The Three Bridges
The Three Bridges Recent posts took us to two of the three 24 x 18 watercolor paintings I did for Nick Vouras in 2004. Nick left the choice of three Wilmington scenes up to me. The original Kozy Korner location at Delaware Ave and Washington St and Holy Trinity church were obvious choices. For the third painting I went to a more widely known Wilmington scene, the three bridges crossing the Brandywine at the north end of Brandywine Park. The rear bridge, the Augustine Bridge, was built in 1883-85 by the Baltimore And Ohio railroad. It eventually became inadequate for the heavier trains that the B&O had moved to, so the stone arch bridge in the center of our painting was built, opening in 1910. In 1920 the abandoned B&O metal truss bridge was converted to a vehicular bridge. The former B&O railroad has since become a component of the CSX rail line. In the foreground is the pedestrian Swinging Bridge. This bridge was built in 1910 by the Wilmington Parks Commission. B