Virtual Globetrotting: Bridges

Virtual Globetrotting: Bridges - Rail http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ A great way to explore everything that can be seen from space! en-us Copyright 2008 admin@virtualglobetrotting.com admin@virtualglobetrotting.com Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:49:57 -0500 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Railroad bridge collapses into river (25 June, 2008)]]>

Railroad bridge collapses into river (25 June, 2008)

Railroad bridge collapses into river (25 June, 2008)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2008-06-25 11:49:57
"A railroad bridge collapsed into the flooded Iowa River, dropping a locomotive and two tanker cars into the water, authorities said Wednesday.

Three employees of the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad were on the train and one of them was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, company spokesman Herb Jones said."]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52230/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52230/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:49:57 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/52230/ 41.28289500 -91.34685500 <![CDATA[Viaduc de Garabit]]>

Viaduc de Garabit
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-04-19 10:11:23
The Garabit Viaduct (Viaduc de Garabit ) is a railroad arch bridge spanning the Truyère river near Ruynes-en-Margeride (Fr), Cantal, France, in the mountainous Massif Central region. The bridge was constructed between 1880 and 1884 by Gustave Eiffel, with structural engineering by Maurice Koechlin, and was opened in 1885. It is 565 m in length and has a principal arch of 165 m.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49154/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49154/ Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:11:23 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/49154/ 44.97515100 3.17646500 <![CDATA[Bridego Bridge - site of The Great Train Robbery (1963)]]>

Bridego Bridge - site of The Great Train Robbery (1963)

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Bridego Bridge - site of The Great Train Robbery (1963)
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By: mlc1us
@ 2008-03-22 17:55:08
The Great Train Robbery is the name given to a £2.6 million train robbery committed on 8 August 1963 at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England.[1] The bulk of the stolen money was not recovered. This was probably the largest robbery by value, in British history, until the Securitas depot robbery of 2006 in Kent.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47919/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47919/ Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:55:08 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47919/ 51.87919500 -0.66943900 <![CDATA[C&O Bridge and Clay Wade Bailey Bridge]]>

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C&O Bridge and Clay Wade Bailey Bridge
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-15 06:35:26]]>

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C&O Bridge and Clay Wade Bailey Bridge
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-15 06:35:26]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47579/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47579/ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:35:26 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/47579/ 39.09271300 -84.51954100 <![CDATA[Dargan (Taney) Bridge]]>

Dargan (Taney) Bridge
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-11-03 00:30:56
Completed in 2002 and fully opened in 2004, the cable-stayed bridge carries the LUAS (tram) Green Line and a pedestrian walkway across a busy road junction (Churchhtown Road Upper, Taney Rd, and Dundrum Rd/Bypass). The bridge is named for William Dargan, an Irish railway pioneer. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40525/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40525/ Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:30:56 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/40525/ 53.29318200 -6.24608200 <![CDATA[Washington & Great Falls Electric Railway Bridge over Foundry Branch (Abandoned)]]>

Washington & Great Falls Electric Railway Bridge over Foundry Branch (Abandoned)

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Washington & Great Falls Electric Railway Bridge over Foundry Branch (Abandoned)
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2007-09-21 02:38:06
An abandoned trolley bridge for a line that went from Georgetown to Glen Echo.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39163/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39163/ Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:38:06 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/39163/ 38.90667500 -77.07959100 <![CDATA[Fruitvale Avenue Railroad Bridge]]>

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Fruitvale Avenue Railroad Bridge
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-08-19 12:41:57]]>

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Fruitvale Avenue Railroad Bridge
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By: mlc1us
@ 2007-08-19 12:41:57]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37090/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37090/ Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:41:57 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/37090/ 37.77578600 -122.22979900 <![CDATA[Big Four Railroad Bridge]]>

Big Four Railroad Bridge
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2007-07-23 19:17:13
Originally built 1895 by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Big Four). Reconstructed 1929 using existing stone piers. Abandoned 1969]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35681/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35681/ Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:17:13 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35681/ 38.26601700 -85.73885000 <![CDATA[B&OCT Bascule Bridge]]>

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B&OCT Bascule Bridge
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-07-16 20:02:22
Built in 1930.

