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Bridges
Of or pertaining to any structure that spans and so provides passage over rivers,roads etc
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The Humber Bridge
Architecture; Bridges
The Humber Bridge is a suspension bridge with the north tower sited on the high water line and the south tower founded in shallow water 500m from the shore. On the north bank, a hard well-jointed bed ...
The Golden Gate Bridge
Architecture; Bridges
Initial plans for the Golden Gate Bridge showed a bulky cantilever-type structure which bears little resemblance to the final graceful design. Fortunately, the project evolved into the now-familiar ...
Tsing Ma Bridge
Architecture; Bridges
The Lantau Link, carries a railway as well as roads, comprises the Tsing Ma suspension bridge linking Tsing Yi to Ma Wan; viaducts crossing Ma Wan and the Kap Shui Mun cable-stayed bridge linking Ma ...
Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge
Architecture; Bridges
The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, connecting Kobe on the mainland with Awaji on Awaji Island, is a huge three-span cable-stayed bridge some 3910 metres in total length with a centre span of 1990 meters. It ...
Storabelt
Architecture; Bridges
On June 12, 1986 the Danish Parliament approved the construction of a fixed link across the Great Belt. Following 12 years of intensive construction work, H.M. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ...
Clifton Suspension Bridge
Architecture; Bridges
For over 100 years the Clifton Suspension Bridge, spanning the beautiful Avon Gorge, has been as much the symbol of Bristol as the Eiffel Tower of Paris or the Opera House of Sydney. Since its ...
Ponte Vecchio
Architecture; Bridges
The Ponte Vecchio in Florence is one of the most ancient, fully stone-built segmental arch-bridge in Italy and has duly become one of Italy's most noted tourist spots. It was originally built of wood ...
