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History
fromAnimals Around The Globe
1 week ago

11 Historic Bridges in The World That Are Engineering Masterpieces

Bridges represent human ambition and ingenuity, solving impossible engineering challenges across millennia using available knowledge and materials of their time.
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Science
fromOpen Culture
3 weeks ago

How the Golden Gate Bridge Was Built: A 3D Animated Introduction

The Golden Gate Bridge was built from 1933 to 1937, overcoming harsh conditions and engineering challenges to become the world's longest and tallest suspension bridge.
Science
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Seattle just built the world's first light rail on a floating bridge

A light rail will run on a floating Lake Washington bridge, using track-bridge structures and bearings to accommodate movement while keeping tracks aligned.
San Francisco
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Suspension of disbelief: The newest Bay Bridge span is an architectural marvel

The rebuilt eastern span of the Bay Bridge is an asymmetrical, self-anchored, single-tower suspension bridge opened in 2013 after 24 years and $6.5 billion.
Travel
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

I can touch the clouds': how it feels to cross the world's highest bridge

Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge has a 625m deck, spans nearly 3km, and cuts canyon travel while becoming a major tourist attraction.
UK news
fromianVisits
6 months ago

Barnes railway bridge reopens after repairs that end 50-year weight restriction

Barnes railway bridge reopened after maintenance that corrected a reduced central girder from 1976 which imposed a long-standing weight limit affecting freight and engineering trains.
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