"The B&OCT bridge, like the terminal and the tracks, has been abandoned. However, it was not dismantled and remains permanently locked in an "open" position. Because they are bascule bridges, both the B&OCT and the Air Line bridges each have a counterweight of their own, and in this case, they share a common third counterweight between them. This design allowed them to operate in unison, with an operator from the B&OCT in charge of operating both bridges. This has led to a curious historical oddity, as the CSX, successor railroad to the B&O, owns a useless bridge that it cannot abandon, because the bridge is needed to continue operating a second bridge it does not own. An uncertain but inevitable future awaits the old B&OCT bridge, as the trackage it once served will likely never be rebuilt."]]>

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Crescent Rail Bridge
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By: kaiken
@ 2007-07-16 10:03:37]]>

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Crescent Rail Bridge
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By: kaiken
@ 2007-07-16 10:03:37]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35437/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35437/ Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:03:37 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35437/ 41.51034800 -90.59337900 <![CDATA[Graffiti on a bridge]]>

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Graffiti on a bridge
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-07-15 13:14:39
'Scope Loric'?]]>

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Graffiti on a bridge
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-07-15 13:14:39
'Scope Loric'?]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35403/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35403/ Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:14:39 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35403/ 30.26460300 -97.75464700 <![CDATA[Railway drawbridge]]>

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Railway drawbridge
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By: kaiken
@ 2007-06-21 11:55:32]]>

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Railway drawbridge
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By: kaiken
@ 2007-06-21 11:55:32]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/34600/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/34600/ Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:55:32 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/34600/ 57.05793000 9.90996200 <![CDATA[Upper Falls Letchworth State Park]]>

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Upper Falls Letchworth State Park
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2007-05-28 19:34:50]]>

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Upper Falls Letchworth State Park
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By: mikeb9991
@ 2007-05-28 19:34:50]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/33824/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/33824/ Mon, 28 May 2007 19:34:50 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/33824/ 42.57828700 -78.04889200 <![CDATA[Train in Motion over the James River]]>

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Train in Motion over the James River
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By: voldude123
@ 2007-05-10 21:05:52
Trains never stop on this bridge. I live in this town. I know.]]>

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Train in Motion over the James River
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By: voldude123
@ 2007-05-10 21:05:52
Trains never stop on this bridge. I live in this town. I know.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32779/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32779/ Thu, 10 May 2007 21:05:52 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32779/ 37.53763700 -77.49265200 <![CDATA[Crossing the Columbia]]>

Crossing the Columbia
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By: scalpod
@ 2007-05-06 21:48:20
A train heads north to Washington state across the Union Pacific train bridge.]]>

Crossing the Columbia
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By: scalpod
@ 2007-05-06 21:48:20
A train heads north to Washington state across the Union Pacific train bridge.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32585/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32585/ Sun, 06 May 2007 21:48:20 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32585/ 45.62126400 -122.69499100 <![CDATA[Pyrmont Bridge (pedestrian and monorail)]]>

Pyrmont Bridge (pedestrian and monorail)
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-03-31 12:32:50
The Pyrmont Bridge is a swing bridge over Cockle Bay in Darling Harbour (part of Sydney Harbour) in Sydney, Australia.

The foundation stone was laid on 6 December 1899 by the Hon. E. W. O'Sullivan and the bridge was opened for traffic on 28 June 1902 by the Governor of New South Wales, His Excellency Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson KGB.

The engineer was Percy Allan (1861–1930). The bridge had one of the largest swing spans in the world and it was one of the first to be powered by electricity.

Engineers Australia has recognized the bridge as a National Engineering Landmark.

The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic in the 1980s, the traffic having been diverted over new freeway structures built further south of Cockle Bay, and it was then re-opened as a pedestrian bridge as part of the re-development of Darling Harbour as a recreational pedestrian precinct. It now also carries an elevated monorail which travels between Darling Harbour and the Sydney central business district.]]>

The Cob
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-03-24 20:23:31
Porthmadog came into existence after William Madocks built a long seawall, called the Cob, to reclaim a large proportion of the Traeth Mawr from the sea for agricultural use.

