Camera Talk

Diving around Giles County one sunny summer day.


Red Doors by P F McFarland, on Flickr
Former Pembroke Lutheran Church



Fast Way Into Town by P F McFarland, on Flickr
Folks drive down this bridge like it was a raceway.



Sounds Like A Good Idea by P F McFarland, on Flickr
I wouldn’t even walk on it.



Summer Fun on the New River by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Two Spans by P F McFarland, on Flickr
I’m sure everyone in Giles County breathed a huge collective sigh of relief when this bridge was shut down, and it’s replacement opened up.



Bridge Zipper by P F McFarland, on Flickr

See all the rest at https://flic.kr/s/aHskiRmgr4

PF

Two very interesting subjects, the church and the bridge. The red door alone would be an outstanding subject.

That zipper in the bridge - is it for thermal expansion?

Julio1fer wrote:Two very interesting subjects, the church and the bridge. The red door alone would be an outstanding subject.

That zipper in the bridge - is it for thermal expansion?

Yes, Julio. The new bridge being solid concrete needs them at the pier joints.

I would have liked to have gotten some closer shots of the church, but when you're a stranger in town, it's not good to go tramping onto someones private property.

Some new information on the bridges. The original bridge was opened in 1916, and closed in 1996 when the new bridge was opened. The two eastern spans are gone, and the approach to the western end has a curve in it.