Oldengate Bridge - Animal Kingdom - Orlando, Florida, USA.
N 28° 21.405 W 081° 35.325
17R E 442303 N 3136863
A steel Truss Bridge straddled by a Fossil Brachiosaurus - One of the largest creatures to ever walk the Earth. Standing over 50 feet tall, located at the Boneyard, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMQ2NM
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2015
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Brachiosaurus - A life size replica fossil, cast from bones found in Colorado in 1900. Standing over 50 feet tall & more than 80 feet long. The Dino is displayed standing over the truss footbridge.
The Oldgate Bridge spans the main footpath from Discovery Island to Dinoland, The Bridge connects two areas of the Boneyard, at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
A sign nearby reads;
"Oldengate Bridge / This fossil Gateway is composed of the giant bones of a Brachiosaurus, one of the largest creatures ever that ever walked the Earth. It stands 52 feet tall & more than 80 feet long. A peaceful plant-eater the Brachiosaurus' enormous neck allowed it to browse amid the upper branches of prehistoric forests.
This replica fossil is cast from the bones discovered in Colorado in 1900. the original is in the Field Museum in Chicago."
Date Built: 01/01/2000
Length of Span:
Over 30 feet
www:
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/animal-kingdom/boneyard/
Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.