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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

THe best of bridge



1Sydney Harbor Bridge
Sydney, Australia


Coat Hanger is nicknamed of Sydney Harbor Bridge. Coat Hanger has large gray structure. Australia needs more than 53000 tons of steel and five years to complete it. It Located 194 feet above the Harbor of Sydney. It takes 72000 gallons of gray paint every year to keep  to looking sharp.





2Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
Virginia Beach, Virginia


Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel hybrid is one of the planet’s few structures that can be seen from space. Chesapeake Bay Bridge had been opening in April 1964 until now. This bridge needed more than 5,000 concrete pilings and stretches 17.6 miles across also 30 years to create this bridge. This Bridge ate over $ 450 million. It built as short cut for residents traveling to and from Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, but important purpose is for US Navy protection. Military leaders very worried because this bridge could be destroyed by enemy and block the naval base in Norfolk. So, Tunnel was built for help Navy because they need help of this bridge.

3Brooklyn Bridge

New York
Brooklyn opened in 1883. Brooklyn has been connecting the people of Manhattan with millions of bustling Brooklynites. Brooklyn Bridge became a longest suspension bridge in the world. So, This Bridge was looked a marvel of modern engineering. Brooklyn Bridge is a tallest structure in the New York when they were built. This is a architectural wonder show the beauty in the New York and no was available in other city.

4Firth of Forth Bridge
Queensferry, Scotland


Built in the 1890 s and located in Queensferry, Scotland. This bridge the first was constructed primarily of steel 54000 tons and more than 7 million rivets. Firth of Forth Bridge became one of the strongest bridges in the world. Primary function’s was for railroad loading. Highlands’s workhorse supports between 150 until 180 trains every day sent people from Glasgow to Edinburgh.

5Tower Bridge

London, England

Tower Bridge was considered the crown jewel of London tourist attractions. Tower Bridge was finish built in 1894.For create Tower Bridge, They need 1 million pounds. First, Tower Bridge is made of Cornish Granite and Portland. But London Bridge too crowded for all trades in The London. Peoples tried to cross the River Thames, but traffic was often heavy.  So, they build another bridge to ease the traffic.

6Sunshine Skyway Bridge
St. Petersburg, Florida

Sunshine Skyway is 5th largest cable stayed bridge in the world and Sunshine was created with sunny yellow steel cables. Sunshine Skyway completed in 1897.  Sunshine Skyway Bridge has very long and very high structure. Bridge can withstand a big impact by a boat weighing in at 87,000 tons. This mean that it same with size of titanic. Incorporated into the structure are 36 dolphins. Structure can protect the support columns of the bridges from impacts from bridge.

7. Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Kobe, Japan

Akashi Kaiyko is a bridge of mind blowing proportions. It located in Kobe, Japan. Akashi Kaiyko has 12,828 feet or nearly 2, 5 miles. Akashi Kaiyko Bridge towers alone almost same with high of the Eiffel Tower. Wow, About 9 million car walk on this bridge each year. Akashi  Kaikyo has some severe condition problem, such as typhoons, tsunami, and over 60 inches on the year

8. Golden Gate Bridge
 
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Bridge first opened in 1937. Golden gate was very large. If you want see it, you can go to Golden Gate. You will surprise when see it. You are going to feel smaller than this bridge. This bridge connected between Marin Country and San Francisco. Golden Gate is 7th largest suspension bridge in the world. Golden Gate was built with cost of $26 million and gold guzzling. Golden Gate Bridge located above 220 feet from harbor. The towers has 4,200 feet radius from other towers, are over 2, 5 times as tall as the U.S. Capital building. And actually lean outward by 6 inches a piece to make tension on the bridge’s 80,000 miles of wire packed into the cable.  Keeping the steel safe from corrosive sea air is enough custom, made International orange paint to cover the white House 17, 5 times over. So, it became most stunning, captivating and instantly recognizable icons in the world. 


 9Henderson Waves Bridge


Henderson Waves Bridge is a highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore. Henderson Waves was connecting between Mount Faber Park and Telok Blangah Hill with 9 km long. Wow, it very beautiful





10Aiola Island Bridge


Vito Acconci designed Aiola Island Bridge. The island has a sunbathing area, trendy bar and a coffee house. You will enjoy a cup of coffee on Mur River n Graz, Austria.

 

11. Langkawi Skybridge















 

Langkawi Skybridge located at 700 meters above sea level and spans 125 across the mountain in Malaysia. You can see views of Andaman Sean and Thailand’s Tarutao Island fom Langkawi Sky Bridge.  











12 Magdeburg Water Bridge



Magdeburg located in Germany. Madeburg has 918 meter navigable aqueduct water bridges the river elbe. .Magdeburg connects the Elbe Havel Canal and Midland Canal. They are two important German shipping canals. It was very Unique for me. The bridge for ships, but not was used for car, motor and truck.

Tianjin Eye Bridge




Tianjin Eye Bridge located above Haihe River in the Tianjin City, China. Tianjin Eye Bridge has a giant observation wheel on above. 

Octavio Frias De Oliveira Bridge.

Octavio Frias De Olivera is a cable stayed bridge in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The form similar to an X. . It is only bridge has two curved track supported by a single concrete mast. 

Staircase Bridge


Staircase Bridge has 56 meters distance covers.

Banpo Fountain Bridge


Banpo Fountain Bridge located above Han River in Seoul, South Korea. Banpo Fountain became a major tourist attraction. It very beautiful

Python Bride



WOW Python, You are feeling afraid? What Very Dangerous? So, don’t worry. It only becomes a name for a modern Bridge in Amsterdam Eastern Harbor.

Rolling Bridge


Rather than a conventional opening bridge mechanism, consisting  of a single rigid element that lifts to let boats pass, the Rolling Bridge gets out of the way by curling up until is two ends touch.


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