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	Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For example, it may be a bridge carrying a highway and forbidden for pedestrians and bicycles, or a pedestrian bridge, possibly also for bicycles.
		Bridges may be classified by how the four forces of tension, compression, bending and shear are distributed through their structure.
		Bridges can also be classified by their lineage, which is shown as the vertical axis on the diagram to the right.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bridge (1651 words)

	ipedia.com: Bridge Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Owing to practical limitation in the grade of the bridge deck this type is quite restricted in its load carrying capacity relative to its span.
		This kind of bridge is particularly pleasing to the visual senses, with the most beautiful of the type being generally acknowleged as the Golden Gate Bridge at the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
		This type of bridge is typically used for temporary military use, but a number of permanent bridges of this type have been built in the state of Washington, USA.
	www.ipedia.com /bridge.html (2613 words)

	Bridge - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The separation of forces may be quite clear, as in a suspension or cable-stayed span; the elements in tension are distinct in shape and placement.
		Vasco da Gama Bridge - Portugal, the longest bridge in Europe at 17.2 km.
		Bridge, History, Etymology, Types of bridges, By use, Decorative and ceremonial bridges, Index to types of bridges and bridge related topics, Bridge structural and evolutionary taxonomy, Efficiency, Notable bridges, Catastrophic collapses, See also, External links, Bridges and Coastal construction.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Bridge (1606 words)

	lupu Bridge in Shanghai, China is the longest Arch Bridge in the World
		The completion of the bridge in 1957 marked one of Communist China's first great engineering achievements, because until then all road and rail traffic had to be laboriously ferried across the river.
		The second bridge, built of press-stressed concrete, has a central span of 400 meters long with double bridgeheads and two cabled sides.The Wuhan Second Changjiang River Bridge is 4,678 meters in length (including 1,877 meters of the main bridge) and 26.5 to 33.5 meters in width.
		At this junction, there is a bridge called the Maple Bridge (Fengqiao), which dates back at least to the Tang dynasty, as there is a well-known poem by the Tang poet, Zhang Ji, entitled, “Mooring to the Maple Bridge at Night”.
	www.chinapage.com /bridge/shanghai/lupu/lupu.html (646 words)

	Notable Modern Bridges
		Verrazano-Narrows Bridge - Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, vehicular suspension bridge, New York City, across the Narrows at the...
		Brooklyn Bridge - Brooklyn Bridge, vehicular suspension bridge, New York City, southernmost of the bridges across the...
		Bridges - Bridges have come a long way since ancient times, when people used logs or weaved vines to cross...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0001342.html (150 words)

	Lupu Bridge Nears Completion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The all-steel, 8.7-kilometer-long bridge will be the fourth span over the Huangpu River in downtown Shanghai following the Nanpu, Yangpu and Xupu bridges that were built during the 1990s and are all cable-stayed.
		The bridge was originally budgeted to cost 2.2 billion yuan (US$265 million) but is now expected to cost 2.5 billion yuan, according to the construction group.
		The bridge will be equipped with four elevators - two in Puxi and two in Pudong - to carry visitors to the top of its 750-meter-plus-arch for sightseeing.
	www.china.com.cn /english/travel/55208.htm (348 words)

	phorum - Science and Technology Forum at Asiawind - Engineering: Shanghai Lupu arch bridge, World's biggest
		The bridge is the fourth to cross the Huangpu River and will be open to vehicle traffic in the first half of next year.
		Construction of the Shanghai Lupu Bridge, the "world biggest arch bridge" with a span of 550 meters, has entered a crucial stage, leaving only an opening of 70 meters waiting to be joined up.
		A real bridge capable of allowing the passage of motor vehicles can be declared completed only after the 28 hangers on the arch ribs are connected with the bridge deck.
	www.asiawind.com /forums/read.php?f=5&i=571&t=570 (428 words)

	New River Gorge NR - New River Gorge Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Lupu Bridge in Shanghai, at 550 meters, bests the New River Gorge Bridge by 32 meters (105 feet) -- though the design is quite different.
		It was not until the completion of the New River Gorge Bridge on October 22, 1977, that this travel problem was solved.
		The construction contract was awarded to the American Bridge Division of U.S. Steel.
	www.nps.gov /neri/bridge.htm (513 words)

