Saturday, October 8, 2011

10 Bridge In The World

The bridge is a means that is needed to connect one place toanother place in order to accelerate and condense the distance of atrip, built with some consideration, especially the emphasis onretaining power load, but besides that there are other factors thatmake a bridge as a trademark for a region / country.

Here are 10 bridges with the most expensive development costs but also to make these bridges as the most beautiful bridge and at the same time unique in the world.


1. Banpo Bridge (Fountain Bridge) South Korea









September 9, 2008 Banpo Bridge in Seoul (South Korea) underwenta major facelift surgery-Magnitude, a fountain 10 000 hose that stretches on both edges. Once installed, the bridge is transformed into a tourist attraction, when the bridge is firing 190 tons of water perminute using the river water below.



2. Millau Bridge (World's Highest Bridge) France







As high as 1125 feet above the Tarn Valley in southern France,many people who say that crossing the Millau Viaduct rasaanya likeflying. Bridge Work Foster & Partners is slightly 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 form under the bridge, the Millau route for people who are not afraid ofheights! Millau Bridge has a total length of 8071 feet with the longest single span of 1122 feet with a maximum visibility down only 886feet, so the bridge is very beautiful in its original form or miniaturizedform.

Bridge deck is supported by 7 Pilon and weighs 36,000 tons. Each tower 292 feet tall and weighs 700 tons Pilon mounted to the support.


3. Henderson Waves 







At a height of 36 meters or 12 levels from the road surface makethis bridge as the highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore. 300-meter bridge connects the parks at Mount Faber and Telok BlangahHill.



4. Hangzhou Bay Bridge (the Bridge World's Longest Cross-Ocean)China








Stand across the Hangzhou Bay bridge in the world's longest seacrossing, with a length of 35.673 kilometers (22 miles) with a six-lane motorway in both directions. This bridge was built to handle thetraffic 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 (Bridge to roll your own) United Kingdom




Designed by Heatherwick Studio, the Rolling Bridge is an awardwinner is located in Paddington Basin, London. Instead of usingconventional open bridge mechanism consisting of a single rigidelement that rises to let boats pass, the Rolling Bridge to rollthemselves up to the two ends meet.

When in a horizontal position, the bridge is an iron and woodenbridges for pedestrians, when fully open, the bridge is in a circle onone side that is different from the straight position. Twelve feet in length, the bridge is made by eight pieces of iron and wood, andmade ​​curved by hydraulic power mounted on the handrail of eachsection.



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




Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge that crosses the Pinheiros River in São Paulo, Brazil opened in May 2008. As high as 138 meters (450feet) and connects with the Marginal Pinheiros Jornalista RobertoMarinho Avenue. The design is unique with 2 decks curved acrosseach other through a tower-shaped cantilever X.



7. Wind and Rain Bridge (Bridge Nations Dong) China






Wind and Rain Bridge is the symbol of the nation arsitektor Dongminorities. Wind and Rain Bridge in Diping is the largest of its kind in Guizhou Province, where the largest Chinese community settledDong.
50-meter long bridge was built in 1894 during the Qing Dynasty 100 years ago. However, the original structure burned in large fires in 1959 and a visitor sees today is creation that was completed in 1964 she repeated.

Is a pure wooden architecture consisting of a pillar, baluster purlinand in various sizes and shapes. Body bridge is divided into threesections, the largest in the middle of a traditional Chinese drum-shaped tower. Eave bridge pilasters and decorated with flowers andsculptures make this bridge is very unique and beautiful all at once.



8. Tower Bridge (Most Famous Victorian Bridge) United KingdomUK





The bridge which is a trademark / icon english london city was completed in 1894 by Wolfe Barry and Horace Jones. Tower Bridge(named after the two striking towers as high as 141 feet and the Tower of London on him) is one of the famous landmarks in Londonand 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 reaches140 feet that allow ships sailing on the Thames.

In the days when more goods are often moved by sea rather thanair, the bridge is raised about 50 times each day. Tower Bridgeusing the 432 workers who built it for 8 years. At that time they sank70,000 tons of concrete into the two large piers, placing secondsupporting structure into place, each weighing 1,000 tons anddecorate the entire bridge with Portland stone and Cornish graniteto cover the 11,000 tonnes of iron underneath.



9. Magdeburg Water Bridge (Bridge Water Largest in Europe)Germany








Magdeburg Water Bridge linking the former East and WestGermany on the Elbe River and was built as part of the reunification of Germany. Along the first mile, bridge water with a value of 500 million euros this let freighter length of the river to avoid the crowdedcanal along the Elbe. Shipments often Terhadang on this bridgewhen the river water mark at the lowest level.



10. Ponte Vecchio (Bridge The oldest and Famous) Italy




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 parts are too old. Actually built out of 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 personstarts traders and butchers of the Middle Ages until the gift shop andart sellers.

* Perhaps the children of the nation's Bridge Suramadu Indonesiacould also be included in this list, with a record if the next 2-3 years,the bolt-bolt hee he is still incomplete.

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