Bridges
Bunji jumping over the Zambezi River
Bridge across the Zambezi – and bungi jumpers
The Victoria Falls Bridge was built in 1905 to link what are now Zimbabwe and Zambia. Cecil Rhodes wanted the glory of spanning the river just below the Falls, even though common sense suggests that there have to have been easier and cheaper places to build a bridge.
The Bridge spans 152m and was designed by Sir Ralph Freeman, the same engineer that designed the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Like the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Vic Falls Bridge takes cars, trains and foot traffic.
Here, a bunji jumper falls towards the water in the Zambezi below. The latex cord is measured for each jumper, dependent on weight, so that they fall within 20 feet of the water.
After they jump, jumpers bounce several times on the end of the rope. After the momentum ends, they are left dangling head-down.
Jumpers are retrieved by someone winched down from the bridge. Here, the retriever has turned the jumper right side up, and they are returning to the bridge.
Bridge over the Zambezi River below Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe/Zambia. 19 June 2001.
Brooklyn Bridge
Looking north up the East River to the Brooklyn Bridge
East River, New York, NY, USA. 20 October 2003.
Underneath the Brooklyn Bridge
East River, New York, NY, USA. 20 October 2003.
Brooklyn Bridge
Looking south back at the Brooklyn Bridge
East River, New York, NY, USA. 20 October 2003.
Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan Bridge, with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background, looking back to the Financial District
East River, New York, NY, USA. 20 October 2003.
East River
The last glimpse of the Statue of Liberty as the boat corners the East River Park and heads north up the East River. Manhattan Bridge in the foreground, Brooklyn Bridge in the background, and the Statue of Liberty beyond that.
East River, New York, NY, USA. 20 October 2003.
Queensboro Bridge
Queensboro Bridge . The tower behind the bridge, with the red contraption on top, is a tower that suspends the “tram” that runs parallel to the bridge.
East River, New York, NY, USA. 20 October 2003.
Harlem River bridges
Bridges over the Harlem River at the north of Manhattan
Harlem River, New York, NY, USA. 20 October 2003.
Henry Hudson Bridge
Henry Hudson Bridge across the Harlem River
Harlem River, New York, NY, USA. 20 October 2003.
North-west to the George Washington Bridge
From the top of the Empire State Building, looking north-west with the George Washington bridge to New Jersey in the distance.
5th Avenue, New York, NY, USA. 20 October 2003.