Pictures of Welcome to Newport! - Canon Digital Rebel Camera

Photographer	Chris Hunter {K:25631}
Project	N/A	Camera Model	Canon Digital Rebel
Categories	Landscape	Film Format
Portfolio	Bridges Landscapes The Ocean	Lens	28-90mm
Uploaded	1/10/2005	Film / Memory Type	CF
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Views	351	Shutter
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Critiques	15	Rating	5.69 / 8 Ratings
Location	City - State - NEW ENGLAND Country - United States
About	Jamestown, RI 11/20/04 6:39AM 1 second exposure f/22 ISO-100 A suspension bridge that could have become an intrusion on the peaceful dignified Rhode Island coast has managed to become an integrated part of the seascape. Most people know it as the Newport Bridge simply because it links the city of Newport with the island of Jamestown and the mainland of Rhode Island. Before the superhighway came through, there was merely a ferry linking the two settlements. That ferry link had been inadequate for decades before the bridge was built. The first significant effort to construct a permanent span rose in the 1940?s. No fewer than 32 plans were drawn up for linking the cities either by bridge, tunnel, or both. Some failed for political or economic reasons. Others were killed by voters, or rejected by the Navy which has very specific requirements of the bridges its ships pass under. Constructing a bridge at this point of the coastline proved to be a challenge. The pilings had to be driven extraordinarily deep in order to reach bedrock. While constructing the main towers, divers actually lived in a capsule underwater for a week at a time and came out of the capsule for six hours a day to work underwater. The Claiborne Pell Bridge is named after a former Rhode Island senator. At the time of its completion, it was the longest bridge in New England, depending on how one defines the boundaries of New England. Total length - 11,248 feet. The main span is 1,600 feet. The bridge is supported by a total of 56 piers Some piles were dug as much as 162 feet below the water's surface, which still is a record for pile driving. Each of the bridge's main cables has 76 strands, and each strand had 61 wires (each 0.2 inch in diameter and measuring 4,516 feet long). Laid end to end, the wires would stretch for more than 8,000 miles. The cables weighed a total of 2,280 tons. The finishing touches included the installation of 35 miles of electrical wire for the bridge's lighting system. Approximately 17,500 cubic yards of concrete were used to build the roadway deck. The distance between towers is 1,600 feet, and at center span, the roadway provides a 206-foot vertical clearance for ocean-bound vessels. In February 1981, a tanker loaded with 50,000 barrels of oil made a direct hit on one of the main piers of the bridge. The only damage sustained to the bridge was a smear of gray paint from the tanker. According to the RIDOT, approximately 27,000 vehicles use the bridge each day.

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Keith Saint

{K:10851} 1/10/2005

You do the area where you live a big favour as you shots are great.
Love your style keep them coming Chris

Mark Evans {K:16635} 1/10/2005

Well done chris !! this is superb , great composition and that sky is excellent !! best wishes ... mark .

Mark Mellen {K:1823} 1/11/2005

I have been to this Bridge i think ,@ Newport RI.You did an excellent job capturing this scene..Mark

Gregory McLemore {K:24962} 1/11/2005

You captured well the richness and beauty here, marvalous work.

Lori Stitt {K:74434} 1/11/2005

Whew!! That was a long read, and so fascinating! It's construction really IS amazing! Thanks for educating us, just don't quiz me on it.

Beautiful image Chris, absolutely PERFECT exposure and composition.
Love the layered colors,
so well done,
Lori ;)

Carolyn Wiesbrock {K:14051} 1/11/2005

Gorgeous lighting and a marvelous composition!

Fadel J

{K:13512} 1/11/2005

Great colors and details in this one Chris, thanks for the informative about.

Gerry Pacher {K:7291} 1/11/2005

Dear Chris,

you captured this scene in a perfect way. Really fantastic !

Regards, Gerry

Lukasz Kuczkowski {K:14684} 1/11/2005

lovely shot. chros; thanks for "about" - interesting
regards
Lukasz

Dorothy Di Liddo {K:13796} 1/11/2005

beautiful photo. And great history lessons here for us! Dottie

Stephen Bowden {K:64513} 1/11/2005

Fabulous landscape photo and a superb about, very interesting indeed. My wife's best friend is a civil engineer and designs bridges of which she has several in the UK. I will forward this photo on for her :-)

Best wishes,
Steve

Maria Luisa Vial {K:36017} 1/12/2005

Excellent view of the bridger... Great composition and optimal colors... Beautiful sunset... Love the clouds...

Cheers,

MaLuisa

Dave Arnold

{K:54774} 1/18/2005

Excellent capture of a beautiful scene. I doubt a direct daylight photo could have turned out so spectacular.

Great history lesson, too!

Best,
Dave

Bill Krul

{K:5784} 1/20/2005

One of my favorite subjects and producer of many salable images. You've done "her" justice. Will be submitting an image from nearly the same location soon.
Best
bill

Cheryl Ogle {K:24494} 1/20/2005

Simply splendid shot - lighting is incredible. Very well done.

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