Google Maps Scavenger Hunt!

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Hm... find me a dam. I'd like it to be a little big.
 
A bridge that goes nowhere.
 
That's good enough. This is what I was thinking of... http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&q=3....747012&spn=0.001591,0.004275&z=18&iwloc=addr

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Would most everyone prefer a link to the map or a screen shot?
 
I mostly prefer screenshots, links can get annoying, especially with a slower computer like mine.
 
I mostly prefer the opposite. I like a link to the map so I can zoom in and out as I like. Pics can be faked; links cannot.

How about both? (If available)
 
Can I use Google Earth for this? It's faster for me.
 
I like to use screen shots myself mostly because I use Google earth. I don't think that everyone is using Earth. Maybe I'll make my screen shots clickable for those who have Earth....yeah...thats the ticket!
 
Ok then, what's next?
 
How about the Guggenheim, Bilbao?

 
Next: Find me a Formula 1 circuit no longer used for any kind of motorsport.
 
As long as it's Formula 1 (not just pre-war Grand Prix) and a proper circuit ie not just a casino car-park.
 

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Soooo close! I missed this one by 20 seconds maybe :grumpy:

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Is that ok?



It took me less than 5 secs to find, because I knew the place ;)


edit: I'm not sure it is a bascule bridge...
 
GT_Jim
Is that ok?



It took me less than 5 secs to find, because I knew the place ;)


edit: I'm not sure it is a bascule bridge...
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It is, and it's what I was looking for. Your turn! Go!
 
Sorry guys for the delay but it's the time difference, you know... :)

Find me a factory with smoke coming out of the funnels. (If you could find a pursuit it would be better)
 
Carry on with the next find, but that bridge isn't a bascule bridge. Its a submersible bridge. A bascule bridge is a type of drawbridge.

wiki
At each end of the canal, seashore roads cross using submersible bridges that are lowered to the canal bottom to allow maritime traffic to pass.
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daan
Carry on with the next find, but that bridge isn't a bascule bridge. Its a submersible bridge. A bascule bridge is a type of drawbridge.
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Yeah that's why I said I was not sure.
 
Tower Bridge (no BEP's Fergie, not London Bridge) in London is an example of a bascule bridge.

 
I looked for that and other bridges I found in wiki but none of them were open... :sick:
 
I couldn't tell if it really was a bascule bridge. It looked odd, but all those words got in the way of really telling me if it was or not. Looking back, it reads "Bridge Under Water." 'Old Eagle Eyes', they call me.

This is a bascule bridge and it's open for a ship. http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&q=4...1,-122.304584&spn=0.001301,0.004275&z=18&om=1

I've never heard of a submersible bridge before. The whole concept seems odd to me.
 
Solid Lifters
I've never heard of a submersible bridge before. The whole concept seems odd to me.
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I guess most ships/boats have more above water than they do below.
 
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