For those of you who travel worldwide, here’s another striking Mystery Photo for your consideration. Figure out where this photograph was taken, then send your idea to ebrack2@gmail.com, to include your hometown.
The most recent mystery was identified by Jay Altman of Columbia, S.C.: “The Rio–Antirrio Bridge officially the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge, is one of the world’s longest multi-span cable-stayed bridges and longest of the fully suspended type. It crosses the Gulf of Corinth near Patras, linking the town of Rio on the Peloponnese peninsula to Antirrio on mainland Greece by road. It opened one day before the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics, on 12 August 2004, and was used to transport the Olympic flame.”
The photo came from Catherine Brack, who took it while chaperoning students six months before her death.
Others recognizing it included Kay Montgomery, Duluth;. George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill; Stew Ogilvie, Rehobeth, Ala.; and Allan Peel, San Antonio, Tex., who added: “It crosses the Gulf of Corinth between Rio on the Peloponnese side and Antirrio on the mainland of Greece. The bridge is officially called the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge in honor of Charilaos Trikoupis (1832–1896), the first Greek prime minister of the 19th century who suggested building a bridge at this location. However, it is more commonly referred to simply as the Rio–Antirrio Bridge after the two towns that it connects to across the Gulf of Corinth.
“Located approximately 107 miles west of Athens, construction of the bridge started in 1998 and was officially opened on August 12, 2004, just one day before the opening ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In fact, the first people to officially cross the bridge were some torch-bearers of the Olympic flame that was making its way to the opening ceremonies.”
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