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bridges
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Row River Trail Bridge
Row River Trail bridge is part of 14 miles of abandoned railway managed by BLM Oregon Eugene District as part of the Rails-to-Trails project....
Railroad Bridge
A railroad bridge on a scenic trail through BLM Colorado Royal Gorge Field Office offers breathtaking views....
Secretary Salazar Speaking on Recovery Funds for Earthquake Networks
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the U.S. Geological Survey will fund $29.4 million in earthquake network upgrades nationwide through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Salazar made the announcement at a press conference in San Francisco behind the Ferry Building ove...
Secretary Salazar Speaking on Recovery Funds for Earthquake Networks
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the U.S. Geological Survey will fund $29.4 million in earthquake network upgrades nationwide through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Pictured left to right: Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-16th CA), Jackie Speier (D-12th CA), Secretary Salazar...
Bridge and Train Trestle across the Alapaha
The Bridge and Train Trestle across the Alapaha provide USGS hydrologic technicians and emergency crews a good survey of flooding conditions for making measurements....
Hydrologic technicians survey the volume of water discharge
USGS hydrologic technicians survey the volume of water discharging across flooded state road 141 from the Withlacoochee River near Lee, Florida (Monday, April 13, 2009). Courtesy of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...
Bridge Operations on Healy
Visitors from Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent learn about bridge operations on U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor....
Aerial View of Roadbed Collapse
Aerial view of roadbed collapse near the interface of the cantilever and truss sections of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. View northwestward....
Aerial View of Collapsed Section
Aerial view of the collapsed section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. View westward....
Structural Failure of Bridges
Structural failure of twin bridges carrying Highway 1 across Struve Slough near Watsonville....
Support Column of Bridge
Support column of bridge across Struve Slough, Highway 1. Enlargement of hole where support enters the ground is an effect of lateral shaking, which caused the concrete to break up where the column joined the bridge and was instrumental in the roadbed collapse....
Canoe Preparing for Launch
The canoe, "Salmon Dancer," is launched in preparation for leaving on a tribal journey...
Canoe Preparing for Launch
The canoe, "Salmon Dancer," is launched in preparation for leaving on a tribal journey... |