Virtual Globetrotting: Bridges

Virtual Globetrotting: Bridges - Misc 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 Sat, 10 May 2008 04:12:19 -0500 http://backend.userland.com/rss <![CDATA[Cardarelli Bridge]]>

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Cardarelli Bridge
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By: Effi
@ 2008-05-10 04:12:19]]>

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Cardarelli Bridge
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By: Effi
@ 2008-05-10 04:12:19]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50034/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50034/ Sat, 10 May 2008 04:12:19 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/50034/ 41.58567900 14.22276100 <![CDATA[Puente del Milenio]]>

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Puente del Milenio
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-02-29 07:14:57
The bridge of the Millennium of the city of Orense was inaugurated in the year 2001 and it is the fifth bridge of the city; built under the architect's design Álvaro Beaches her and the engineer Juan Bald M. with the concrete combination and steel highlights mainly for its curved original enhanced by the pedestrian gangplank that ends up rising 22 meters and whose slope of the ailerons is of 67%, giving place to extraordinary views on the river Miño.

This pedestrian gangplank is the main characteristic of the bridge that descends slightly from the access bench mark and, after an inflection point, it begins to ascend until arriving to the 20 m of height, being used for it 100 steps. The pedestrian gangplank leans on in the structure of the bridge and for its nimbleness and its undulant form ends up seeming a rope suspended in the air .
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Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-02-26 18:29:48
The Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Rhine located in Cologne, Germany. Completed in 1954, it has a main span of 378 metres.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46513/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46513/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:29:48 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46513/ 50.89828500 6.98900800 <![CDATA[Cologne Mulheim Bridge]]>

Cologne Mulheim Bridge
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-02-26 18:24:08
The Cologne Mulheim Bridge (Mülheimer Brücke) is a suspension bridge on the river Rhine located in Cologne, Germany. Completed in 1951, it has a main span of 315 meters. It connects the city district Riehl on the west side of the river with Mülheim on the east side.

]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46512/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46512/ Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:24:08 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46512/ 50.96485300 6.99359700 <![CDATA[Bietigheim Enz Valley Bridge]]>

Bietigheim Enz Valley Bridge
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-02-26 17:56:01
The Bietigheim Enz Valley Bridge is a well-known German railway bridge over the Enz vallay at Bietigheim-Bissingen and one of the landmarks of the city. It was built from 1851-1853 as part of the railway line Bietigheim Bruchsal under the direction of Karl Etzel. The Bietigheim Enz Valley Bridge is a bricked stone construction with two elbow rows. The viaduct is approx.. 287 meters long, approx.. 33 meters high and has 21 elbows, which stretch themselves over the Enz valley. Six elbows were destroyed at the end of the Second World War; from that afterwards beside it an auxiliary bridge, which was opened on 1 August 1945 was erected, from which are still some foundations visible. The damaged columns were again developed later, one of the elbows had to be locked completely with concrete. Directly beside the Bietigheim Enz Valley Bridge there is the festival area of Bietigheim Bissingens, on which at the beginning of Septembers the Bietigheim Horse Market, a beer festival, takes place annually.

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Ponte Milvio
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By: Effi
@ 2008-02-21 09:36:34]]>

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Ponte Milvio
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By: Effi
@ 2008-02-21 09:36:34]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46115/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46115/ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:36:34 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/46115/ 41.93607900 12.46670500 <![CDATA[Krämerbrücke]]>

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Krämerbrücke
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By: neotrix
@ 2008-02-11 15:13:59
Krämerbrücke is a bridge in Erfurt (Germany), which is covered with inhabitated (half timbered) buildings on both sides. Therefore it is unique in Europe north of the Alps. The footbridge spans the Breitstrom, a branch of Gera River, connecting the two places Benediktsplatz and Wenigemarkt.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45444/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45444/ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:13:59 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45444/ 50.97861100 11.03083300 <![CDATA[Bungy Zone]]>

Bungy Zone
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By: mlc1us
@ 2008-02-11 11:32:18
North America's first legal custom made bungy jumping bridge over the Nanaimo river]]>

Bungy Zone
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By: mlc1us
@ 2008-02-11 11:32:18
North America's first legal custom made bungy jumping bridge over the Nanaimo river]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45426/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45426/ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:32:18 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45426/ 49.07098400 -123.88250100 <![CDATA[Abandoned bridge]]>

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Abandoned bridge
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-02-07 20:31:25]]>

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Abandoned bridge
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-02-07 20:31:25]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45153/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45153/ Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:31:25 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/45153/ 39.47445000 -0.58498100 <![CDATA[Pipeline over Water]]>

Pipeline over Water
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By: gamma
@ 2007-07-19 13:16:51]]>

Pipeline over Water
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By: gamma
@ 2007-07-19 13:16:51]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35579/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35579/ Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:16:51 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35579/ 41.07512900 52.90427700 <![CDATA[Ponte Nomentano]]>

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Ponte Nomentano
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By: Effi
@ 2007-07-14 03:50:25]]>

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Ponte Nomentano
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By: Effi
@ 2007-07-14 03:50:25]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35285/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35285/ Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:50:25 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/35285/ 41.93355100 12.53253500 <![CDATA[Canal and barge passing over a highway]]>

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Canal and barge passing over a highway
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-06-12 09:49:24]]>

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Canal and barge passing over a highway
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By: kjfitz
@ 2007-06-12 09:49:24]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/34369/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/34369/ Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:49:24 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/34369/ 52.02552000 4.66683400 <![CDATA[Stone Bridge]]>

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Stone Bridge
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By: boothy443
@ 2007-04-24 23:42:41
Stone Bridge is a bridge that crosses Bull Run in the Manassas National Battlefield Park. It was destroyed during the Battle of First Manassas on July 21, 1861, the first major land battle of the American Civil War.

