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The final results, The Centennial Bridge. Hats off to the courageous men who build it!!
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I don't envy people with dangerous jobs. I don't even know how they can do the things they do. But, without them, a lot of wonderful buildings, bridges, etc. would not be done. Here are some pictures of men who helped build the Centennial Bridge in Douglastown/Miramichi in 1966-1967. It took a special breed of men, some even lost their lives in this construction.
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And hardly a safety harness to be seen - mind boggling, really, the risks they took.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Brett, and 1966-67 is not really all that long ago. I guess labour and workers' lives were cheap back then, and they would have simply lost their jobs if they complained about the safety risks.
ReplyDeleteOne day while I was waiting for my car to be serviced, I struck up a conversation with an older gentleman who was also waiting for his car. Turned out he used to be part of a maintenance crew on the Golden Gate Bridge & some of the stories he told me had me shivering! And he had a few old photos (on his iPhone) to back up some of them, too. Yikes!
ReplyDeleteJust looking at some of those photos is scary.
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos!
ReplyDeleteThe photographer must have been living dangerously as well!!
ReplyDeleteI had to scroll fast -- I couldn't stand looking! I wonder how people get into that job in the first place. How do they do it the first time?
ReplyDeleteAs I was scrolling down, I thought it looked like the photos I've seen of the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge - and got to the end and it sort of looks like it too!
ReplyDeleteThat's the fastest I've ever read a post. I have no stomach for those kind of heights ! Luckily we have some people who can handle them.
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right about these people and they deserve our highest respect. Well done on finding pictures to match the theme so well.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping someone had photos of steel workers, those incredible men who balance and walk with the same assurance as tight rope walkers! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. Where did you get them? My Dad was one of the Ironworkers that worked on that bridge. We visited summer of 2009 to take our own pictures. Would love to share these with him.
ReplyDeleteDo you know where we can find the crew members and engeeriners names and ther pictures. I do believe alex benoit was the head engeener was from nb. Came home from out west to help
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