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Louisiana River View
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This is located in Louisiana, Missouri and in the background you can see the Mississippi River and the Louisiana Railroad Bridge. It is a swing truss bridge and as you can see it is open for water traffic. A barge will soon be approaching the bridge and I will share a photo with you in the future.

According to Wikipedia the Louisiana Railroad Bridge carries a single track rail line across the Mississippi River between Louisiana, Missouri and Pike County, Illinois. It is currently owned by the Kansas City Southern Railway. A predecessor of this bridge was opened for service in 1873, and the current span was built in 1897-1898.

I posted a photo of a Swing Truss Bridge some time ago. You can view it here. I will use this photo as my entry for the gates contest, because the swing bridge serves as a gate and the pillars holding the sign serves as a gate as well.

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.koca
10/09/19 2:55 PM GMT
Wonderful view, great perspective, and depth. As always I love your narratives, Tick.
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::Dunstickin
10/09/19 4:10 PM GMT
And 'Owd Momma' would be waiting on board with her loaded shotgun! .. 😮😏😉
Good vantage point for this...great details too..
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::trixxie17
10/09/19 4:25 PM GMT
I agree - great perspective and the gate nicely frames the shot.
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.rozem061
10/09/19 5:08 PM GMT
I agree with Milka (Koca)
Great shot, Ron
John
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::Ramad
10/09/19 9:17 PM GMT
Nice photo with fine details and good info in the narrative Tick.
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.Starglow
10/09/19 11:42 PM GMT
Really an awesome view of the Mississippi and bridge. Nice angle.
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::tigger3
10/10/19 12:05 AM GMT
A very good contest contender, nicely done. tigz=^..^=
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::corngrowth
10/10/19 9:06 AM GMT
Owd Fella Tick (OFT), even without an explaining narrative like you gave us, it's a very different but very good approach of the current contest topic ('Gates').
Wish you Good Luck with it!
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::Flmngseabass
10/11/19 2:01 PM GMT
What a terrific shot Tick. I love the perspective in your picture and your narrative. I did not know there was a town called Louisiana in Missouri let alone anywhere :). Good entry.
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::jerseygurl
10/11/19 7:27 PM GMT
Excellent shot and great narrative Tick - and thanks for telling us that there is a Louisiana, Missouri - just from looking at the sign, I would have thought it was the state of Louisiana - Great Capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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