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The Worlds Most Amazing

Bridges


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Pedestr ian B ridg e, Texas

This beautiful arched bridge in Lake Austin was built by Miro Rivera Architectsand is used to connect the client's main house to the smaller guest house on the

other side of the pond.


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Kin taikyo, Iwakuni , Japan

The original Kintai Bridge was built in 1673 but collapsed due to flooding. Therebuilt bridge survived for more than 200 years until a typhoon destroyed it in

1950.


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Kin taikyo, Iwakuni , Japan

The bridge that stands now over the Nishiki River has five wooden archesdisplaying an incredible amount of detail and craftmanship. Interesting fact: no

nails or bolts have been used to build the arches, only clamps and wires.


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Jus cel ino Kubitsc hek Bridg e, Brasi l ia, Brazi l

The JK Bridge in Brasilia is a lesson in elegant bridge design.


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Jus cel ino Kubits chek Bridge, Brasi l ia, Brazi l

The three huge diagonal arches over the deck of the bridge give the structure anamazing visual fluidity (yeah, but was the designer slightly inebriated when he

designed this structure?).


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Oliveira Bridge (Brazil): World's First X-shaped

Cable Stayed Bridge with two crossed lanes

The Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge over the Pinheiros River in So Paulo,

Brazil opened in May 2008. It is 450-ft tall and connects Marginal Pinheiros toJornalista Roberto Marinho Avenue.


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Oliveira Bridge (Brazil): World's First X-shaped

Cable Stayed Bridge with two crossed lanes

Its design is unique in that the 2 curved decks of the bridge cross each other through

its X-shaped supporting tower.


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Roll ing Brid ge, Lon don , UK

ThomasHeatherwick's award-winning rolling bridge

is an ingenious andunique addition tothe Grand UnionCanal System inLondon.


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Roll ing Brid ge, Lon don , UK

Unlike regular movable canal bridges, the rolling bridge curls up to form anoctagon by way of hydraulic jacks to let ships pass.


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Henderson Waves, Southern Ridg es, Singapore

Henderson Waves is Singapore's highest pedestrian bridge and is at the

Southern Ridges, a beautiful 9 km (six mile) stretch of gardens and parks.


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Henderson Waves, Sou thern Ridges, Singapore

The deck of the bridge is made from thousands of Balau wood slats, perfectly cut andarranged, and along the length of the deck a snaking, undulating shell forms sheltered

seating areas on every upward curve.


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Hegigio Gorge Pipel ine Bridge , Southern High lands Prov ince,

Papua, New Gu inea

This bridge supports two pipelines - one gas, the other oil - across the extremely

deep gap in Papua, New Guinea .


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Hegigio Gorge Pipel ine Bridge , Southern High lands Prov ince,

Papua, New Gu inea

If this were to be officially recognized as a vehicular or pedestrian bridge, it wouldrocket to the top of the world's highest bridge-span with the pipelines at animpressive height of 1,290 ft above the bottom of the gorge. By comparison, thecurrent highest bridge span belongs to the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado, hanging

a mere 1,053 ft above ground level


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This bridge that becomes a tunnel connects Newport News, Sweden, and

Suffolk, Denmark.

Monitor-Merr imac Memo rial B r idge Tunnel


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Monitor-Merr imac Memo rial B r idge Tunnel


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Banpo B ridge (South K orea):The Fountain Bridge

On September 9, 2008, the Banpo Bridge in Seoul (South Korea) got a majorfacelift: a 10,000-nozzle fountain that runs all the way on both sides. Immediatelyafter being installed, the bridge turned into a major tourist attraction, as the bridgepumps out 190 tons of water per minute using the water from the river below.


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Millau B ridg e (France):World's Tallest Vehicular Bridge

Towering 1,125-ft above the Tarn Valley in southern France, this marvel is slightly tallerthan the Eiffel Tower, took three years to build and opened to the public in 2004. The

Millau Bridge has a total length of 8,071-ft with the longest single span at 1,122-ft anda maximum clearance below of 886-ft.


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Hangzhou Bay Bridge (China): World's Longest Trans-Oceanic Bridge

Across the Hangzhou Bay extendsthe longest trans-oceanic bridge in

the world, 22 miles long with sixexpressway lanes in two directions.The bridge was built to addresstraffic congestion, cutting thedriving time between Shanghai andNingbo from four to two-and-a-half

hours.


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The bridge underwentvarious feasibility studies for

a decade before it wasapproved in 2003, and finallyopened to the public on May1, 2008. Total investment onthe bridge was RMB 11.8billion (around US$ 1.4billion).

Hangzhou Bay Bridge (China): World's Longest Trans-Oceanic Bridge


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Wind and Rain B ridge (China): Dong People 's Brid ge

The Wind and Rain Bridge is the symbolized architecture of the Dong minoritypeople. The wind and rain bridge in Diping is the largest of its kind in GuizhouProvince, where China's biggest Dong community lives. The bridge was first builtin 1894 during the Qing Dynasty over 100 years ago. However, the original

structure was destroyed in a big fire in 1959 and the one visitors see today was arecreation finished in 1964.


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Tower Bridge (UK): Most Famous and Beauti fu l Victor ian B ridge

Completed in 1894 Tower Bridge (so named after the two, striking, 141-ft hightowers and the Tower of London close to it) is one of the most famous landmarksin London. The 800-ft long bridge has a 28-ft clearance when closed but raises inthe centre to a maximum clearance of 140-ft that allows ships to pass down the

Thames. Tower Bridge took 432 workers 8 years to build.


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Magdeburg Water Bridge (Germany): Europe's Largest Water Bridge

The Magdeburg Water Bridge connects the former East and West Germanyover the Elbe River, and it was made as part of the unification project. 1 kmlong, the 500 million euros water bridge enables river barges to avoid a lengthyand sometimes unreliable passage along the Elbe. Shipping used to come to ahalt on the stretch if the rivers water mark fell to unacceptably low levels.


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Ponte Vecchio (Ita ly): Oldest and Most Famous of i ts kind

The Ponte Vecchio in Florence is thought to be the oldest wholly-stone built,segmental arch bridge in Europe, although there are many partial segments whichdate further back. It was originally built of wood until destroyed by floods in 1333, andtwelve years later it was rebuilt using stone. The bridge has housed everybody from

Medieval merchants and butchers to souvenir stalls and art dealers.


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The Millau ViaductParis to Barcelona


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The bridge with two lanes on each side will cross the river at 270 metersabove ground. At its highest point, the viaduct is even higher than the EiffelTower.


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The total cost of the project was around 310 million euros($525 million). It opened to traffic in December 2004, just39 months after work began.


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The biggest bridge in the world

2460 meters long

343 meter high


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