loopsnew Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Originally posted by nomadawhat http://www.airphotona.com/database/stock/images/00211.jpg'> which one is this? just... a beautiful picture. always wondered how they go about constructing these in water. passed one being built once in florida. it was weird how they create this water tight enclosure around each...stilt? ...and go from there. def cool. :n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 The 10 longest suspension bridges in the world Rank Bridge name Main span length Country Date of completion 1 Akashi Kaikyo Bridge 1,991 m (6,532') (1.24MILES) Japan 1998 2 Great Belt East Bridge 1,624 m Denmark 1998 3 Humber Bridge 1,410 m U.K. 1981 4 Jiangyin Bridge 1,385 m China 1999 5 Tsing Ma Bridge 1,377 m China (Hong Kong) 1997 6 Verrazano Narrows 1,298 m USA 1964 7 Golden Gate Bridge 1,280 m (4,199') USA 1937 8 Hoga Kusten Bridge 1,210 m Sweden 1997 9 Mackinac Bridge 1,158 m (3,799') USA 1957 10 Minami (South) Bisan-Seto Bridge 1,100 m Japan 1988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AREANKAY Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 http://www.uaf.edu/univrel/gallery/images/active/bridge.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Originally posted by loopsnew which one is this? just... a beautiful picture. always wondered how they go about constructing these in water. passed one being built once in florida. it was weird how they create this water tight enclosure around each...stilt? ...and go from there. def cool. :n That is the mackinac (pronounced mackinaw) bridge, it connects the lower penisula of michigan to the upper penisula. its #9 on the list but that is just the suspension part length, the whole bridge length is 5 miles!! i remember getting so excited when we would go up to the U.P. and cross this bridge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 plus that bridge (mackinac) can sway 35' one way or the other depending on wind.....kinda freaky! i remember one year a geo metro got blown off the bridge....the people died. there are some good shows on discover about building suspension bridges, mainly the golden gate, but they are intereting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 http://www.brown.edu/webmaster/images/cont_ed.jpg'> "some of these are nice" "yeah" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopsnew Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Originally posted by nomadawhat plus that bridge (mackinac) can sway 35' one way or the other depending on wind.....kinda freaky! i remember one year a geo metro got blown off the bridge....the people died. there are some good shows on discover about building suspension bridges, mainly the golden gate, but they are intereting. 35'! no shit!?! the idea of building "sway" factor into any structure totally blows my mind. remember that famous flick of that bridge that swayed a bit too much? always remember that when i cross. funny, huh? tacoma narrows bridge disaster http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/winter96/imgs/p96w46a.gif'> http://www.theharrowgroup.com/articles/20020513/TacomaBridge.gif'> an article on aerodynamic design of highway structures. found this as i was searching for this pic. took me forever. i thought it was san fran from an earthquake in the 1950's, not from wind. doh! :n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Originally posted by loopsnew i thought it was san fran from an earthquake in the 1950's, not from wind. doh! :n i always thought the same, guess why that other one can go 35'..... nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$360 Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 the craziest bridges ive ever seen are in lucca, italy. crazy shit, theyre called "devils ring" or something like that. they make a perfect circle with the reflection in the river that they go ove. shits dope right?yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 i already made one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 Originally posted by T.T Boy i already made one. yes, good for you, its linked up there. **well now its back there on page 1** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Bumpskis....yet another slick bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Originally posted by Europe@Aug 13 2003, 12:37 AM TT Boy had a dope bridge-thread this spring: http://www.12ozprophet.com/forum/showthrea...&threadid=37093 Quoted post Seems as if the O.G. bridge thread is no longer with us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Chesapeke Bay Bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODS-1 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I'm not sure where this one is but I like the way it's all compicated like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Lions Gate Bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iced_tea Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Bridging the Tigris "The 1437th MRBC (Multi-Role Bridge Company) of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, working jointly with the First Marine Expeditionary Force Engineer Group and the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 (Seabees) have successfully completed one of the biggest projects of its' kind since World War II. The 1437th lent their experience and equipment in floating bridge building to construct a 762 foot Mabey-Johnson bridge across the Tigris River at Zubaydiyah" "The 1437th MRBC utilized many of its' skilled boat operators throughout the project to place the pontoons in position for pinning and welding, and holding the bridge in place until the anchor system was complete.""The current was very swift and it took all of our skill to keep the bridge steady." Steadying the pontoons to get the separate bridge decking in place was the critical part of the job as it turned out. "If anchoring didn't go well, the bridge wouldn't be here," according to Navy Lt.j.g. David M Minnick, Jr, a boatswain for Amphibious Construction Battalion 1. "This thing snaked," said Petty Officer 1st Class Hippolito Quiles, builder Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 7 (NMCB7), "and the Army guys had to keep adjusting their boats so we could drop the anchors." "The last bridges built by the Sault Unit in combat were Treadway bridges built by the 1437th Engineer Treadway Bridge Company during the Korean War across the Pukkhan and Humsong Rivers. One of these bridges was built within 800 yards of combat between the ROK and North Korean troops. Awards for their time in Korea include a Unit Presidential citation." not the most impressive looking bridge but it was built during a war. it took 11 days to build and weighed like 490 tons when it was finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effyoo Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Confederation Bridge its 8 miles long and cost over a billion dollars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neskoner Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 bridge going over the ohio river from my city. abandoned train bridge. another shot of the old train bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 This makes me drool. So awesome. Where is this bridge that is so awesome they had to make a hill in it? And what body of water is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Kelowna BC's floating bridge hahaha..... dont know how safe this is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 that floating bridge.. does that swing open to let boats through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 yes.... but not swing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 so usually its floating.... then raises up? slick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Overtime Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 nomadawhat, that flick is awesome, i looked for it a while back but couldnt find it, thanks... here are 2 i have flicks of tht i took... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Kelowna Floating bridge, Highway 97 over Okanagan Lake to the Westside. The bridge was opened in 1958 by Princess Margaret, and at 640 metres, this pontoon structure is the first and remains North America’s largest floating bridge. Prior to construction of the bridge, a ferry service connected the two shores . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 ROYAL GORGE BRIDGE - Colorado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 RIVER GORGE BRIDGE - Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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