Unusual Haw Creek Bridge

Unusual Haw Creek Bridge

This unususal bridge near the community of Haw Creek in LeFlore County in Oklahoma most probably started life as a railroad bridge circa 1900. This deduction is arrived at due to the heavyweight structural members, heavier than would be used for a vehicular bridge of the same period. This is a pin-connected Pratt thru-truss with wood deck. The piers give away some of the story as they are of much newer design than the bridge, and they are too light for rail service, therefore the bridge must have been moved to this location at some point and converted to a vehicular bridge. It is a single lane bridge.
Location
Near Haw Creek, LeFlore County, Oklahoma
Equipment Used
4x5 Super Graphic, 75mm Komura WA
Exposure
f32, 1/15 sec.
Film & Developer
Arista.edu (Hungary), HC-110b
Lens Filter
none
With 4x5 negs, worth a small exhibition in your local library or schools, especially with your detailed explanations. Should appeal to people interested in engineering and photography. Might make kids think about what is possible with trad analogue photography and especially LF.
 
As always, a very interesting picture.
I really like this pastoral setting, the vine (kudzu?) gives a more backcountry looks that fits the subject.
Did you try to crop the sign off on the left? I don't know if this is possible at all. But to me, you would have a more intemporal picture. The guardrail is modern, but it blends nicely.

Marc
 

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