Welcome to Bridgehunter.com 2.0
Friday, January 18, 2008
After months of planning and programming, I'm happy to unveil the new version
of Historic Bridges of the United States. Some of the new features include:
- Brand new search engine: Enter a phrase like
"10-panel Parker through truss" and the system will show matching bridges,
sorted by relevance.
- New category system: Browse bridges by a single category,
or mix-and-match categories to pin-point particular
bridges.
- Photo galleries: View photos of bridge plaques, truss joints, postcards,
and more.
- Revamped bridge pages: Instead of wading through all of the bridge photos
at the top of the page, the photos are shown one-by-one as a slideshow. However, you can always
click "See all photos" to reveal all of them at once.
- Bridges are now listed by city in addition
to state and county.
- You can now post comments and photos to news stories.
I'm working on Phase 2, which will allow you to upload photos and updated information
directly to the site. In the meantime, feel free to poke around the new design
and let me know if you see any pesky bugs or broken links.
Comments (3)
Welcome to Bridgehunter.com 2.0
Posted March 16, 2008, by Larry Matthews (ffhiker [at] yahoo [dot] com)
Hi John,
I like the way the site looks. Also like the way I can download photos to your site. I have added all that I have, including a lot from California and Oregon and a few from New York.
Thanks for creating a site that is educational and fun at the same time.
Welcome to Bridgehunter.com 2.0
Posted January 19, 2008, by J.R. (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)
John, I like the touch and feel of the new site. I'm still stumbling around, checking out the various new features but, so far, I like what I see.
I'm attaching another photo of the Lincoln Highway bridge on 5th Avenue in Tama, Tama County, Iowa, just to try out the new upload fature. :) This view is looking east, showing the south railing of one of my favorite Lincoln Highway bridges. (Along with the Rainbow Bridge in Donner Pass and the Westinghouse bridge over Turtle Creek in Pennsylvania.)
Welcome to Bridgehunter.com 2.0
Posted January 25, 2008, by Garrett Boon (onefiddle [at] gmail [dot] com)
BridgeHunter 2.0 looks good so far. I am excited to see the updates.
