Thursday, October 20, 2011

Bayonne Bridge

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Bayonne Bridge is the fourth longest steel arch bridge in the world, and was the longest in the world at the time of its completion. It connects Bayonne , New Jersey with Staten island New York. The bridge was designed by master bridge-builder Othmar Amman and the Architect Cass Gilbert. It was built by the Port of New York authority and opened...

Rio-Neteroi (President Costa e Silva Bridge)

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Rio-Neteroi (President Costa e Silva Bridge) connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi in Brazil. It is currently the longest pre-stressed concrete bridge in the south hemisphere. From its completion in 1974 until 1985 it was the world’s second longest bridge in the world. Actual construction work begun in January 1969, and completed in March...

Vasco da Gama Bridge

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Vasco da Gama Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts and roads that spans over the Tagus River near Lisbon, capital of Portugal. It is the longest bridge in Europe with a total length of 17.2 km or 10.7 miles.Bridge sections  North access roads North viaduct - 488 m (1,601 ft) Expo viaduct - 672 m (2,205 ft); 12 sections Main bridge...

Seven Mile Bridge

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Seven Mile Bridge is a famous bridge in the Florida Keys, in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It connects Knight's Key (part of the city of Marathon, Florida) in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys. Among the longest bridges in existence when it was built, it is one of the many bridges on US 1 in the Keys, where the road is...

Confederation Bridge

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Confederation Bridge is 12.9 km or 8 mile long bridge opened on 31 May 1997. It is a bridge spanning the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Starit, linking Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunkswick, Canada. Its construction took place from all the fall of 1993 to the spring of 1997, costing $1.3 billion and completed on December 1997. The...

Donghai Bridge (East Sea Grand Bridge)

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Donghai Bridge, sometimes called East Sea Grand Bridge, is the first sea-crossing bridge in the China. It was the longest cross-sea bridge in the world until Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened on 1 May 2008. This 20-mile, six-lane bridge was opened for the public in Dec, 2005. Stretching across the East China Sea, the graceful cable-stay structure connects...

King Fahd Causeway

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King Fahd Causeway built to connect Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. It is a bridge combination connecting Khobar, Saudi Arabia, and the island nation of Bahrain.In 1965, the desire to construct the causeway began to take form officially when Shaikh Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah of Bahrain paid a courtesy visit to King Faisal and the king expressed his...

San Mateo – Hayward Bridge

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San Mateo – Hayward Bridge (commonly called the San Mateo Bridge) is a bridge crossing California's San Francisco Bay in the United States, linking the San Francisco Peninsula with the East Bay. More specifically, the bridge's western end is in Foster City, the most recent urban addition to the eastern edge of San Mateo. The eastern end of the bridge...

Chesapeake Bay Bridge

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Chesapeake Bay Bridge is also known as the Bay Bridge. It was built in 1952 and named the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge after William Preston Lane, Jr. who, as governor of Maryland, implemented its construction. It is a major dual-span bridge in the state of Maryland; spanning the Chesapeake Bay, built to connect the state’s Eastern...

Penang Bridge

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Penang Bridge is a dual-carriageway toll bridge that connects Gelugor on the island of Penang and Seberang Prai on the mainland of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula. The bridge is also linked to the Norht-South Expressway in Prai and Jelutong Expressway inPenang . The total length of the bridge is 8.4 miles, making it among the longest bridges in the...

Petronas Twin Towers (Menara Berkembar Petronas)

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Petronas Twin Towers are tied for the spot of fourth tallest building in the World. These towers, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are about 1,483 feet (452 meters) in height an each have 88 floors. These Twin Towers are connected by a sky-bridge between the 41st and 42nd floors. This bridge is the highest two story bridge in the world and is about...

CITIC Plaza

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CITIC Plaza is the world’s tallest concrete building. It stands at about 1,283 feet (391 meters) tall and is located in the Republic of China. This and the other tall buildings that are taking over in Guangzhou, is a sign of the cities increasing wealth and ever-rising importance.Located in the growing and expanding Tianhe District, it is part...

Trump International Hotel and Tower

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Trump International Hotel and Tower, also known as Trump Tower Chicago and locally as the Trump Tower, is a skyscraper condo-hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The building, named after real estate developer Donald Trump, was designed by architect Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Bovis Lend Lease built the 98-story structure, which...

Jin Mao Tower

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Jin Mao Tower is an 88 story, 1,380 ft (421 meter) skyscraper that contains office spaces and the Shanghai Grand Hyatt Hotel that is located in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. Along with the Orient Pearl Tower, it is the main focus of the skyline in Pudong. This building is the eighth tallest building in the world and was surpassed for the...

Guangzhou International Finance Center

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Guangzhou International Finance Center is a 1,435 feet (437.5 meter) super-tall sky-scraper to be completed in 2009 in Guangzhou (Shanghai), People’s Republic of China. This building and its twin are some of the highest high-rise buildings in China. They are to be used as an office space, conference center and hotel. The ground floor through the...

Sears Tower

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The Sears’ Tower, located in Chicago, Illinois, is the sixth tallest free-standing building in the world. It was, at the time of its completion I 1873, the tallest building in the world, when it beat the World Trade Center for the title. It stands at about 1,451 feet (442 meters) in height and is the tallest building currently in the United States....

Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC)

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The Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) stands at about 1,614 feet (492 meters) in height and is located in the People’s Republic of China. This skyscraper is the second tallest completed building and the tallest competed building by roof measurement. It serves several functions; it consists of shopping malls, hotels, office buildings, observation...

Taipei 101

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Taipei 101 is the tallest completed building in the world and is located in Taiwan. It has been called one of the Seven New Wonders of the World (Newsweek) and one of the Seven Wonders of Engineering (Discovery Channel). This building stands at 1,670.60 feet (509.2 meters) tall and consists of 101 stories aboveground and five stories underground....

Burj Dubai (Burj Khalifa)

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Burj Dubai (Burj Khalifa) is currently the tallest man-made building in the world, though it is not yet completely finished. It is scheduled for completion in September of 2009, but when last measured for height in January of 2009, it was about 2,684 feet (818 meters) tall and it became the tallest building in the world. It has at the moment 162...
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