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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
History of Bridges
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Jade Belt Bridge
Beijing’s Jade Belt Bridge was built by the emperor Ch’ien-lung as part of a garden in tribute to his late father. An outstanding example of the traditional “moon bridge” style, it unites the green river curve with that of white marble and stone. The steep arch, high enough to allow the emperor’s ceremonial barge to pass underneath. -
The Iron Bridge
The Industrial Revolution brought iron to Western bridges since the Roman arch. The Iron Bridge, in Shropshire, England, was the first to be constructed entirely of cast iron. -
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History of Bridges
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People were in danger due to ferris
15 May, 1811 indicates the amount of traffic using the ferry over the course of the preceding year. In a span of 12 months, more than 83,000 people, almost 6,000 carts and carriages and over 44,000 animals risked death by taking to the treacherous waters on the boats. -
Brooklyn Bridge
When the Brooklyn Bridge, connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan, opened in 1883, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 3,460 feet. -
Garabit Viaduct
Gustave Eiffel designed the immense Garabit Viaduct in France, it stood with a span of 1,853 feet crossed the Truyere River at a height of height of 400 feet -
Firth of Forth Bridge
Built to replace the ill-fated Tay Bridge, where 75 people died when a storm destroyed the bridge in 1879, the Firth of Forth Bridge needed to had a lot of strength. -
Santa Cruz Bridge
Santa Cruz Bridge was a bridge that spanned the Pasig River in the city of Manila in the Republic of the Philippines. -
Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge Started
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The Contsruction of the Golden Gate Bridge
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High Street Underpass
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Jones Bridge
Jones Bridge is a bridge that spans the Pasig River in the city Philippines connecting the districts of Binondo on Rosario Street. -
San Juanico Bridge
The San Juanico Bridge, part of the Pan-Philippine Highway, stretches from Samar to Leyte across the San Juanico Strait in the Philippines. -
Coldwater Covered Bridge
The Coldwater Covered Bridge is a locally owned wooden covered bridge that spans the inlet to Oxford Lake in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. -
Buntun Bridge
Buntun Bridge is a river bridge from Tuguegarao City proper. It is the second longest bridge in the country and offers an unobstructed view of the Cagayan River. -
Candaba Viaduct
The Candaba Viaduct is a 5 km (3 mi). bridge passing over the Candaba Swamps and adjacent Pampanga River in the North Luzon Expressway. -
Jubilee Parkway
The Jubilee Parkway is a pair of parallel concrete viaduct bridges that carry Interstate 10 across Mobile Bay from the George Wallace Tunnel on Blakeley Island in Mobile, Alabama eastbound to Spanish Fort/Daphne, Alabama. -
Marcelo Fernan Bridge
Marcelo Fernan Bridge is an extradosed cable-stayed bridge located in Metro Cebu, Cebu in the Philippines. -
Sutong Bridge
With a span of 1,088 metres, it was the cable-stayed bridge with the longest main span in the world in 2008-2012. -
Qingdao Haiwan Bridge
The Qindao Haiwan Bridge is 26.7km long and is made up of 450,000 tons of steel. -
Antioch Bridge
The current bridge was completed and opened to traffic in 1978. It measures 1.8 miles.
