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Famous bridges, dams and canals from around the world |
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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 | 188 | 
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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 | 309 |
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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 | 313 |
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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 | 194 |
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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 | 147 |
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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 | 266 |
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 | Moore Ship Canal Swing Bridge for the Manchester Ship Canal. | | 01/11/2007 | 102 |
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 | Manchester Ship Canal, UK, Irlam Locks | | 01/11/2007 | 153 |
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 | The graceful Lowry Footbridge connects the Trafford side of the canal to the Salford side. With the War Museum and The Lowry at each end this is a place to devote a whole day to when visiting Manchester. |  | 01/11/2007 | 120 |
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 | Centenary Bridge at Trafford Park which raises the roadway to allow ships to pass underneath. | | 01/11/2007 | 115 |
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 | Zambia:
Dam, North of Lake Kariba.
Look also on the left: solar panels! |  | 01/04/2007 | 398 |
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 | The Tatara Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that is part of the Nishiseto Expressway . The bridge has a center span of 890 metres (2,920 ft). As of 2005 it has the longest span of any cable-stayed bridge. The expressway is a series of roads and bridges that is one of the three routes of the Honshū-Shikoku Bridge Project connecting the islands of Honshū and Shikoku, across the Seto Inla... | | 01/04/2007 | 199 |
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 | Opened in 1971, the Erskine Bridge allows traffic to cross the River Clyde without having to enter the City of Glasgow | | 01/03/2007 | 196 |
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 | 350m long.
A little canal (or water reserve) on nowhere. | | 12/27/2006 | 243 |
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 | A new canal in Lob Nor. |  | 12/27/2006 | 204 |
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 | Two railroad bridges of railroad from Haifa to Damasc near the Hamat Gader. | | 12/11/2006 | 304 |
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 | The Pontoon bridge Dahlhausen was built 1958-59. It is 89.40 m long and weights 146.8 t. | | 12/11/2006 | 137 |
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 | According to certain data the bridge was built in the 6th century, whereas in its present form it was raised upon the old foundation in the time of the Sultan Murat II in the first half of the 15th century. As the name itself says, the stone bridge was built of solid stone blocks, while its massive construction is supported by firm columns, connected with semicircular arcs.
The Stone Br... | | 12/05/2006 | 372 |
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 | The Highest Bridge in the World. The tallest will be 240 meters high. Overall height an outstanding 336.4 meters. This project will consist of seven separate cable-stays.
http://www.a75.com/viaducengl.html | | 11/14/2006 | 475 |
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 | The Krabbersgat "Naviduct" in the Netherlands at Enkhuizen is the first and only naviduct in the world.
For more information click on the camera. |  | 11/12/2006 | 385 |
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 | Ems river flood barrier since 2002.
http://www.nlwkn.niedersachsen.de/master/C6533317_N5747028_L20_D0_I5231158.html | | 11/12/2006 | 187 |
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 | A reservoir in Ibaraki, Japan, just like a snake with an eye and a mouth. | | 11/11/2006 | 180 |
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 | A beautiful bridge connect Otaiba and Tokyo cross the Tokyo Bay. It shows different color at night to attract people's eye and make them fantasitic dreams. | | 10/28/2006 | 275 |
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 | What an incredibly well designed and good looking steel bridge. | | 10/26/2006 | 427 |
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 | http://www.sunmoonlake.gov.tw/smlen/main.jsp
The old name for Sun Moon Lake was "Where water and sand meet". Can you imagine what this immense stretch of deep blue-green water looked like in earlier times when it was a shallow marsh covered with vibrant green water plants? According to historical records. before you stand today.
| | 10/25/2006 | 303 |
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