Every bridges
around the world are built for a purpose. A bridge is somewhat a link
or a gateway linking one place to another. It may be linking one city
to another for a purpose of convenience or just making a gateway to make
other place accessible to all.
There are different types of bridges built around the world. There beam bridges, cantilever bridges, arch bridges, suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges and truss bridges. Bridges are designed mainly for pedestrian, road traffic, trains, pipelines, waterways for barge and other.
When we visit to another countries and places, aside from the buildings and natural beauty of it, bridges also give this places beauty. A landmark where everybody can remember.
Here are some of the Most Popular Bridges in the World
There are different types of bridges built around the world. There beam bridges, cantilever bridges, arch bridges, suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges and truss bridges. Bridges are designed mainly for pedestrian, road traffic, trains, pipelines, waterways for barge and other.
When we visit to another countries and places, aside from the buildings and natural beauty of it, bridges also give this places beauty. A landmark where everybody can remember.
Here are some of the Most Popular Bridges in the World
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Tower Bridge (London, England)
The
bridge was officially opened on 30 June 1894 by The Prince of Wales and
his wife, The Princess of Wales. Tower Bridge is one of five London
bridges now owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates, a
charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation. It is the
only one of the Trust's bridges not to connect the City of London to the
Southwark bank, the northern landfall being in Tower Hamlets.
Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, US)
The
weight of the roadway is hung from two cables that pass through the two
main towers and are fixed in concrete at each end. Each cable is made
of 27,572 strands of wire. There are 80,000 miles (129,000 km) of wire
in the main cables. The bridge has approximately 1,200,000 total
rivets. The bridge-opening celebration began on May 27, 1937 and lasted
for one week. The day before vehicle traffic was allowed, 200,000
people crossed by foot and roller skate.
Gateshead Millenium Bridge (Gateshead, England)
The
Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge
spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead's Quays arts
quarter on the south bank, and the Quayside of Newcastle upon Tyne on
the north bank. The award-winning structure was conceived and designed
by architects Wilkinson Eyre and structural engineers Gifford. The
bridge is sometimes referred to as the 'Blinking Eye Bridge' or the
'Winking Eye Bridge’ due to its shape and its tilting method.
Erasmusbrug (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
The
bridge was officially opened by Queen Beatrix on September 6, 1996,
having cost 165 million Dutch guilders to construct. Shortly after the
bridge opened to traffic in October 1996, it was discovered the bridge
would swing under particularly strong wind conditions. To reduce the
trembling, stronger shock dampers were installed.
Millau Bridge (Tarn Valley, France)
The
Millau Viaduct is located on the territory of the communes of Millau
and Creissels, France, in the département of Aveyron. Before the bridge
was constructed, traffic had to descend into the Tarn River valley and
pass along the route nationale N9 near the town of Millau, causing heavy
congestion at the beginning and end of the July and August vacation
season. The bridge now traverses the Tarn valley above its lowest point,
linking two limestone plateaus, the Causse du Larzac and the Causse
Rouge, and is inside the perimeter of the Grands Causses regional
natural park.
Oresund Bridge (Oresund Strait, Denmark and Sweden)
Construction
of the crossing began in 1995. It was finished on 14 August 1999. Crown
Prince Frederik of Denmark and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden met
midway on the bridge to celebrate the completion. The official
inauguration took place on 1 July 2000, with Queen Margrethe II, and
King Carl XVI Gustaf as guests of honour. The crossing was opened for
public traffic later that day. On 12 June 2000, before the inauguration,
79,871 runners competed in a half marathon (Broloppet, the Bridge Run)
from Amager (Denmark) to Skåne(Sweden). In spite of two setbacks - the
discovery of 16 unexploded World War II bombs on the sea bed and a
skewed tunnel segment - the crossing was finished 3 months ahead of
schedule.
Magdeburg Water Bridge (Magdeburg, Germany)
The
Magdeburg Water Bridge (German: Wasserstraßenkreuz) is a navigable
aqueduct in Germany, completed in October 2003. It connects the
Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittellandkanal ("Midland Canal"), crossing over
the River Elbe. The canals had previously met near Magdeburg but at
opposite banks across the River Elbe. It is notable for being the
longest navigable aqueduct in the world, with a length of 918 metres.
Shanghai Nanpu Bridge
The
nanpu bridge is the first steel and concrete composite girder
cable-stayed bridge built in shanghai. the total length of the bridge is
8346 meters with a centre span of 423 meters, ranking third among
cable-stayed bridges in the world. the tower height is 150 meters with
two lines of strong cables suspending the bridge. the spiral bridge
approach in puxi is considered to be a wonder in world bridge
construction.
descriptions are courtesy of Wikipedia
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