Those of you familiar with my postings know that I have referenced the Sidney Lanier
Bridge in Brunswick, GA. This is that bridge. As for
the image on the lower right, yes, I was standing in a median and no, it
is not on an interstate.
The Sidney Lanier
Bridge.
Above Left: One side of the entrance to the Jekyll Island Causeway.
(the island itself is about 6 miles south east of this point on GA 520)
Above
Right: The end of the guard rail on the bridge with the year that this approach
to the center span was built. The approach on the north side of the bridge was
built in 2000 and is stamped accordingly.
Above Left: Looking north at the bridge from the Western Terminus
of the Jekyll Island Causeway (GA 520).
Above Right: Welcome to Brunswick, GA! Just make
sure to bring your wallet! Seriously, though, GADOT regulations require that
this sign be posted at the city limits on every numbered state highway that goes
into the city if red light cameras are in use. Technically, the city limit is in
the middle of the Brunswick River, so for practical reasons, the sign is
here. (Ref: http://www.dot.state.ga.us/operations/traffic-safety-design/subunit/redlight.shtml
)
Update, 2/13/2007: A recent stroll I took on the
Sidney Lanier Bridge with camera in hand.
Above: Looking over the guard rail and down at the salt marshes
below.
Looking over the guard rail again, this time at a navagational
marker for maritime traffic (left) and a local marina and US Coast Guard
facility (right).
Above Left: Apparently some people tend to lose their shoes on this
bridge. Actually, it looks more like some litterbug chucked a bag of old shoes
off the bed of a pickup hoping they would go over the guard rail and into the
marsh below. Obvuously (and fortunately for the marsh), the slobs were
unsuccessful.
Above Right: Looking north toward the center span and light
auto traffic on the bridge.
Above Left: A door leading to the inside of the South Tower.
Above Right: Looking past one of the cables toward the famous Marshes of
Glynn. The inspiration for Poet Sidney Lanier whose name this bridge now bears.
Above: Again, looking north toward the center span. The road bed
rises 203 feet above MSL, the top of the two towers are 480 feet high. The bridge is 7780 feet long.
Above Left: Looking south from near the South Tower.
Above
Right: One of the support cables where it goes into the concrete road bed on the
outside side of the guard rail.
End..
Above Left: Looking into the sun and the South Tower and cables.
Above Right: Looking back at the bridge from Sea Level.
