Christine Falls Bridge illustrates how they don’t make them like they used to

One curious aspect of American automotive culture is how the car-buff media largely ignore the roadways that make driving possible.

I find bridges to be as interesting as car styling in expressing the zeitgeist of the era they were constructed. As a case in point, the rounded rock arch of the Christine Falls Bridge in Washington state has a vaguely Roman vibe. The two-lane bridge was completed in 1928 in the Mount Rainier National Park (Wikipedia, 2020).

At least to my eyes, this bridge fits into its natural environment much better than the concrete, slab-sided bridges that predominated during the postwar era.

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• Wikipedia; 2020. “Christine Falls Bridge.” Page last edited August 16.

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