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Famous bridges, dams and canals from around the world |
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 | The Alamillo Bridge in Seville, Spain is one of the greates masterpieces of Santiago Calatrava, a spanish architech known around the world for his aesthetics |  | 04/02/2007 | 347 | 
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 | I found this open drawbridge in Quebec Canada. There is a boat that has just passed under it |  | 04/01/2007 | 171 |
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 | London Bridge was a bridge in London, England over the River Thames, between the City of London and Southwark.
The bridge was eventually replaced by an elegant structure of five stone arches, designed by engineer John Rennie. The new bridge was built 100 feet (30 m) west (upstream) of the original site at a cost of £2,000,000 and was completed by Rennie's son (of the same name) o... |  | 03/26/2007 | 273 |
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 | Old and New Little Belt Bridges are two bridges crossing the Little Belt strait between the Danish island of Funen and the Jutland Peninsula. |  | 03/23/2007 | 283 |
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 | Drowned building in Adana Seyhan dam in Turkey. | | 03/17/2007 | 291 |
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 | The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that carries eight lanes of the Interstate 93 and U.S. Route 1 concurrency, plus a two lane access ramp, across the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts. The bridge was built as part of the Big Dig, the largest overall highway construction project in the United States. The entrance to the Thomas P. "Tip" O'Nei... | | 03/14/2007 | 221 |
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 | A not normaly designed bridge over the river rhine.
The pylons of the bridge were cutted, because the bridge is placed very closely to the international airport in Düsseldorf. | | 03/10/2007 | 153 |
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 | When you want to use the bridge between Funen and Sealand by car, motorbike, truck or bus you have to pay a fee here at this toll station at Halsskov. | | 03/10/2007 | 162 |
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 | A censored bridge in NY State. It is probably part of a tactical route to be used by the military in case of whatever.
There is a military base about 2.5 mi down the River(east), but it doesn't seems to be in use anymore. | | 02/25/2007 | 287 |
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 | Pork barrel spending? The Gravina Island Bridge is a proposed $315 million bridge to replace the ferry that currently connects Ketchikan, Alaska (population 8,000) to developable land on Gravina Island (population 50. The project has been met with fierce opposition and has been labeled the "Bridge to Nowhere." | | 02/22/2007 | 450 |
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 | One of the covered bridges of Madison County located near Winterset,IA. |  | 02/17/2007 | 225 |
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 | found this in manavgat, dont know what it says |  | 02/10/2007 | 327 |
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 | A drawbridge that remains open near Jacksonville,FL. | | 02/10/2007 | 143 |
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 | This combination rail and highway bridge crosses the Mississippi River at Jefferson Parish,LA. The railway part of this bridge at 22,996 feet is the longest in the United States. The highway structure of this bridge is 8,076 feet long. The bridge is approximately 135 feet high and the widest clean span is 790 feet. | | 02/06/2007 | 204 |
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 | Just outside Chatham Illinois!!!!
Legend Has it, Back in the 1800's. When women had a child without being married, they had to come to this bridge and drown their children.
If you drive on the bridge, Stop in the middle of it. Shut off your engine and all the lights, so it is completely dark. Roll down your window and yell, Cry Baby, as loud and as mean as you can.... | | 02/03/2007 | 223 |
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 | This is not famous for almost people, but the engeneer is the same of Tour Eiffel, same project, same iron and same date of building more then 100 years ago. |  | 01/27/2007 | 153 |
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 | Located on the Green River in northeastern Utah and southern Wyoming. This dam creates a reservoir which is used for hydroelectric power. Construction on this dam began in 1958 and was completed in 1964. The dam is 502' high and 1180' long. The crest width of this dam is 27', with a base width of 131'. | | 01/23/2007 | 221 |
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 | Historical bridge in Duluth,MN. This bridge began as an aerial transfer bridge, the first of only two such bridges ever constructed in the United States. Originally built in 1905, the bridge was upgraded in 1930 to the current lifting design and continues to operate today. The bridge can be raised in 55 seconds and goes up 25-30 times daily during busy parts of the shipping season. The span is ... | | 01/23/2007 | 226 |
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 | Vauxhall Bridge is a steel arched bridge for road and foot traffic, crossing the River Thames in a north-west south-east orientation, between Lambeth Bridge and Grosvenor Bridge, in central London. On the north bank is Westminster, with Tate Britain and the Millbank Tower to the north-east, and Pimlico and its tube station to the north and east. On the south bank, Vauxhall Cross, site of Vauxha... | | 01/23/2007 | 160 |
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 | One of several water tanks and balancing reservoirs built as part of a massive engineering project to improve water supply between North Wales and Liverpool. Norton Water Tank is one feature of a water supply system that includes the Vyrnwy Dam and aqueduct. At 650,000 gallons capacity, it is not the largest of the works -- that honour goes to the tank at Malpas, which can contain 4.5 million g... | | 01/21/2007 | 108 |
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 | This marks the end of the Canal in Manchester, Salford and Trafford Park. Follow the Canal all the way to the sea via Warrington and Birkenhead. Spot some ships | | 01/14/2007 | 110 |
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 | This is where the ships enter the Manchester Ship Canal. The tide is out at the moment, but as soon as the tide comes in the ships can enter or exit the canal. Once in the canal they can safly move up and down the canal without worring about the level of the tide. | | 01/14/2007 | 122 |
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 | Moore Ship Canal Swing Bridge for the Manchester Ship Canal. | | 01/11/2007 | 81 |
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 | Manchester Ship Canal, UK, Irlam Locks | | 01/11/2007 | 117 |
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 | See some ships in dock on the Great Manchester Ship Canal in the UK. the dock is on the Trafford Park side of the Canal. On the other side of the canal you can see the Lowry in the Salford Quays | | 01/11/2007 | 116 |
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