Some years later, a new bridge, similar to the original design, was built on the site of the old bridge.

A traffic was transfered to a newer bridge build adjacent in the 1960's.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32103/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32103/ Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:42:41 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/32103/ 38.82430100 -77.50365600 <![CDATA[Ojuela's Suspension Bridge and Ghost town]]>

Ojuela's Suspension Bridge and Ghost town

Ojuela's Suspension Bridge and Ghost town
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By: Darkforz
@ 2007-02-24 18:15:18
The Suspension bridge of Ojuela is a suspension bridge of wood and steel and measures approximately 318 meters long and 1.80 meters wide.The bridge unites the abandoned mine (the Ojuela) with a town, now a ghost town, from the time of the Colony.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/29612/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/29612/ Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:15:18 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/29612/ 25.79208600 -103.79069600 <![CDATA[Pont-Canal (Canal Bridge) Sur l'Orb]]>

Pont-Canal (Canal Bridge) Sur l'Orb
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By: Parabellum
@ 2007-01-23 19:02:00]]>

Pont-Canal (Canal Bridge) Sur l'Orb
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By: Parabellum
@ 2007-01-23 19:02:00]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/28535/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/28535/ Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:02:00 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/28535/ 43.33464200 3.21290600 <![CDATA[Roman bridge in Ambrussum archeological site]]>

Roman bridge in Ambrussum archeological site

Roman bridge in Ambrussum archeological site
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By: dda
@ 2006-10-12 16:41:16
Ambrussum is notable for its bridge (French: Pont Ambroix), painted by Gustave Courbet. The bridge was still usable in the Middle Ages, with all 11 arches, but when painted by Courbet in 1857 only two arches were left, and one of those was lost in flooding of the Vidourle River in 1933. A single arch remains.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/24586/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/24586/ Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:41:16 -0500 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/24586/ 43.71717900 4.15178100 <![CDATA[Khaju Bridge]]>

Khaju Bridge
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2006-06-14 19:07:10

From www.itto.org:

The Bridge of Khaju or pole-i-Khaju, the most famous of Isfahan bridges, has roused the admiration of travelers since the 17th century.
There was an earlier bridge across the river at the same spot, near the district of Khaju on the old Shiraz road; this was probably built in the reign of Timurian sovereign, one of the successors of Tamerlane (15th century). Shah Abbas II built the present structure round about 1650. It has 23 arch and are 436 feet long and 39 feet wide. It is also a dam; sluice gates between the piers closed the canals, raising the water level upstream so that large reserves could be collected for irrigating the surrounding gardens.
With its two stories of arcades with intersecting arches, its stone steps downstream with the water cascading over them, and its two large pavilions in the center- (The Prince` Parlors)- this bridge is a masterpiece of balance and harmony.
The outer side of the arcades is decorated with richly colored tiles, and the interior of the pavilions with more recent paintings.
Shah Abbas the second of the Safavid dynasty on the ruins of Hassan Baik Bridge in 1650 or 1655.The bridge has been known with a variety of titles including Pol-e-Shahi, Pol-e-Khaju, Pol-e-Baba Rokneddin, and Pol-e-Gabrha built this bridge. The bridge is 105 meters long and 14 meters wide.
The pass way of the bridge is 7.5 meters wide, made of bricks and stones with 21 larger and 26 smaller inlet and outlet channels. The pieces of stone used in this bridge are over 2 meters long and the distance between every channel and the ceiling base is 20 meters. The existing inscriptions suggest that the bridge was repaired in 1873. ]]>

White's Ferry Canal Bridge
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By: AlbinoFlea
@ 2005-12-06 12:53:07

From Mike High's The C&O Canal Companion:

The old iron bridge with its stone abutments was built in 1876 at E.B. White's request so that traffic could reach his ferry across the canal.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12642/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12642/ Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:53:07 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/12642/ 39.15482200 -77.51735000 <![CDATA[Bridge over reservoir]]>

Bridge over reservoir
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By: kjfitz
@ 2005-11-04 10:56:06
Pipes not cars. Notice that there are no roads at either end. Transports water from the processing area to the west.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/10940/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/10940/ Fri, 04 Nov 2005 10:56:06 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/10940/ 35.04030100 136.63918400 <![CDATA[Bridge for wildlife]]>

Bridge for wildlife
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By: dda
@ 2005-11-01 22:52:01]]>

Bridge for wildlife
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By: dda
@ 2005-11-01 22:52:01]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/10846/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/10846/ Tue, 01 Nov 2005 22:52:01 -0600 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/10846/ 49.08171600 2.62529300