Location: The Danforth
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You'd think that there could be a free detailed map with river names for Quebec somewhere on the internet eh? Especially if you search on angling, kayaking rivers quebec etc....
Apparantly my search abilities are not sufficient/patient enough. I will have to actually open a hard copy atlas at home to determine the name of this river. |
03-06-2008, 02:03 PM | #3196 (permalink) | |
Junkie
Location: Toronto
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Just saying is all. |
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03-06-2008, 02:35 PM | #3197 (permalink) |
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Batiscan River I did not use the link but did use Leto google maps post.
http://www.suretequebec.gouv.qc.ca/p...oste_36_45.pdf
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03-06-2008, 08:07 PM | #3198 (permalink) | |
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Location: The Danforth
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ya I hear you. went to the link, found nice pictures, but then the "man" came by, and I had to curtail my browsing.... |
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03-06-2008, 08:17 PM | #3199 (permalink) |
Junkie
Location: Toronto
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Sticky cuts Leto's grass and takes it.
Yes, it is the Batiscan River Bridge at Mile 102.50 of the Trois Rivieres sub belonging to the Quebec Gatineau Railway, former CPR track. Just goes to show you, not everything in the world is catalogued on the internet. |
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