IBC Photo Contest Review

Topic: Pedestrian Bridges

With this topic, we are soliciting photographs of pedestrian bridges from around the world.

The committee evaluates and rates each photo on a scale of 1 to 5. Committee members should abstain where they feel there is a conflict of interest or if a photo was submitted by the Committee member’s company, organization or agency.

1 not very impressive should not be considered
2 some character but likely not worthy of consideration
3 good adequate composition, pretty picture
4 very good well composed subject matter
5 excellent wonderful image, good contrast of light and shadows, extremely creative.

Please submit your grades no later than Friday, April 21, 2023

For the photographs that you score a 4 or 5, feel free to provide a comment/quote in the box provided. The best comments/quotes will be used for advertisement purposes in the IBC Magazine.

Photo Contest Submissions (excel)

The score for each photo is BELOW the photo.

Photo Contest Scoring

Scorer's Name
Email
Please score according to scale:

1 – not very impressive – should not be considered

2 – some character but likely not worthy of consideration

3 – good – adequate composition, pretty picture

4 - very good – well composed subject matter

5 – excellent – wonderful image, good contrast of light
Photo 1 - Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail Bridge
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Locale: Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail Bridge
Comment/Quote #1
Photo 2 - Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail Bridge
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Locale: Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail Bridge
Comment/Quote #2
Photo 3 - Manting Imperial Garden
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Locale: Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China
Comment/Quote #3
Photo 4 - Cross Seminole Trail Overpass
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Locale: Lake Mary, FL. Over I-4.
Comment/Quote #4
Photo 5 - George C. King Bridge
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Locale: The George C. King Bridge is a key connector for Calgarians entering East Village and Calgary’s core from Bridgeland and other neighbourhoods north of the Bow River.
Comment/Quote #5
Photo 6 - Estancia de la Virgen over Rio Pixcaya
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Locale: Estancia de la Virgen, Guatemala
Comment/Quote #6
Photo 7 - Trestle Trail
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Locale: Des Moines, Iowa - Des Moines River
Comment/Quote #7
Photo 8 - Shelby Farms Park
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Locale: Shelby Farms Park, Memphis, TN Crossing the Wolf River
Comment/Quote #8
Photo 9 - Shelby Bottoms Greenway
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Locale: Nashville, TN Crossing the Cumpberland River
Comment/Quote #9
Photo 10 - Percival's Island East Bridge
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Locale: Percival Island Natural Area, Lynchburg VA over James River
Comment/Quote #10
Photo 11 - Safe Harbor Trestle Bridge
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Locale: Conestoga River, Manor Township, PA
Comment/Quote #11
Photo 12 - Kinzua Skywalk
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Locale: Kinzua State Park
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Photo 13 - Yough River Trail over Youghiogheny River
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Locale: Ohiopyle State Park
Comment/Quote #13
Photo 14 - Manayunk Bridge in Manayunk, Philadelphia
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Locale: Manayunk Bridge Trail over the Schuylkill River
Comment/Quote #14
Photo 15 - Canal Place, Cumberland, MD
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Locale: Hiker-Biker Trail over C&O Canal
Comment/Quote #15
Photo 16 - North Bank Bridge
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Locale: The North Bank Bridge is a pedestrian walkway under the cable stayed Zakim Bridge in Boston. Spanning 690 feet, it crosses the MBTA rail tracks.
Comment/Quote #16
Photo 17 - Capital Cascades Connector Bridge
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Locale: Tallahassee, Florida, over S. Monroe Street
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Photo 18 - US 29 Pedestrian Bridge
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Locale: US 29 - Villages of Oakland Mills and Town Center Columbia
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Photo 19 - Umtanum Suspension Bridge
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Locale: Trail Bridge crossing of the Yakima River, Washington, USA
Comment/Quote #19
Photo 20 - South Valley Trail Bridge
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Locale: Prince William Forest Park over Quantico Creek
Comment/Quote #20
Photo 21 - Southside Hot Metal Bridge - Trail Bridge
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Locale: Great Allegheny Passage
Comment/Quote #21
Photo 22 - Riverton Bridge
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Locale: Monongahela River
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Photo 23 - Riverton Bridge
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Locale: Monongahela River
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Photo 24 - Riverton Bridge
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Locale: Monongahela River
Comment/Quote #24
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Photo 25 - Riverton Bridge
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Locale: Monongahela River
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Comment/Quote #25
Photo 26 - Southside Works - Hot Metal Trail Bridge
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Locale: Monongahela River (great Allegheny Passage Trail)
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Photo 27 - Montour Trail Bridge Bethel Park (by Ala's Cafe)
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Locale: Clifton Road
Comment/Quote #27
Photo 28 - Streicker Bridge
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Locale: Washington Rd, Princeton, NJ
Comment/Quote #28
Photo 29 - Zubizuri
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Locale: Nervión River, Bilbao, Spain
Comment/Quote #29
Photo 30 - Pasarela La Paloma
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Locale: M-30 Highway, Madrid, Spain
Comment/Quote #30
Photo 31 - Bargebrug
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Locale: Vesten Canal, Bruges, Belgium
Comment/Quote #31
Photo 32 - Conzettbrug
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Locale: Coupure Canal, Bruges, Belgium
Comment/Quote #32
Photo 33 - Pasarela de Arganzuela
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Locale: Manzanares, Madrid, Spain
Comment/Quote #33
Photo 34 - Cirkelbroen
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Locale: Christianhavn Harbor, Copenhagen, Denmark
Comment/Quote #34
Photo 35 - Inderhavnsbroen
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Locale: Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark
Comment/Quote #35
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Photo 36 - Elizabeth Bridge/Regis R. Malady Bridge
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Locale: A steel arch bridge over the Monongahela River between Elizabeth and West Elizabeth, PA.
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Comment/Quote #36
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Photo 37 - Smithfield St Bridge
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Locale: Steel lenticular truss bridge crossing the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, PA.
Submitted Interesting Fact: It is the second oldest steel bridge in the US.
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Comment/Quote #37
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Photo 38 - Penn Lincoln Parkway
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Locale: Downtown Pittsburgh - I-376 raised through Pittsburgh
Submitted Interesting Fact: I-376 is a raised bridge structure along the Monongahela through Pittsburgh
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Comment/Quote #38
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