In Minneapolis, the 3rd Avenue Bridge has spanned the Mississippi for a hundred years, connecting downtown with the Northeast neighborhood. It’s newly renovated and is now pretty spiffy.
Continue reading “Out on the 3rd Avenue Bridge”Ride The Rails
The 7 PM freight just rolled through. So it should be safe enough to walk out there…
Nicollet Island Railroad Bridge
Nicollet Island, in the Mississippi in the middle of Minneapolis, has a lot of history and there’s been a railroad bridge across it since 1867. It’s changed over those 150 years: steel girders in 1893, rebuilt in 1926, modified a couple of times since, but still in use.
Start by giving up.
Sometimes I find the photo after I’ve just admitted failure and am on the way back to the car.
The Fence
The fence is part of the picture.
