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John Camkiran
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Tucked away in Southern Oregon is a most unexpected architectural marvel: the Patterson Bridge. Completed in 1932, this dramatic river crossing owes its decidedly Manhattan air to the tapering and setback of its four pylons, which produce a rather striking contrast against its Tuscan order arches and Venetian windows.
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_slow_crypto 🌅⏳🪁
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Magnificent. Cannot fathom what a district council needs to do to commission such a wonder - then or now.
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John Camkiran
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Indeed, especially given Gold Beach’s population of 500 at the time. My suspicion is that it was a combination of superior taste on the part of its designer Conde McCullough and the hope of the state to generate tourism. For their part, the federal government began substantially supporting infrastructure as early as 1916 and likely paid for half of it.
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_slow_crypto 🌅⏳🪁
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At that extended intro I had to Google for more. Gothic arch + sun ray detailed pillars? 🤌
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