This was to become part of a rail link across mid-Wales to Porth Dinllaen (now owned by the National Trust) on the Lleyn Peninsula which he hoped would become the main port for Dublin from London and the south of England. At that time the Menai Strait and the River Conwy were not bridged, but later his rivals succeeded in promoting the North Wales coast route and Holyhead became the principal port for Ireland.

In the autumn of 1811 the embankment (Cob) was finished. It had taken longer and cost more than anticipated, and Madocks’ creditors were pressing for payment. Now, an end to the financial worries seemed assured, with a toll from foot passengers and carriages, and the income from the reclaimed land. A four day feast and Eisteddfod was held to celebrate the Cob's completion.

Then in February 1812 high tides and a storm breached it. Madocks' agent and supporters held the creditors at bay, drummed up men and money from all around the county and finally repaired the breach and strengthened the whole embankment. By 1814 it was open again. ]]>

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Thomas Viaduct
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-03-22 18:59:40
Completed in 1835 the viaduct is the world's and oldest largest multiple arched stone railroad bridge with an arc, and was the firt railroad bridge to be built on a curve. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30842/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30842/ Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:59:40 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30842/ 39.22130300 -76.71342600 <![CDATA[Former Alloa Railway over the Firth of Forth]]>

Former Alloa Railway over the Firth of Forth

Former Alloa Railway over the Firth of Forth
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-03-21 09:34:11
This line is closed. It had a bridge over the River Forth, often referred to as the "Other Forth Railway Bridge". The bridge had a central span which was turned by a steam engine to allow shipping to pass. The bridge is now demolished although the piers remain in place. ]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30783/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30783/ Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:34:11 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30783/ 56.10098700 -3.83106600 <![CDATA[Frank Sherwin Bridge & Sean Heuston Bridge]]>

Frank Sherwin Bridge & Sean Heuston Bridge

Frank Sherwin Bridge & Sean Heuston Bridge
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-03-20 20:50:24
Frank Sherwin Bridge (right) is a road and pedestrian bridge built to remove traffic from the smaller Sean Heuston Bridge (left). The Sean Heuston Bridge was reconstructed in 2003 to carry the Luas tram Red line across the Liffey.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30763/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30763/ Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:50:24 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30763/ 53.34742900 -6.29150700 <![CDATA[Loopline Bridge & Butt Bridge]]>

Loopline Bridge & Butt Bridge
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-03-20 20:05:19
The Loopline Bridge (right) is the rail bridge where as the Butt Bridge (left) is the auto bridge.]]>

Loopline Bridge & Butt Bridge
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-03-20 20:05:19
The Loopline Bridge (right) is the rail bridge where as the Butt Bridge (left) is the auto bridge.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30750/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30750/ Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:05:19 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30750/ 53.34788100 -6.25519000 <![CDATA[Swing Bridge]]>

Swing Bridge
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By: gamma
@ 2007-03-08 17:24:47
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Train crossing the Rio Grande
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By: daggerwell
@ 2007-03-07 10:06:26
From New Mexico into Texas at El Paso.]]>

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Train crossing the Rio Grande
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By: daggerwell
@ 2007-03-07 10:06:26
From New Mexico into Texas at El Paso.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30024/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30024/ Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:06:26 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/30024/ 31.78713600 -106.52743000 <![CDATA[Hewenden viaduct]]>

Hewenden viaduct
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2007-02-06 12:13:12
The Hewenden railroad viaduct is one of the tallest in Britain. Constructed in 1884, the structure stands 123 ft high with 17 arches spanning 376 yards across. The railroad line was closed in 1963 and since dismantled. Pictures here.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/28980/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/28980/ Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:13:12 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/28980/ 53.81869900 -1.88754600 <![CDATA[Bridge on a barge]]>

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Bridge on a barge
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-01-25 12:12:54
Part of the Florida Avenue Lift Bridge.

