bridge Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/bridge/ Mechanically-minded travel Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:57:51 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Croatia opens Peljesac Bridge, bypassing Bosnia to get to Dubrovnik https://mechtraveller.com/2022/07/croatia-opens-peljesac-bridge-bypassing-bosnia-to-get-to-dubrovnik/ https://mechtraveller.com/2022/07/croatia-opens-peljesac-bridge-bypassing-bosnia-to-get-to-dubrovnik/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:57:51 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=7706 Croatia’s long-awaited Peljesac Bridge was opened yesterday by Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic. The stunning piece of engineering is a cable-stayed road bridge, supported by six pylons stretching 2.4km (1.5 mile) from the Croatian mainland to the Peljesac peninsula. The significance of the bridge is that it ends the need for tourists, residents and businesses to […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2022/07/croatia-opens-peljesac-bridge-bypassing-bosnia-to-get-to-dubrovnik/feed/ 0 A Railway Bridge becomes a Light Installation https://mechtraveller.com/2020/12/a-railway-bridge-becomes-a-light-installation/ https://mechtraveller.com/2020/12/a-railway-bridge-becomes-a-light-installation/#respond Fri, 04 Dec 2020 13:32:59 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=6627 The light installation Een Spoor van Water (A Trail of Water) by artist Matthias Oostrik was unveiled this week under a railway bridge in the Dutch city of Assen. Each passing train activates a unique light composition, incorporated into the paving and plant beds underneath. While I cover civil engineering structures and transport on this […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2020/12/a-railway-bridge-becomes-a-light-installation/feed/ 0 The World’s Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge is ready to open https://mechtraveller.com/2020/10/the-worlds-longest-pedestrian-suspension-bridge-is-ready-to-open/ https://mechtraveller.com/2020/10/the-worlds-longest-pedestrian-suspension-bridge-is-ready-to-open/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2020 13:49:03 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=6451 Work is complete on 516 Arouca, which at 516 metres long is now the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world*. 516 Arouca hangs 175 metres (574 ft) over the Paiva river in the eastern part of Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark, Portugal. It connects the escarpment of the Aguieiras Waterfall and the area of the […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2020/10/the-worlds-longest-pedestrian-suspension-bridge-is-ready-to-open/feed/ 1 The World’s Longest Sea Crossing by Road is About to Open https://mechtraveller.com/2018/10/the-worlds-longest-sea-crossing-by-road-is-about-to-open/ https://mechtraveller.com/2018/10/the-worlds-longest-sea-crossing-by-road-is-about-to-open/#respond Sat, 20 Oct 2018 16:08:01 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=3764 The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge is a massive piece of civil engineering comprising a 29.6 kilometre bridge and tunnel crossing of the Pearl River Delta in Southern China. After eight years of construction, the bridge is finally due to open on Tuesday 23rd October, and it is expected that President Xi Jinping will attend the opening […]

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