I’ve always been fascinated by bridge building–it’s true, I watch all of the Modern Marvel bridge making series’. The fact that I’ve been watching a giant bridge get built over the years has been bittersweet for me as the construction is amazing, but the traffic is a nightmare.

I remember several years back when the chain link fence went up on the eastern span to the right of the existing bridge–now a massive recognizable object is standing freely in the water!

This picture was taken heading east on the bridge just after the Essex St. on ramp in the city. The western span of the bridge is a whole different engineering beast. Nobody likes the traffic, that’s a given, but you must find it interesting that with today’s understanding of bridge making and the available tools, people are actually able to build a bridge around you while keeping it in use.

Sure, this is costing zillions, of course the traffic stinks and it’s true–none of us know if all of the work will actually withstand a giant quake, but in the meantime, it’s history in the making…