So I am not known for submitting bridges, as I see them as Grey area in my brain cell(s). I saw this bridge whilst on the bus. I plan to go back to the general area as there are a few other Wayspots I want to nominate. I don’t know if this would be worth the effort in terms of nominating or just something that the community would laugh at me if I submitted as if I should know better.
Feedback / Ridicule welcomed. (PS. Yes, the photo is a screen grab from Google Maps) (PPS. I know there’s a couple more foot bridges further into the field, and I may submit those ones too if they are eligible).
What is the red dotted line? Is that a trail?
I would be guessing, but I would say it’s a man made footpath of some sort. Whether it forms part of a known trail, I am unsure.
If this gives better context…
It’s not private property by any stretch. It’s a publicly accessible Park.
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I am also a bit hesitant about when a bridge is a good nomination. I tend to look for bridges that are needed to keep a hiking/biking/possibly horse trail going. Similar to a trail marker.
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There is a Capital Ring Route which I believe goes through the park… which I forgot to mention.
Go for it. Good photos. public park, walking trail, it can be used as :trail: marker
Off shoot of the Brentford Riverside walk providing access to Perivale Park and Pear Park. Walk was conceived in 1980 to provide a walking trail from kew bridge to Syon Park ( Brentford’s Riverside Walk | Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society) and an offshoot of the Greenford and Gurnell Greenway Brent River Restoration: Greenford to Gurnell Greenway - Thames21 it is an important community pathway in an import environmental area
Frankly - you got this. Just nail the photos
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Thanks for the pointer. I will try and give it a go.
A bit late but this looks good to me. It’s not a PROW. But it is a distinctive feature that is designed to enable a lovely walk from the psrk along the river. There are a few other bridges along the Brent - obvious origin of the the name Brent Ford. I bet if you walk along it there will be more to be found. A nice crisp winters day it will be lovely
Good luck
I’m planning on going there today, weather permitting. Hopefully I can figure out how to word the bridges, plus a few others I think exist in the park.
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IMO most of the bridges I see like this are infrastructure, just a raised part of the path to stop your feet getting wet. If the bridge is interesting from a historical, architectural or engineering point of view then that’s a better bet, but provide citations and a good photo helps. If the bridge has some sort of plaque on it then that’s good too. If it’s part of a trail and has a trailmarker on it then that’s excellent.
Some reviewers will be less harsh than me…
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I searched back through our local discord server to find when I found out about this bombshell statement on footbridges that sent everyone out to submit them. It was posted there in October 2019:
Q: AgentB0ss - There was a recent debate on reddit about “Bridges” being portal candidates. Regular car bridges clearly should not be portals, however what about wooden walking trail bridges throughout a park or nature preserve on the trail/path?
A: The answer from NIA OPS is, “If they are accessible by foot and expected to be used as part of the trail, they would meet criteria.”
So many explorers have experienced footbridges as always being eligible that it is different to come across someone who doesn’t think they are.
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I would definitely have a few tries at submitting that! Im sure its a lovely place to walk and bridges are great points of interest for observing nature by the water
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If bridges have historical significance or cultural significance that is clearly included in the description. I will approve them.
If descriptions are lacking or say something like “a local bridge” with literally no other context. I will reject them.
It’s just a matter of thought out effort with bridges.
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There is no need for it to be of a certain age or style.
I would expect the description to say it was part of a trail, which this one is, so it is a feature/decision point on the trail. The river is a decent size so a bridge is essential to carry on walking the trail.
It is frustrating when someone doesnt know to do this and you get a 3 word description, a non unique title and nothing of relevance in the supplementary. I do think it is a lack of understanding rather than laziness for the most part.
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Am in the process of doing the writeup for it now. Access to the bridge starts from a path that runs parallel to the road, and the Capital Ring Network entrance is further down to where I was able to access the bridge.
My head hurts a bit. So need to really think how best to word this to make it a viable nomination. There are 3 paths that cross over the River Brent, but decided not to submit the other 2, as they didn’t appear to be overly interesting and significant.
The description reads well enough to me. I’d pass it.
If it were me, I might add “wooden” as the first word. Personally, I think that makes it more interesting.
I’ll review it after I’ve eaten my dinner. I’ve walked pretty much the whole park, and the various parts of the park didn’t make comfortable walking, due to partial flooding.
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