PHOTO 1. THE WAY IT WAS. (2-14-13) |
PHOTO 2. RESTING ON THE BARGE SUPPORTS.AWAITING
THE HEAVE-HO.
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PHOTO 3. CALMLY AWAITING ITS FATE. |
PHOTO 4. CAUTION. LOW BRIDGE. |
PHOTO 5. WATCH YOUR HEAD. |
PHOTO 6. PUSHING THE TRUSS BACK UP THE
NEWTOWN CREEK.
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PHOTO 7. CLEAR SAILING ON THE HORIZON. |
PHOTO 8. CONTINUING UPSTREAM. |
PHOTO 9. GETTING READY FOR THE TURNAROUND. |
PHOTO 10. ALMOST THERE. |
PHOTO 11. PREPARING ITS SWAN SONG. |
PHOTO 12. THE START OF THE GRAND FINALE. |
PHOTO 13. APPRECIATIVE SPECTATORS IN THE AUDIENCE. |
PHOTO 14. CLEARING THE FIRST NAUTICAL OBSTACLE:
THE NEW KOSCIUSZKO BRIDGE.
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PHOTO 15. A BREATHER DURING THE ONE HOUR
LUNCH BREAK FOR WORKERS.
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PHOTO 16. HOW MANY MOTOR VEHICLES OVER
THE DECADES TRAVERSED THIS SPAN?
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PHOTO 17. HARD HATS AWAIT THE NEXT ACT. |
PHOTO 18. SIDEWALK SUPERINTENDENT COMMENTS
ON THE DRAMA.
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PHOTO 19. IT'S FATE AHEAD. JOINING JUNK. |
PHOTO 20. MOTHER NATURE AND THE HAND OF MAN. |
PHOTO 21. REQUIESCAT IN PACE. |
PHOTO 22. APPROACHING THE SECOND NAUTICAL OBSTACLE:
THE GREENPOINT AVENUE BRIDGE.
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PHOTO 23. SITTING PLACIDLY MID-STREAM, NEWTOWN CREEK. |
PHOTO 24. SUCCESSFULLY MAKING THE
GREENPOINT AVENUE BRIDGE TRAVERSE.
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PHOTO 25. CONTINUING THE PROCESSION. |
PHOTO 26. NAUTICAL OBSTACLE NUMBER THREE: THE PULASKI BRIDGE. |
PHOTO 27. WAITING FOR THE PULASKI'S ALL-CLEAR CLAXON
TO GO-AHEAD.
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PHOTO 28. ENTERING THE WATERS UNDER THE RAISED
ROADWAYS OF THE PULASKI BRIDGE.
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PHOTO 29. THE MANHATTAN SKYLINE BECKONS AS THE
JOURNEY NEARS NEWTOWN CREEK COMPLETION.
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PHOTO 30. THANK YOU FOR YEOMAN SERVICE
OVER THE DECADES. FARE THEE WELL.
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PHOTO 31. THE "OLD" MAKES WAY FOR THE "NEW". |
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