Monday, December 5, 2011

10 Bridge World's Most Unique

1. Banpo Bridge (South Korea): Bridge Water Fountain
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September 9, 2008, Banpo Bridge in Seoul (South Korea) underwent a massive facelift surgery: a fountain 10 000 hose that stretches on both edges. Once installed, the bridge was turned into a major tourist attraction, when the bridge is fired 190 tons of water per minute using the river water below.

2. Millau Viaduct (France): World's Highest Bridge
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As high as 1125 feet above the Tarn Valley in southern France, the Millau Viaduct wading can be said like flying. The work of Foster & Partners is a little higher than the Eiffel Tower, took three years to construct and opened in public in 2004.
In addition to providing views of the valley below, when clouds are formed under the bridge, the Millau route for people who are not afraid of heights! Bridge
Millau has a total length of 8071 feet with the longest single span of 1122 feet and maximum clarity under is 886 feet, so the bridge is very beautiful in miniature form or original form.
Bridge deck is supported by 7 Pilon and weighs 36,000 tons.Seven towers, each 292 feet tall and weighs 700 tons, were installed to support Pilon.

3. Henderson Waves (Singapore): Beautiful Pedestrian Bridge
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At a height of 36 meters or 12 levels of road surface, this bridge is the highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore. 300-meter bridge connects the parks at Mount Faber and Telok Blangah Hill.


4. Hangzhou Bay Bridge (China): Cross-Sea Bridge World's Longest
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Across the Hangzhou Bay bridge stood the world's longest cross-sea, with a length of 35.673 kilometers (22 miles) with a six-lane motorway in both directions. This bridge was built to handle traffic congestion in the area that is rapidly growing, cutting travel time between Shanghai and Ningbo from four hours to 2.5 hours.

5. Rolling Bridge (United Kingdom): The bridge that can roll itself

Designed by Heatherwick Studio, the award-winning Rolling Bridge is located in Paddington Basin, London. Instead of using conventional open the bridge mechanism, consisting of a single rigid element that rises to allow boats pass, the Rolling Bridge curled himself up to the two ends meet.
When in a horizontal position, this bridge is a pedestrian bridge to normal iron and wood; fully open, the bridge is in a circle on one side that is different from the straight position.
Twelve feet in length, the bridge is made by eight pieces of iron and wood, and made curved by hydraulic power handrail mounted on each section.

6. Oliveira Bridge (Brazil): The first X-shaped cable bridge in the world

Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge that crosses the Pinheiros River in Sao Paulo, Brazil opened in May 2008. As high as 138 meters (450 feet), and connects Marginal Pinheiros with Jornalista Roberto Marinho Avenue. The design is unique with two curved deck across from each other through the X-shaped supporting tower.

7. Wind and Rain Bridge (China): Dong Bridge Nation

Wind and Rain Bridge is a symbol of the nation arsitektor Dong minorities. Wind and Rain Bridhe in Diping is the largest of its kind in Guizhou Province, where China's biggest Dong community settled.
This bridge is 50 meters long and was first built in 1894 during the Qing Dynasty 100 years ago. However, the original structure burned in the great fire in 1959 and a visitor sees today is the manufacture of which was completed in 1964 she repeated.
An architecture that consists of pure wood pillars, purlin and baluster in various sizes and shapes. Body bridge is divided into three parts, the largest in the middle of a traditional Chinese drum-shaped tower. Pilasters and eave bridges decorated with flowers and sculptures and bridges is very unique.

8. Tower Bridge (United Kingdom): The bridge's Most Famous and Beautiful Victorian

Completed in 1894 by Horace Jones and Wolfe Barry. Tower Bridge (named after the two striking towers 141 feet tall and the nearby Tower of London) is one of the famous landmarks in London and one of the most beautiful in the world.
800 feet long bridge has a space 28 feet when closed but opens in the center until it reaches 140 feet that allow ships sailing on the Thames. In the days when more goods are often moved by sea rather than air, the bridge is raised about 50 times each day.
Tower Bridge using the 432 workers who built it for 8 years. At that time they sank 70,000 tons of concrete into 2 huge piers, placing second supporting structure into place each weighing 1,000 tons and decorate the whole bridge with Portland stone and Cornish granite to cover 11,000 tonnes of iron underneath.

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

Magdeburg Water Bridge connecting the former East and West Germany on the Elbe River, and built as part of the reunification of Germany.
Along the first mile, bridge water worth 500 million euros will let the ship canal to avoid the long haul river crowded along the Elbe. Shipments often Terhadang on this bridge when the river water mark at the lowest level.

10. Ponte Vecchio (Italy): The oldest and Famous Bridges

Ponte Vecchio in Florence is one of the famous tourist attractions in Italy, and is considered the oldest stone arch bridge in Europe, although many of the older parts. Actually built from wood until it was destroyed by floods in 1333, and twelve years later the bridge was rebuilt using stone.
Famous for its many shops, the bridge is also home to every man began to traders and butchers of the Middle Ages until the gift shop and selling artwork.
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