Many people are creating 3D models of buildings, bridges, dams and other structures around the world and uploading them to the Google 3DWarehouse. Many of the better quality buildings end up getting included in the Google Earth 3D Buildings layer. As with most creative processes, sometimes modelers get a little carried away and sometimes include a little easter egg. I was perusing Greg Rose’s SketchUp Buildings blog and noticed he had pointed out a little addition to the model of the Tacony-Palmyra bridge between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Those of you who saw the classic “Blues Brothers” movie will recognize the car jumping the drawbridge in the model – which you can view in Google Earth here . I don’t think this is the same bridge from the scene in the movie (and they didn’t go over the bridge), but it certainly is a fun little easter egg for the 3D model!

[UPDATE: Check out the Google Earth animation someone made of the Blues Brothers car jumping the bridge. You can see this yourself in GE if you read the story.]



About Frank Taylor Frank Taylor started the Google Earth Blog in July, 2005 shortly after Google Earth was first released. He has worked with 3D computer graphics and VR for many years and was very impressed with this exciting product. Frank completed a 5.5 year circumnavigation of the earth by sailboat in June 2015 which you can read about at Tahina Expedition, and is a licensed pilot, backpacker, diver, and photographer.