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Famous bridges, dams and canals from around the world |
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 | Maracaibo, Venezuela
General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge
One of the longest bridges in the world (8km), built in 1962 over Lake Maracaibo, connected by a 55km strait to the Gulf of Venezuela. Developed since 1918 by foreign concerns keen to capitalize on the riches of oil production. A-frame pylons support a single cable at each side. |  | 08/25/2005 | 306 | 
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 | Artificial lake in the Bavarian alps |  | 08/25/2005 | 229 |
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 | This is a vertical lift bridge in Hamburg Harbour. |  | 08/24/2005 | 283 |
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 | Large rope bridge in Hamburg Harbour. |  | 08/24/2005 | 338 |
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 | http://www.water-technology.net/projects/olivenhain/ |  | 08/24/2005 | 240 |
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 | Europe´s largest ship-elevator, built between 1927-34, lift ships 35m up or down during their voyage on the Oder-Havel-canal.
More info and pix (Site is in German):
http://www.schiffshebewerk.de/seiten/geschichte.asp
|  | 08/23/2005 | 342 |
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 | This overlay shows the destroyed dam a view hours after the bombing. The hole caused by the especially manufactured bouncing-bomb can be seen and on the left you can see the flooded area down the river Eder. (The bouncing bomb was a kind of bomb designed by Barnes Wallis of Vickers-Armstrong. It was used in the famous Dambusters raid to attack major dams in Germany during World War II.)
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 | Barge going under the Bridge. Good shadow of structure. | | 08/23/2005 | 183 |
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 | The Mooney Mooney Creek Bridge is one of the most spectacular on any highway in Australia, crossing the creek 75m above water level, spanning 480m from cliff to cliff and taking 3 and a half years to build. It was opened to traffic in October 1983.
[check here for a picture of the bridge: http://www.googleearthhacks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1504 -admin] | | 08/22/2005 | 670 |
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 | Bridges of Bangkok 2005, Thailand | | 08/22/2005 | 529 |
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 | Karluv Most, the famous Charles Bridge.
The oldest bridge in Prague, built in the place of Judita's Bridge, badly damaged by a flood in 1342. The Stone or Prague Bridge since 1870 called Charles Bridge, was built by at the behest of Charles IV in the year 1357.
The construction was started by Master Otto and finished by Peter Parler in 1402. Both ends of the bridge are fortified by to... | | 08/21/2005 | 470 |
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 | Along with the Erasmusbrug this is one of the two large bridges crossing the Niuwe Maas River in Rotterdam. |  | 08/21/2005 | 286 |
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 | The Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam is a cable-stayed bridge standing astride the Maas River. It is named for the philosopher Erasmus of Rotterdam and is 139 meters high, spanning 280 meters. The total length of the bridge is 802 meters. | | 08/21/2005 | 306 |
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 | Greater dam and nautical center of Belgium | | 08/20/2005 | 385 |
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 | The overlay is not in english and so correct in place, but it wouldn't go better.
GMR (GREAT MAN-MADE RIVER) WATER SUPPLY PROJECT, LIBYA
Contracts were awarded in 2001-02 for the next phase of Libya's Great Man-Made River Project, an enormous, long-term undertaking to supply the country's needs by drawing water from aquifers beneath the Sahara and conveying... | | 08/20/2005 | 525 |
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 | Integration Road (Rodoanel) Sao Paulo
In the picture this part is a tunnel and it was under costruction, but today it´s already done. | | 08/19/2005 | 348 |
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 | The 4 mile long dam left of this placemark is considered the world's largest earth-filled hydro-electric dam. It was completed in 1940 and was the cover photo to the first issue of Life magazine.
The spillway (reservoir overflow) is to the upper right.
More information at:
www.fortpeckdam.com | | 08/19/2005 | 492 |
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 | Shih-Men Dam in Northern Taiwan. It is not a major dam but there are many gorgeous scenery views nearby. | | 08/19/2005 | 557 |
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 | File includes a path through the Erie canal and snapshots of locks on the canal with a couple of links to postcards on the locks. | | 08/18/2005 | 337 |
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 | The Niddastausee (Niddatalsperre) accumulates the river Nidda at the edge of the bird mountain and has a surface of approximately 65 hectares. It lies in the bird mountain circle in the proximity of Schotten in Hessen. Build from 1968 to 1971.
Der Niddastausee (Niddatalsperre) staut den Fluss Nidda am Rand des Vogelsbergs und hat eine Fläche von rund 65 Hektar. Er liegt im Vogelb... | | 08/18/2005 | 270 |
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 | Road Bridge over the Mississippi river. Nice shadow!! | | 08/18/2005 | 246 |
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 | The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of the major landmarks of Sydney, Australia, connecting the Sydney central business district (CBD) with the North Shore commercial and residential areas, both of which are located on Sydney Harbour. The dramatic water vista of the bridge together with the nearby Sydney Opera House is an iconic image of both Sydney and Australia. It was opened on 19 March 1932. | 08/17/2005 | 844 |
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 | OK, so North Korea doesn't feel left out, here's some dams in North Korea. | | 08/17/2005 | 404 |
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 | For those of you who collect Dams, a bunch (7) from South Korea. | | 08/17/2005 | 223 |
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 | Pontonbridge next to nearly destroyed Bridge in Basrah,Iraq. | | 08/16/2005 | 273 |
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