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The 7 PM freight just rolled through. So it should be safe enough to walk out there…<\/p>\n\n\n

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This railroad bridge over narrow stretch of the Mississippi has connected Nicollet Island to the rest of Minneapolis since 1876. It’s been reworked and modified a few times over 146 years, with a major rebuild in the 1920s. A nice view of the city, and nothing stops you from walking out on it (well ok one little sign saying something about “trespassing”). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’d photographed this bridge in the past but wanted to revisit it in the late day light, and with an extreme wide-angle lens to take in even more of the rails and girders. Just as I got there, a freight train rolled through – so there probably wouldn’t be another train for a while. Perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need to watch your feet, there are some gaps in the deck. And not to worry – there’s a little catwalk on each side of the rails in case you get surprised by a train – just hang on to a guard rail and hold your ears until it passes. Ok, I’m kidding – that’s not<\/em> going to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standing out on the bridge, late in the day, the structure of the bridge seems to connect with the sky. And then there’s the Mississippi, running underneath – it’s quite a junction. Stand in the right spot and the tracks seem to head off into nowhere… and everywhere…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The low sun created beams of light angling across the rails, and the 7 blades of the lens aperture produced a dramatic set of 14 rays. This time, I got exactly what I was after – bridge tracks, sun, sky, and river, all converging. And I wanted to hop on the next freight and head off into that vanishing point… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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