tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post2552239168338192286..comments2024-03-11T16:49:27.614+00:00Comments on The Happy Pontist: Yorkshire Bridges: 7. M62 Pennine Way FootbridgeThe Happy Pontisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15252272118786667592noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-66498373799743695882020-06-06T21:17:33.924+01:002020-06-06T21:17:33.924+01:00Thanks you for your blog - I was looking for infor...Thanks you for your blog - I was looking for information on the footbridge.Jackienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-10206987158278684102014-10-03T18:29:22.094+01:002014-10-03T18:29:22.094+01:00That's a beauty of a bridge! I'm sure I...That's a beauty of a bridge! I'm sure I've seen it from the motorway but looks like the walker's view is even better.Knit Nursenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-59829566131588054392014-09-26T21:06:11.446+01:002014-09-26T21:06:11.446+01:00I can see why it's your pet peeve, those signs...I can see why it's your pet peeve, those signs are really annoying!The Happy Pontisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252272118786667592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-82989461620046976392014-09-26T20:52:08.218+01:002014-09-26T20:52:08.218+01:00Yes, unfortunately the signs are actually on the b...Yes, unfortunately the signs are actually on the bridge. Here is a view that catches the bridge without the ugly signs.<br /> <br />https://www.flickr.com/photos/bridgink/5042105895/in/photolist-8FBjaS-8Fy7Ev-8Fy7qg/<br /><br />But the thousands of viewers on the highway don't get that nice angle.Bridge Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326174346115669417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-16446969625516674282014-09-26T13:21:15.264+01:002014-09-26T13:21:15.264+01:00I think this link should show the M62 one properly...I think this link should show the M62 one properly: https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=53.629276,-2.029284&spn=0.000013,0.010568&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=53.629285,-2.02904&panoid=so4AQFDZFKvZTiPPVNvr3w&cbp=12,86.5,,0,2.83The Happy Pontisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252272118786667592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-43238878800922921252014-09-26T13:18:55.372+01:002014-09-26T13:18:55.372+01:00Are those actually on the bridge?Are those actually on the bridge?The Happy Pontisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252272118786667592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470543006314152962.post-14784395067544398612014-09-26T00:54:40.632+01:002014-09-26T00:54:40.632+01:00Your statement, " a large traffic sign on the...Your statement, " a large traffic sign on the eastbound approach spoils views of the bridge along the motorway." zeroes in on one of my pet peeves. There is a beautiful new cable-stayed pedestrian bridge over Interstate 5 at Eugene, Oregon. Designed by an internationally proclaimed engineer, Jirí Stráský and uglified by the hanging of traffic signs. How could they?<br />http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3658/3416052181_50bf9f4993.jpgBridge Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326174346115669417noreply@blogger.com