On Saturday I started a new photography series which will appear shortly (probably tomorrow) and on the way there I had to travel along Old Cooma Road which starts in the ACT, and within a few metres is in New South Wales. Palerang Council (the people responsible for Queanbeyan amongst other things) are currently upgrading Old Cooma Road, albeit just a bit behind schedule:
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A bridge on Old Cooma Road is currently being upgraded, and I decided to stop and take some photos of it. The full set of photos can be viewed on the photo gallery at http://photos.samuelgordonstewart.com/OldCoomaRoadBridgeUpgrade [2] however I’ll share a couple of them with you here.
The scene as you approach from the west:
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The new bridge:
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The temporary detour bridge. I’m surprised that it remains stable.
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Would anybody (who hasn’t already been told by me) like to guess where I was going on Saturday that required me to travel along Old Cooma Road? I took plenty of photos of my destination, and as a clue, I intend on visiting similar sites in the coming weeks to take photos of them. Anybody?
Samuel
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#1 Comment By padders On April 29, 2008 @ 12:52 pm
I thought it might be something obscure, so I got out my visual navigation charts as you may have been taking snaps of beacons or radio telescopes, but that seems unlikely. I can only imagine you are going to take some photos of Googong reservoir? Is Burrinjuck next? If so, take a very warm jacket as it can be like the south pole down there.
#2 Comment By Samuel On April 29, 2008 @ 10:51 pm
Googong is correct. I’m not sure what you win but if you want a prize I’m sure we can work something out.
Burrinjuck isn’t on my list, although I may consider adding it. It really depends on whether or not I want to see another dam after I’ve taken photos of Canberra’s dams (“Canberra’s dams” in the sense that they collectively form Canberra’s water supply) or whether I want to start a different project.
Thanks for the tip about Burrinjuck though, I will keep it in mind if I decide to visit.
By the way, there is an Air Services Australia “air navigation facility” on Old Cooma Road. I didn’t take photos…maybe next time.
#3 Comment By padders On April 30, 2008 @ 1:34 pm
I knew there was something aeronautical on that road, but there is a much bigger one the other side of Queanbeyan that you probably would have headed to first if they were your thing.
I look forward to seeing your dam photos. (I said dam photos, not damn photos!)
#4 Comment By Jason On May 7, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
I really like these bridge photos. The new bridge looks like it’s going to be quite impressive.