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List Of Multi-level Bridges
This is a list of Bridge#Double-decked bridges, bi-level and multi-level bridges. All entries are bi-level unless otherwise stated. Australia * Cahill Expressway, Cahill Expressway viaduct (road and railway) * Grafton Bridge, New South Wales, Grafton Bridge * Pyrmont Bridge (pedestrian, and former Sydney Monorail, monorail) Austria * Reichsbrücke, Reichsbrücke, Vienna (road, subway, pedestrian) Bangladesh * Padma Bridge, The Padma Multipurpose Bridge (railway and road) Canada * Dudley B. Menzies Bridge (pedestrian walkway and light railway) * High Level Bridge (Edmonton), High Level Bridge (railway and road) * Prince Edward Viaduct (road and rapid transit) * Anthony Henday Drive, Anthony Henday Drive bridge over North Saskatchewan River (southeast) (road and bicycle/pedestrian) * Whirlpool Rapids Bridge (railway and road) * Centre Street Bridge (Calgary), Centre Street Bridge, Calgary (road and road) China * Qiantang River Bridge (road and railway) * Nanjing Yangtze River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross. There are many different designs of bridges, each serving a particular purpose and applicable to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on factors such as the function of the bridge, the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, the material used to make it, and the funds available to build it. The earliest bridges were likely made with fallen trees and stepping stones. The Neolithic people built boardwalk bridges across marshland. The Arkadiko Bridge, dating from the 13th century BC, in the Peloponnese is one of the oldest arch bridges in existence and use. Etymology The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' traces the origin of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge
The Wuhan Yangtze Great Bridge (), commonly known as Wuhan First Yangtze Bridge, is a double-deck road and rail bridge across the Yangtze River in Wuhan, in Central China. At its completion in 1957, the bridge was the easternmost crossing of the Yangtze, and was often referred to as the "First Bridge of the Yangtze". The bridge extends 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) from Turtle Hill in Hanyang, on the northern bank of the Yangtze, to Snake Hill in Wuchang, on the southern bank of the Yangtze. Plans for the bridge's construction were first made in 1910. A total of four exploratory surveys were made between 1913 and 1948 to identify a suitable site, but economic limitations and the combination of World War II and the Chinese Civil War prevented the bridge's building until the 1950s. Actual construction began in September 1955 and was completed in October 1957. The upper level of the bridge is a two-way, four-lane automobile highway. The lower level is a double-track railway on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First Opium War. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and was further extended when the United Kingdom obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. Hong Kong was occupied by Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. The territory was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems. Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages,. the territory is now one of the world's most significant finan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
