2013 Ammann Awards: Smith picks his favorites
Bergfeld Pond Bridge in Dubuque, Iowa. One of the nine-span 1868 Mississippi River crossing that had existed until 1898 when it was dismantled. Photo taken in August 2013 by John Marvig. While many...
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Fehmarn Bridge in Germany. Used as the new logo for the Bridgehunter’s Chronicles. Photo taken in September 2014 Looking for the right gift for Christmas, or a calendar with bridges and scenery because...
View ArticleNow Taking Entries for the 2014 Ammann Awards
2014 has been the year where instead of destroying historic bridges, governments and the private sectors have been working on saving them. Whether they are steel truss bridges, suspension bridges...
View ArticleFehmarn Bridge in Germany: At the Crossroads between Preservation and Progress
FEHMARN ISLAND, GERMANY- Connecting Fehmarn Island with mainland Germany in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, the Fehmarn Bridge is unique in three different ways: its historic value, its...
View ArticleFehmarn Bridge Spared/ Industrial Areal Rejected
Fehmarn Bridge in Germany. Used as the new logo for the Bridgehunter’s Chronicles. Photo taken in September 2014 Co-produced with sister column: Burg (Fehmarn)- In the last 20 years, attempts...
View ArticleThe Fight to Save Fehmarn Island from Progress
Co-produced with sister column The Flensburg Files FEHMARN, GERMANY- Last fall, the Bridgehunter’s Chronicles did a segment on the preservation of the Fehmarn Bridge, the first bridge in the world...
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