Silent Sunday: Bridges Explained

The context behind my Silent Sunday-themed photos for this week.

Des Moines River Bridge Photo by Author. © All Rights Reserved, 2019

The Des Moines River in Iowa has a unique spiraling shape of rectangular arches. We saw this on a hike one day with our son who attended a University near there. Apparently, at night, there are strands of blue lights that light the spiral. Now, that would be something to see!

Mohawk Valley Lock and Damn over the Erie Canal in Eastern New York State. Photo by author, 2022, All Rights Reserved.

Both my husband and I grew up in Western New York, but my home was within a few miles of the famed Erie Canal. It was something that always fascinated me. It was ingenious and creative, made by a lot of hard work and by people working together. Today, when we travel in New York, the canal is ever-present. This summer we saw the eastern locks such as this one in the Mohawk Valley.

Railroad trestle bridge over the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park (NY). Photo by Author, 2021. All Rights Reserved.

Letchworth State Park in New York has been dubbed the Grand Canyon of the East. Having been to the Grand Canyon in Arizona, I’ll admit that it’s a bit of a stretch to call Letchworth this. But you can see the layers of rock (look to the left in the…