THE VERY OLD ARTA'S BRIDGE , GREECE

Posted December 29, 2011

The very old ARTA'S BRIDGE , GREECE

THE MAGDEBURG WATER BRIDGE, MAGDEBURG

Posted December 29, 2011

MAGDEBURG WATER BRIDGE, MAGDEBURG One of the most distinctively designed bridge on the list, the Magdeburg Water Bridge is exactly what its name suggests; a bridge made over water. It was built to connect the Elbe-Havel Canal and the Mittellandkanal, allowing cargo to travel between Berlin an...

THE PUENTE DEL ALAMILLO, SEVILLE

Posted December 29, 2011

PUENTE DEL ALAMILLO, SEVILLE Easiest translated into English as ‘The Alamillo Bridge’, Puente del Alamillo crosses the Canal de Alfonso XIII in Seville, and was built to provide access to La Cartuja island, the site of the World’s Fair in 1992. Designed by Spanish architect ...

THE SAN DIEGO-CORONADO BRIDGE, SAN DIEGO

Posted December 29, 2011

SAN DIEGO-CORONADO BRIDGE, SAN DIEGO   Construction of the vehicle-only San Diego-Coronado Bridge finished in 1969 at a cost of $47.6 million, featuring a 90 degree curve during it’s 11,288ft length. It was built at a maximum height of 200ft to allow vessels to travel underneath; in...

THE HONG KONG - ZHUHAI - MACAO BRIDGE, SE ASIA

Posted December 29, 2011

HONG KONG - ZHUHAI - MACAO BRIDGE, SE ASIA   The Hong Kong - Zhuhai - Macao Bridge is still at proposal stage, but if it does get a green light the 18 mile dual 3-lane carriageway bridge will reduce road travel times between Hong Kong and Macau from 4.5 hours currently to 40 minutes. It w...