The Florida Avenue Bridge is a vertical lift bridge spanning the Industrial Canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. The bridge has one railroad track, two vehicle lanes and two sidewalks.

The existing lift bridge was completed in May 2005, replacing a Strauss trunnion bascule bridge which provided only 91 feet (18.6 m) of horizontal clearance for marine traffic.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/28593/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/28593/ Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:12:54 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/28593/ 29.97972800 -90.02332800 <![CDATA[Newark lift bridge]]>

Newark lift bridge
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By: AlejoHausner
@ 2006-12-18 16:18:58
Railway bridge over the Passaic river. Amtrak and NJ Transit trains use it. When built, it was the largest of its kind.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/27533/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/27533/ Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:18:58 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/27533/ 40.73600700 -74.16116400 <![CDATA[Trans-Caspian Railway crossing the Amu Darya River]]>

Trans-Caspian Railway crossing the Amu Darya River
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By: mstoess
@ 2006-12-03 10:42:44]]>

Trans-Caspian Railway crossing the Amu Darya River
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By: mstoess
@ 2006-12-03 10:42:44]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/26912/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/26912/ Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:42:44 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/26912/ 39.12934500 63.57296700 <![CDATA[Stone Arch Bridge]]>

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Stone Arch Bridge
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By: bubaonline
@ 2006-11-19 08:36:06
The Stone Arch Bridge "is the only bridge of its kind over the Mississippi River. It is made of native granite and limestone, and measures 2100-feet long by 28-feet wide. The bridge consists of 23 arches, and spans the river below St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis. Built by railroad baron James J. Hill in 1883, the bridge allowed for increased movement of people and goods across the river. It served as a working railroad bridge until 1965 but is still seen as a symbol of the railroad age. Rehabilitation of this National Historic Engineering Landmark began in 1980." ]]>

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Highway, railway, aqueduct, bridges, canals and towpath
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-22 00:38:12]]>

Highway, railway, aqueduct, bridges, canals and towpath
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By: kjfitz
@ 2006-10-22 00:38:12]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/25002/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/25002/ Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:38:12 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/25002/ 52.50579600 -1.99768800 <![CDATA[Oberbaumbrücke]]>

Oberbaumbrücke
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By: damein234
@ 2006-08-11 11:03:37]]>

Oberbaumbrücke
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By: damein234
@ 2006-08-11 11:03:37]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/22503/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/22503/ Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:03:37 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/22503/ 52.50159400 13.44560800 <![CDATA[El Ferdan Railway Bridge]]>

El Ferdan Railway Bridge
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By: kaiken
@ 2006-07-20 10:59:43
The longest swing bridge in the world]]>

El Ferdan Railway Bridge
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By: kaiken
@ 2006-07-20 10:59:43
The longest swing bridge in the world]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/21913/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/21913/ Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:59:43 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/21913/ 30.65712900 32.33323600 <![CDATA[Fragile bridge]]>

Fragile bridge
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By: dda
@ 2006-07-02 08:35:25]]>

Fragile bridge
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By: dda
@ 2006-07-02 08:35:25]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/21305/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/21305/ Sun, 02 Jul 2006 08:35:25 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/21305/ 43.30831700 45.86508800 <![CDATA[Ribblehead Viaduct]]>

Ribblehead Viaduct
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By: Parabellum
@ 2006-05-28 17:17:32]]>

Ribblehead Viaduct
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By: Parabellum
@ 2006-05-28 17:17:32]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/19518/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/19518/ Sun, 28 May 2006 17:17:32 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/19518/ 54.21116300 -2.37092300 <![CDATA[Arthington Viaduct]]>

Arthington Viaduct
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-05-28 15:12:12
Arthington Viaduct (also known as Wharfedale Viaduct) was designed by Thomas Grainger. It was built in the 1840's. It could be seen in the opening title sequence of Yorkshire Television's long running drama series Emmerdale from 1998 to 2005.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/19515/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/19515/ Sun, 28 May 2006 15:12:12 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/19515/ 53.90564700 -1.59936900 <![CDATA[Three bridges over River Conwy]]>

