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In reply to the discussion: Hey DU, let's talk about bridges! What's your favorite bridge? Why? [View all]Brother Buzz
(36,498 posts)10. The Golden Gate Bridge
Factoid: I've repeated jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge.
True story with dubious bragging rights if I don't tell you the entire story.
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Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge Boston. Forever known to me as the Mystic River Bridge.
Fla Dem
Mar 2019
#5
I've been across that bridge countless times. On top common in. Under the deck going out.
JDC
Mar 2019
#35
Golden Gate is amazing but just cause I've drove over the Bay Bridge so many more times ...
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#45
My youngest daughter has been to Prague. My paternal grandparents came to the U.S.
rzemanfl
Mar 2019
#14
Childhood bridges are special. I spent hours as a kid dangling pieces of liver
rzemanfl
Mar 2019
#25
Alexandria Bridge in Ottawa has the best views of the back of parliament hill.
applegrove
Mar 2019
#27
That's what I thought at first when I went there, I was corrected by my folks
mr_lebowski
Mar 2019
#128
Thanks so much for posting this, gotta be one of the best songs of these guys have ...
SWBTATTReg
Mar 2019
#137
The Brooklyn and Golden Gate Bridges form two troll-free bookends in my life.
ariadne0614
Mar 2019
#62
My eyes tricked me into reading that as "toll free" the first time I looked. n/t
rzemanfl
Mar 2019
#70
I was in college in Tarrytown NY when the Tappan Zee Bridge was being built- 1950's.
No Vested Interest
Mar 2019
#90
same here! I had to drive over a scary one every day to take care of my dad...
samnsara
Mar 2019
#116
So do I! Especially very long, high bridges with lots of traffic on them.
smirkymonkey
Mar 2019
#125
The Wheeling WV suspension bridge when built in 1849 it was the largest suspension
doc03
Mar 2019
#104
Wanna sell it? This thread (which is really about trolls) has been a trip. n/t
rzemanfl
Apr 2019
#150
The worth of a trip to Rotterdam and my net worth are not all that far apart so
rzemanfl
Apr 2019
#154