BRIDGES OF HISTORY 1 || Monomad

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Hello friends of black and white and photography in general. I hope you had a good weekend. This time I want to share with you some images I want to divide into two publications as I think they are worthwhile. These are shots of several bridges built in the first quarter of the last century and still in service.

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On a road of approximately 70km, which connects the city of Pinar del Rio with the municipality of Guane, there are 9 steel and wood bridges, very old and still resisting the passage of time at all costs. Several of them are in a mountainous area. It is incredible, in spite of the time that has passed and the lack of maintenance and restoration from the structure, that most of them are still active and providing passage for road transportation. They are of very good and solid construction, of reinforced steel, with an infinity of rivets and screws, and wood in the transit part.

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They all have the characteristic of being narrow, single track. It seems that at that time for the most intricate areas they were built this way, and also because of the low level of automobile transportation. The craan, craan, craan..., sound of the planks passing over them is unmistakable, and brings back fond memories. With these images I want to make my entry to the daily #monomad challenge, see you in part 2 for more details!


! [Spanish]Hola amigos del blanco y negro y de la fotografía en general. Espero hayan tenido buen fin de semana. En esta ocasión comparto con ustedes algunas imágenes quiero dividir en dos publicaciones ya que creo merecen la pena. Se trata de tomas de varios puentes construidos en el primer cuarto del siglo pasado y que aún están dando servicio. En una carretera de aproximadamente 70km, que comunica a la ciudad de Pinar del Río con el municipio Guane, se encuentran 9 puentes de acero y madera, muy antiguos y que aún siguen resistiendo el paso del tiempo a toda costa. Varios de ellos están en una zona montañosa. Es increíble, a pesar del tiempo que ha transcurrido y la falta de mantenimiento y restauración desde estructura, que aún la mayor parte de ellos están activos y brindando paso al transporte por carretera. Son de muy buena y sólida construcción, de acero reforzado, con infinidad de remaches y tornillos, y madera en la parte del tránsito. Todos tienen la característica de ser estrechos, de una sola vía. Parece que en esa época para las zonas más intrincadas se construían así, y además por el bajo nivel de transportación automotriz. El craan, craan, craan..., sonido de los tablones al pasar por encima de ellos es inconfundible, y me trae gratos recuerdos. Con estas imágenes quiero hacer mi entrada al reto diario #monomad. ¡Nos vemos en la segunda parte para más detalles!


Both the text and the images are of my authorship. Text translated by DeepL, my native language is Spanish. Nikon D5100 camera.



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That bridge will be very helpful to all people especially those who carried products and transport to other Place. I appreciated your unique black and white photos Sir. 👏👍

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Thank you very much for your words. At the moment it is risky to cross some of these bridges, there are even several that have been closed due to bad conditions. It is a pity because they are tangible heritage. 👍

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We have some of the bridges in my state too! i'm always fascinated by the durability of these!

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They are truly a jewel of engineering of the last century. Passing over these bridges is like riding in a time machine. Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting my friend. 👍

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