Man Made Structures: Bridges

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Thursday, 31 July 2014

Tokyo Gate Bridge, Japan

Tokyo Gate Bridge is a truss cantilever bridge across Tokyo Bay in , Tokyo, Japan. Construction was started in 2002 and it was opened on 12 February 2012. Its total length is 2618 and height is 87.8 meters.

Images of Tokyo Gate Bridge, Japan

Wednesday, 23 July 2014

The Sidu River Bridge

The Sidu River Bridge is a 4,009 feet long suspension bridge. Its width is 80 feet. It is over the valley of the Sidu River near Yesanguan in Badong County of the Hubei Province, China. The bridge was designed by CCSHCC Second Highway Consultants Company, Ltd. It opened to traffic on November 15, 2009.

Images of The Sidu River Bridge

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

The Dashengguan Bridge, China

The Dashengguan Bridge crosses the Yangtze River in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. The bridge forms part of the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. Construction of the bridge started in 2006 and it was completed in 2010. The bridge has two main spans of 336 meters. It is one of the largest arch bridges.

Images of the Dashengguan Bridge, China

Sunday, 8 September 2013

Mahatma Gandhi Setu Bridge, India

Mahatma Gandhi Setu is a bridge over the river Ganges connecting Patna in the south to Hajipur in the north of Bihar. It was the longest river bridge in India at the time of its construction. It was inaugurated in May 1982 by the then Prime Minister, Mrs Indira Gandhi. Its length is 5,575 metres which makes it one of the longest bridges in the world.There are 48 pilers to this bridge.

Images of Mahatma Gandhi Setu Bridge

Thursday, 27 June 2013

Lysefjord Bridge, Norway

The Lysefjord Bridge is a suspension bridge in Rogaland, Norway. It was constructed in 1997. It has a main span of 446 meters and the depth of the deck is 2.7 meters. The supporting towers are 102 meters tall, and are made of reinforced concrete.

Images of Lysefjord Bridge

Incheon Bridge, South Korea

The Incheon Grand Bridge is a newly-constructed reinforced concrete bridge in South Korea October 2009. The Incheon Bridge is South Korea's longest spanning cable-stayed bridge. The main purpose of the bridge is to provide direct access between Songdo and Incheon International Airport, reducing travel time between them by up to one hour.

Images of Incheon Bridge

Wednesday, 15 August 2012

South Grand Island Bridge

The South Grand Island Bridge carries Interstate 190 across the Niagara River between Tonawanda, New York and Grand Island, New York.

Image of South Grand Island Bridge

North Grand Island Bridge, USA

The North Grand Island Bridge carries Interstate 190 across the Niagara River between Grand Island, New York and Niagara Falls, New York.

Image of North Grand Island Bridge

Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

The Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls is an international steel arch bridge across the Niagara River gorge, and is a world-famous tourist site. It is 950 feet long. It was opened on November 1, 1941. It connects the cities of Niagara Falls, New York, United States (to the east), and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada (west).

Image of Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City at the Narrows, the reach connecting the relatively protected upper bay with the larger lower bay.

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