Isleton Bridge
by Bill Gallagher
Title
Isleton Bridge
Artist
Bill Gallagher
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Isleton Bridge,
Isleton is a small town located in what is known as the Sacramento River Delta. Most of the delta region is at or below sea level and divided into man made islands protected by levees. These islands are very fertile and make for a very favorable place to grow crops.
The islands are separated by many sloughs. The sloughs offer excellent fishing for striped bass, catfish, salmon, and many other species.
I was traveling through Isleton to another small delta town and had to cross the Isleton Bridge. As I approached the bridge, I was struck by how the light lit up the span with passing storm clouds in the near distance.
Isleton's claim to fame at one time was the Isleton Crawdad Festival. This festival would bring in a couple of thousand people to this sleepy little delta town of roughly 800 people.
The bridge itself is a draw bridge spanning a channel on the Sacramento River. The overall length of the bridge is 624 feet with the longest span at 226 feet. The bridge was designed by Joeseph Strauss.
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September 18th, 2022
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Pamela Williams
Congratulations! Your art has been chosen for an ELITE SPECIAL FEATURE! Thanks for sharing in the aRt dIsTrict! ♥️ Your work has been showcased on the homepage of the aRt diStrIct! You are invited to archive your work in the 2022 ELITE SPECIAL feature archive in the discussion thread. BRAVO!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular River Bridge composition, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L voted
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