Rose and I recently spent some time on the Oregon coast. Because of
poor
weather, we went inland for a couple of days, searching for some
covered
bridges.
I'd always thought covered bridges were a "back east" thing...
y'know, New
England, the Canadian Maritime provinces, Ontario, etc. I was
surprised to
learn that Oregon has 51 surviving examples. Most are in rural
areas, and take
some hunting to find. But, the Chambers bridge, is right in Cottage
Grove,
Or.; and is, apparently, the last covered railway bridge west of the
Mississippi.
It has been fully restored, with an interesting metal sculpture to
represent
the trains that used to run through it.
http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/ChambersOutside.html
But, the trick was inside. When they restored the bridge, they
installed a
huge metal sculpture on the trusses, before re-skinning the
building. The
bridge is 78 feet (24 m) long, but only 11 feet wide. No
possibility of
getting it with one shot, so I tried a 3-panel pano. I didn't
believe that
with such different viewpoints that they would not stitch together
very well.
But, Hug-In did a great job, even if it does yield a rather odd look.
http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/ChambersInside.html
C&C welcomed, as always.
David.
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