Three bridges over River Conwy
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By: Hinkkanen
@ 2006-05-28 12:20:04
Oldest of the three is the middle one, Conwy Suspension Bridge, built by Thomas Telford in 1826.
The southern one is Conwy Railway Bridge built by Robert Stephenson in 1849.
Third one, the Conwy Road Bridge, was completed in 1958.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/19502/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/19502/ Sun, 28 May 2006 12:20:04 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/19502/ 53.28065300 -3.82456500 <![CDATA[The Road and Rail Bridge at Nijmegen]]>

The Road and Rail Bridge at Nijmegen
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By: voldude123
@ 2006-05-06 15:51:26
This is the bridge that the 82nd airborne division was supposed to capture during Operation Market Garden. The Germans, to prevent the rail bridge's capture by the Americans, tried to blow it up with shells and bombs, but it still held. The center span was eventually destroyed by a german underwater demolition team. The road bridge was captured intact. that was one of the few successes of the entire operation.]]>

Toruń Railway Bridge
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By: piotr_k
@ 2006-05-05 10:00:59
Ernest Malinowski Railway Bridge at Vistula river in Toruń (Most kolejowy im. Ernesta Malinowskiego), built in 1872]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/17640/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/17640/ Fri, 05 May 2006 10:00:59 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/17640/ 53.00892900 18.62150400 <![CDATA[B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing]]>

B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-05-03 01:22:16
From www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net:

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, now part of CSX, crosses the Potomac River and the C&O Canal between Harpers Ferry, West Virginia and Maryland Heights in Washington County, Maryland. The crossing is in an east-west direction. On the Maryland side of the river the land rises abruptly to form the southern end of Elk Ridge, known as Maryland Heights. As a result of the land formation, a tunnel takes the railroad through the southern tip of Maryland Heights. Although the B & O Railroad crossed the Potomac at this location as early as 1836, what remains at present are the two most recent railroad bridges, still in use, and ruins of the piers of two earlier bridges which shared the same alignment. The two existing bridges converge on the Maryland side of the river at the western end of the tunnel. The most recent and northernmost bridge was built in 1930-1931. It is a deck plate-girder span which carries the B & O main line. The construction of this bridge was part of a new alignment which reduced sharp curves associated with the river and canal crossing. As part of this improvement project, the tunnel was given its present bell mouth of reinforced concrete to accommodate the new alignment. Just south of the 1931 bridge is a steel-truss and plate-girder bridge completed in 1894 for the Valley Branch of the B & O Railroad. According to Engineer William Lee Sisson, who planned the bridge and approach alignments in 1894, the bridge consists of four deck spans of 85'-6", three through spans of 140', one deck span of 100', and one half-through span of 34'-6", making a total length of 896'-6". The eight piers of the bridge, built of Gettysburg granite, are set in line with the piers of the old bridge, so as to obstruct the waterway as little as possible. The bridge has through-spans of single-intersection Pratt trusses, with deck spans of plate girders. The west end of the bridge branches into a "Y" at the junction of the main line and the Valley (Winchester) Branch of the B & O Railroad. At the time this bridge was built, the tunnel was constructed to eliminate a sharp curve between the C&O Canal and the foot of Maryland Heights. The double-track tunnel is 812' long and begins 103 feet from the east end of the bridge. Its original portals were of brick. Ruins of the abutments of two earlier bridges stand in the water south of the 1894 bridge. The more recent of these ruins was the famous Bollman Iron Truss bridge, completed in 1870, and used by rail and highway traffic until 1894, and by highway traffic alone until it was destroyed by the flood of 1936. The original railroad bridge was a covered timber structure built in 1836-1837, designed by Benjamin H. Latrobe, the B & O's Chief Engineer, and built by Lewis Wernwag. Before the railroad bridges were built, a highway bridge, begun in 1824, crossed the river between Harper's Ferry and Maryland Heights. A ferry crossed the Potomac and was in operation as early