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Famous bridges, dams and canals from around the world |
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 | Széchenyi Lánchíd or Széchenyi Chain Bridge is one of the most famous bridges of Budapest, Hungary. It connects Buda and Pest (the west and east side of the capital) across the River Danube.
Its two ends are Roosevelt square (with the Gresham Palace and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) and Adam Clark square (the Zero Kilometre Stone, and the lower end of the Budapest Funicular,... |  | 08/07/2005 | 364 | 
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 | The Rio Niteroi Bridge links the city of Rio de Janeiro to Niteroi. It is 14Km long. |  | 08/06/2005 | 1,260 |
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 | The canal "Mittellandkanal" crosses the river "Leine" near Hannover, Germany. Here, a boat just happens to cross the "Leine" on that special spot. |  | 08/06/2005 | 313 |
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 | http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0009153 | | 08/06/2005 | 839 |
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 | The over 30km long Ijsselmeer Dam in the Netherlands goes from Den Oever (North Holland) to Kornwerderzand (Friesland). Build from 1927 to 1932. |  | 08/06/2005 | 488 |
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 | The Saylorville Dam operates in conjunction with Lake Red Rock to minimize downstream flooding on the Des Moines River, and eventually the Mississippi River . Since 1977, operation of Saylorville Reservoir has resulted in an estimated flood damage savings of $174 million to the city of Des Moines and areas below the reservoir. In addition, the summer and winter recreational, interpretive, and c... |  | 08/06/2005 | 273 |
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 | http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0001043
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Berlin | | 08/06/2005 | 258 |
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 | http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000453
2 subwaytrains (line U1/U15) are visible.
the right one is bound for "Krumme Lanke"(U1) or "Uhlandstr."(U15) station,
the left one is bound for "Warschauer Str." (U1/U15) station.
follow the rails, more trains are visible and you will see where the trains are going underground. | | 08/06/2005 | 267 |
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 | New Tacoma Narrows Bridge | | 08/06/2005 | 863 |
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 | Wikipedia entry on London's Millennium Bridge. | | 08/06/2005 | 277 |
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 | This bridge is a walking only bridge that connects Portland, PA to Columbia, NJ. It used to be a covered bridge before a flood hit. | | 08/05/2005 | 168 |
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 | Originally build with 4 lanes, 2 each way, it is now 8 lanes.
If you zoom in you can see the additional lanes.
They are known as the "Nippon Clip Ons" as they were prefabricated in Japan, barged to NZ, and lifted into place. |  | 08/05/2005 | 353 |
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 | The Schwarzenbach Talsperre is one of the largest German artificial lakes | | 08/05/2005 | 294 |
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 | Unfortunately, the GE image doesn't do this stunning bridge justice. There is, however, a nice photo available on the Wikipedia site.
The Alex Fraser Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Fraser River and connects Richmond with North Delta in the Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia. The b... | | 08/05/2005 | 263 |
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 | Wedged into a deep sandstone gorge on the Colorado River, Glen Canyon Dam backs up water fo more than 180 miles to form beautiful Lake Powell. | | 08/03/2005 | 2,578 |
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 | The Tower Bridge in London - Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894. | | 08/03/2005 | 1,534 |
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 | The Cape May Canal was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the second world war as a protected route to avoid German submarines operating off Cape May Point and to become part of the Intracoastal Waterway System (ICW). The canal extends about three miles from Cape May Harbor to the Delaware Bay. | | 08/03/2005 | 199 |
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 | This is a large dam near Korla, China
Notice the large writing on the wall of the dam | | 08/03/2005 | 567 |
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 | In 1945, the state highway departments of Delaware and New Jersey authorized construction of a Delaware River crossing between New Castle and Pennsville. On July 13, 1946, Congress authorized construction of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Construction of the first Delaware Memorial Bridge span began on February 1, 1949.
From tower to tower, the main span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge me... | | 08/03/2005 | 243 |
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 | Another baily bridge | | 08/03/2005 | 177 |
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 | Baily Bridge with traffic on it | | 08/03/2005 | 186 |
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 | Very cool floating bridge located in Brookfield, Vermont. The bridge is supported by some sort of pontoons. When driven on, car tires get wet as bridge sinks a bit. A little scary at first, but still really neat! | | 08/02/2005 | 254 |
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 | Dingmans Bridge, located in Dingmans Ferry, PA. This is the last privately owned bridge on the Delaware River. The bridge is quite old and has wood plank flooring that rattles when driven on. A person stands in the road, on the PA side and collects a 50 cent toll for each direction. | | 08/02/2005 | 195 |
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 | Connection between Denmark and Sweden. West of the island the connection is a tunnel, below and East of the island is Oeresund Bridge, 16 km long, finished in 2000.
Information by Claudio Marchesin:
In 1991, the governments of Denmark and Sweden agreed to build a bridge to connect the two countries across the Oresund Strait. The 16-kilometer-long Oresund Link b... | | 08/02/2005 | 603 |
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 | A drawbridge in up-position. | | 08/01/2005 | 406 |
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