Weird road

Pascal2407 · 07-23-2005, 07:48 PM

Just go to:

36°56'03.34'' N 111°28'58,23'' W

and enjoy.

Steeefan · 07-23-2005, 07:54 PM

it'll be easier to find if you use the following file

wishboneX · 07-23-2005, 08:06 PM

I´ve got it, it´s a BRIDGE, isn´t it?

hmm, played around a bit with tilting/angle. It IS indeed weird, 90 degrees down......and up........

Is that what you mean? Guess so

Christian

nuevo · 07-24-2005, 10:38 AM

LOL..
yes it is a bridge. look at the shadow at the dam.

It seems that the bumpmaping doesnt work well in this case.

Greetings from Hamburg
Nuevo

Ellip · 07-24-2005, 12:36 PM

looks like a rollercoaster for cars ...

Mysticool · 07-25-2005, 08:10 AM

How can cars drive up that? Its like a vertical drop.

SimonTheSignGuy · 07-25-2005, 06:29 PM

Obviously cars could not drive over such a bridge. It's a mapping glitch on an otherwise stunning high-res image of the Glen Canyon Dam. Too bad there isn't an equally high-res image of the Navajo Bridge some miles down the Colorado River. Yet ...

Rwootton · 07-25-2005, 07:22 PM

I think whats going on is the image is drapped over the terrain model (DEM- digital elevation model). Since bridges and other man made objects don't have a ground elevation, the picture of the bridge simply gets draped over the elevation of the bottom of the canyon.

grav8e · 07-25-2005, 07:41 PM

Having driven over that bridge I can attest to the fact that it is just like any other bridge.

You can tell from the shadow that it is actually a flat roadway sitting on top of an arched truss structure that spans the canyon.

See the attached image for what it actually looks like from the ground level.

Connum · 07-25-2005, 08:25 PM

I would say it was too **** hot and the bridge melted on that day! ^^

\\edit:
why is the word "d a m n" zensored? O.o

Steeefan · 07-25-2005, 08:26 PM

good, possible point there...

07-23-2005, 07:48 PM	#1
Pascal2407 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: near Frankfurt/Main, Germany Posts: 2	Weird road Just go to: 36°56'03.34'' N 111°28'58,23'' W and enjoy.

07-25-2005, 06:29 PM	#7
SimonTheSignGuy Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4	Glen Canyon Dam Obviously cars could not drive over such a bridge. It's a mapping glitch on an otherwise stunning high-res image of the Glen Canyon Dam. Too bad there isn't an equally high-res image of the Navajo Bridge some miles down the Colorado River. Yet ...

07-25-2005, 07:22 PM	#8
Rwootton Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 30	No elevation for the bridge I think whats going on is the image is drapped over the terrain model (DEM- digital elevation model). Since bridges and other man made objects don't have a ground elevation, the picture of the bridge simply gets draped over the elevation of the bottom of the canyon.

07-25-2005, 07:41 PM	#9
grav8e Super-ish Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 107	Having driven over that bridge I can attest to the fact that it is just like any other bridge. You can tell from the shadow that it is actually a flat roadway sitting on top of an arched truss structure that spans the canyon. See the attached image for what it actually looks like from the ground level. Attached Thumbnails

07-25-2005, 08:26 PM	#11
Steeefan Lost In Johansson Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 49° 54' 60.00"N, 7° 3' 60.00"E Posts: 311	good, possible point there... __________________ -Steeefan To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-23-2005, 08:06 PM	#3
wishboneX Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 34	I´ve got it, it´s a BRIDGE, isn´t it? hmm, played around a bit with tilting/angle. It IS indeed weird, 90 degrees down......and up........ Is that what you mean? Guess so Christian

07-24-2005, 10:38 AM	#4
nuevo Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2	LOL.. yes it is a bridge. look at the shadow at the dam. It seems that the bumpmaping doesnt work well in this case. Greetings from Hamburg Nuevo

07-24-2005, 12:36 PM	#5
Ellip Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 8	looks like a rollercoaster for cars ...

07-25-2005, 08:10 AM	#6
Mysticool Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 11	How can cars drive up that? Its like a vertical drop.

07-25-2005, 08:25 PM	#10
Connum Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Karlsruhe, Germany Posts: 3	I would say it was too **** hot and the bridge melted on that day! ^^ \\edit: why is the word "d a m n" zensored? O.o

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