When Ernie Chiles and I made a pass over Cairo and the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers on August 13, 2014, we orbited over Thebes for a few minutes to capture the Thebes Courthouse (soon to come) and the 1905 railroad bridge.
I’ve always been fascinated by that bridge, and I’ve written about it and photographed it over the years.
- The history of the bridge and a photo of Thebes in 1966
- The bridge from the courthouse at sunset
- The bridge peeks out from the fog
Photo gallery of Thebes railroad bridge
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I’m quite taken by the strong quality of shadow cast from the bridge onto the water. First, just to be up in the air with Ernie Chiles. Second, to have that strong a sunlight in that angle. At any rate. Love these!