Monday, December 3, 2012

7 Top Bridges in the World

1. TATARA BRIDGE

7 Top Bridges in the World
This elegant suspension bridge has appeared in various novels, shows, and hollywood movies. It has a height of 227.4 meters and connects the city of San Francisco and Marin County. Despite facing backlash and lawsuits, construction of the bridge was completed in 1937. This facilitated economic growth in the city and in the surrounding area. Architecture and grandeur had been attached to the hearts of all people, not just local residents, American, but everyone in the world



2. THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

7 Top Bridges in the World
This bridge is the highest European and connecting Zealand with Funen islands in the great belt Denmark. Completed in 1998, has a height of 254 m and consists of a road, a railway tunnel and a box girder bridge. The term "Great Belt Bridge" is usually classified into a suspension bridge. As in the case of major bridges development, development has paved the way for better business in the area. This bridge is a bridge with a budjet Denmark most expensive in history, which is DKK 21.4 billion

3. THE GREAT BELT FIXED LINK

7 Top Bridges in the World
Another major bridges in the United States is New river gorge bridge, altitude 267 meters above a river (the name of the river is the New River) More than 17,000 cars cross the bridge every day, and regarded as the tallest vehicular bridge in the Americas. The New River Gorge Bridge is the longest steel bridge before the Millau Viaduct in France, the bridge is now also used for extreme sports like rappelling or base jumping at the Fayette County festival





4. NEW RIVER GORGE BRIDGE

7 Top Bridges in the World
Another major bridges in the United States is New river gorge bridge, altitude 267 meters above a river (the name of the river is the New River) More than 17,000 cars cross the bridge every day, and regarded as the tallest vehicular bridge in the Americas. The New River Gorge Bridge is the longest steel bridge before the Millau Viaduct in France, the bridge is now also used for extreme sports like rappelling or base jumping at the Fayette County festival



5. AKASHI-KAIKY BRIDGE

7 Top Bridges in the World
Its height is 298.3 meters, stretching over the Akashi Strait and connects the city of Kobe on the island of Honshu to Iwaya on Awaji Island. Completed in 1998, this bridge is the world's longest suspension bridge, with a central span of 1991 meters





6. ROYAL GORGE BRIDGE

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The bridge is 321 meter above the Arkansas River. Which is the highest bridge in the U.S., the highest suspension bridge in the world. Located near Canon City, Colorado, the bridge was completed in 1929, with a length of 384 meters, a width of 5 meters and a width depending on the tower 46 meters high. This bridge has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places and was built primarily for the purpose of tourism




7. MILLAU VIADUCT

7 Top Bridges in the World
Located at an altitude of 343 meters and was named the world's highest bridge in France, the bridge is very impressive even if its height is measured almost a bit to match the Empire state building, it has a very solid structure and awesome even once in the National Geographic Channel in the edition " megastructure ", in direct inaugurated by French President Jacques Chirac and has been a pride for the French state.



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