Pakenham Bridge by sunnygreenwood

Pakenham Bridge

I've shown a number of photos of the Mississippi River and the Pakenham Bridge in the past. Here's an early spring view, before the leaves have opened.

The bridge was the subject of a question on Jeopardy, a popular TV game show.

Here's a copy/paste from the Lanark County website: "The Pakenham five arched stone bridge is believed to be the only one of its kind in the world outside Russia. This beautiful, unique bridge was built in 1901 to accommodate horses and carriages crossing the Mississippi River at the location of the mills in the village of Pakenham. The bridge was built by O’Toole & Keating of Ottawa at a cost of $14,500 and has an overall length of 268 feet, is 22 feet high and is only 25 feet wide. The largest stone used in the construction weighs 5 tonnes."
A super shot and history,
May 2nd, 2014  
Such a pretty shot. I love how the water is picking up the blue from the sky. Interesting information, too, Anne. The bridge seems to have held up well.
May 2nd, 2014  
Lovely
May 2nd, 2014  
A lovely scene!!
May 2nd, 2014  
Beautiful and very scenic.
May 2nd, 2014  
Lovely blue water and sky!
May 2nd, 2014  
It's a beautiful bridge Anne and I enjoyed reading the history too. I also didn't realise the Mississippi started in Canada, I always associate it with the US.
May 3rd, 2014  
Very nice composition - what an interesting bridge - enjoyed reading the history of it.
May 3rd, 2014  
I like the nice blue look to the water. It really adds to the scene
May 3rd, 2014  
Such a pretty scene--love the bridge! Your Mississippi River is so different from ours....
May 3rd, 2014  
great capture :)
May 3rd, 2014  
Beautiful capture of this wonderful view. With the new set-up of this site, I have lost many of my former friends.
May 3rd, 2014  
Beautiful bridge and lovely capture. Interesting that it was built by a Canadian company.
May 4th, 2014  
Very pretty shot, Anne....and I learned something! You got me doing a little research....I didn't know there was a Mississippi River in Canada. And there's a smaller version of this bridge near us....only 3 arches and one of them spans the road.
May 4th, 2014  
How very interesting!!
May 11th, 2014  
Lovely scene with that pretty bridge.
May 17th, 2014  
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