THREE BRIDGES

A view from the Mississippi River levee, where we've been the last couple of days. In the foreground is Eads Bridge, the first span across the central and lower part of the river, opened in 1874 and still in use. The higher steel structure behind it is the Martin Luther King, Jr., Bridge, in service since 1951. The cables seen through Eads' arches are part of the awkwardly named Stan Musial - Veterans Memorial Bridge, opened in 2013 as an alternate route relieving traffic on the Interstate highways on the Missouri and Illinois  sides of the river.             

Across A Big River

The rain has finally stopped. River levels are falling (the Mississippi is quite an effective drain) and the highways have reopened. You can't really get a sense of the height and width of the river unless you walk beside it, which you could still do on the Illinois side a couple of days ago. Both pictures taken from my office window. The first was focused on the raindrops on the glass.

A couple of major annual events to shoot tomorrow. The weekend should be gorgeous, even if the ground beneath our feet is soggy.