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It was well into the 80's today here in GA so I decided to give Ginger a bath then pull the top off and go for a drive with the GPS off. Just went wherever the yellow lines took me and ended up in the sticks on some beautiful twisty roads. On one of them I stumbled across a covered bridge that looked like a perfect place for a photo op so here it is!
You're welcome, but if you're using it for desktop wallpaper, and assuming you have a 16:9 widescreen monitor, you'll want to crop it to properly fit.
You'll also want to remove that chain link fence, and sharpen the whole image slightly.
Like this, try it as your desktop, again, assuming it's 16:9...
Worked out great! Looks cleaner with the fence gone. Apparently, if I'm going to keep snapping car pictures, I need to learn how to do photoshop! It comes out very clean when you do it. You have a talent!
Worked out great! Looks cleaner with the fence gone. Apparently, if I'm going to keep snapping car pictures, I need to learn how to do photoshop! It comes out very clean when you do it. You have a talent!
Now for the $64.00 question. Why back in the day did they build "covered" bridges? I mean the timber was all hand cut, pulled out to the saw mill by horse or mule and all the extra lumber and labor it took to cover a bridge that would work just fine with an open top. They must have built them for us to wonder about 75-100 years later. But they are cool.
Now for the $64.00 question. Why back in the day did they build "covered" bridges? I mean the timber was all hand cut, pulled out to the saw mill by horse or mule and all the extra lumber and labor it took to cover a bridge that would work just fine with an open top. They must have built them for us to wonder about 75-100 years later. But they are cool.
George
I think you hit the nail on the head and don't even know it. As much labor that goes into building the trusses by hand, why leave them exposed to the elements? As much rain as we get in Georgia, I bet they wouldn't last longer than 20 years if left exposed. They covered them to protect their handywork! Just my .02.
I think you hit the nail on the head and don't even know it. As much labor that goes into building the trusses by hand, why leave them exposed to the elements? As much rain as we get in Georgia, I bet they wouldn't last longer than 20 years if left exposed. They covered them to protect their handywork! Just my .02.
I think that is correct, a wooden truss bridge would probably have a life span of about 10 years.
Found a covered bridge
