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Keelung Dade Pedestrian Bridge
基隆大德橋

Keelung Dade Pedestrian Bridge

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Built in 1968, Dade Bridge (大德橋) is a small pedestrian-only shortcut over the fetid Xiding River (西定河), which flows beneath the Sanliandong Buildings as Xuchuan River (旭川河) on its way to the harbour. It connects with Cowboy Street (牛仔街) on the west to Chenggong First Road (成功一路) to the east and is located beneath the Xiding Viaduct (西定高架道路), which continues through downtown Keelung.

Keelung Dade Bridge (基隆大德橋)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 4.4
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
34.0 mm
ISO
500
Exposure Value
10.2 EV
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The entrance to Dade Bridge from Cowboy Street.
Keelung Dade Bridge (基隆大德橋)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 4.5
Shutter Speed
1/160 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
11.7 EV
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Crossing Dade Bridge to the east.
Xiding River (西定河) and Xiding Viaduct (西定高架道路)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 4
Shutter Speed
1/125 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
11.0 EV
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Gazing south along the curve of the river beneath the viaduct.

This particular scene became briefly internet famous when it was posted to an unflattering subreddit and widely mocked for its dreary aesthetic1. One commenter even noticed a rat along the margins of the photo. There’s no defending this scene; it is indeed pretty grim. Even so, it makes for an interesting shortcut from one part of the city to another.

Beneath the Xiding Viaduct (西定高架道路)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/60 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
9.5 EV
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3600 × 2400
Looking north, with the shops of Cowboy Street extending over the river.
Keelung Dade Bridge (基隆大德橋)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.5
Shutter Speed
1/125 sec
Focal Length
20.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
10.6 EV
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3600 × 2400
The shadowy eastern entrance to the bridge.
Keelung Dade Bridge (基隆大德橋)
Date Captured
Camera
DC-S5M2
Lens
LUMIX S 20-60mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture
ƒ / 3.8
Shutter Speed
1/125 sec
Focal Length
24.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
10.8 EV
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A closer look at the east side of Dade Bridge.
The Vanishing Xiding River (西定河)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Aperture
ƒ / 5
Shutter Speed
1/100 sec
Focal Length
22.0 mm
ISO
400
Exposure Value
11.3 EV
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The river disappears beneath Ren’ai Bridge (仁愛橋) and flows beneath the Sanliandong Buildings.
Beneath the Xiding Viaduct (西定高架道路)
Date Captured
Camera
NIKON D3100
Lens
AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II
Aperture
ƒ / 5.6
Shutter Speed
1/125 sec
Focal Length
18.0 mm
ISO
100
Exposure Value
11.9 EV
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3600 × 2400
The opposite of the previous shot, looking back at Dade Bridge from Ren’ai Bridge.

Footnotes

  1. From the r/UrbanHell subreddit: Polluted river under highway bridge in Keelung, Taiwan. ↩

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Alexander Synaptic
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I am a web application developer, photojournalist, urban explorer, and history enthusiast passionate about the open web and documenting my experiences on this planet. This project was founded in the early 2010s and has evolved into a sort of personal Wikipedia of places that interest me (and often the photographs I’ve taken there). I’m originally from Toronto, Canada, but spend most of my time residing in Taiwan.

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