	Travel: A view from the bridge
		Not all bridges are open to pedestrians, for instance the Sunshine Skyway and the Howard Frankland.
		Bridges in Florida, though, often sit alongside old ones now used as fishing piers or lookouts.
		Completed in 1927, the bridge is named after the two lions on the west end designed by an Italian sculptor.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/07/10/Travel/A_view_from_the_bridge.shtml (403 words)

	bookofjoe: Bridge Day — October 15, 2005 in Fayetteville, West Virginia
		The focus is the 876–foot–tall New River Gorge Bridge (above and below) which, when it opened in 1977, became the longest steel arch bridge in the world.
		It retained that title until 2003 when the Lupu Bridge in Shanghai, China, which at 550 meters bests the New River Gorge Bridge by 32 meters [105 feet], became the record–holder.
		The "bridge" is more dam than bridge, consisting of about about two to three meters actually over Wascana Creek.
	www.bookofjoe.com /2005/09/bridge_day_octo.html (419 words)

	About The New River Gorge Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It is the Western Hemisphere's Largest Steel Arch Span Bridge, with the main span of 1,700 feet.
		It is the second highest bridge in the United States.
		After three and a half years of planning and construction, the bridge reduced the travel time through the gorge from 45 minutes down a winding treacherous mountain road to less than a minute across the much safer four lane highway.
	www.new-river-gorge.com /aboutbridge.html (329 words)

	Bridge photos, Bridge postcards -- Bridgepix.com
		The New River Gorge Bridge, carrying U.S. Highway 19, started in June, 1974 and completed in October, 1977, is the second highest Vehicular Bridge in the world (behind the new Millau Viaduct in France) at a height of 876 feet over the New River.
		The New River Gorge Bridge, a Steel Arch Bridge, has a total length of 3,030 feet, and its arch spans 1,700 feet, making it the second longest steel arch bridge in the world, behind the new Lupu Bridge in Shanghai, China.
		The first Bridge Day was held in 1980, and is now held every year on the third Saturday in October drawing 200,000 visitors who walk across the bridge surrounded by food, arts and crafts, and entertained by bridge jumpers.
	www.bridgepix.com /bridgeblog?p=30 (482 words)

	Shanghai opens world's longest steel arch bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		China has opened what it says is the world's longest steel-arched bridge with a ceremony in the commercial capital Shanghai.
		The $520 million (2.5 billion yuan), 3.8-kilometre (2.4-mile) Lupu Bridge, which crosses the Huangpu River, was inaugurated by Chinese basketball player Yao Ming, who led about 1,000 people in a fun run across the structure to mark the event.
		The bridge is built from steel, and its 550 metre (1,800-foot) arch is longer than the previous record holder, the New River Gorge Bridge in the US state of West Virginia, state media said.
	technology.nzoom.com /cda/printable/1,1856,201931,00.html (120 words)

	List of arch bridges by length - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		List of arch bridges by length of main arch includes:
		This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
		Öland bridge (Sweden) 6 x 427ft, 150m (total length 6072 meters)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_arch_bridges_by_length (78 words)

	United Kingdom - Bridges
		The deck of this world’s tallest bridge, which is under construction one hundred kilometers north of Montpellier, will span the Tarn River valley at a height of 270m.
		With a span of 620m, Yang-Pu bridge is not only one of the longest suspension bridges in the world, but also one of the busiest.
		Stability and reliability of such a bridge is very important, and regular checks are necessary to provide the highest security.
	www.leica-geosystems.com /uk/en/lgs_1694.htm?pagemode=print (734 words)

	West Virginia A.P.C.O. Chapter
		The completion of the bridge marked the end of the long detours along windy mountain roads.
		The bridge is 876 feet high and 3,030 feet in length.
		At 550 meters, the Lupu Bridge beats the New River Gorge Bridge by 32 meters or 105 feet.
	www.wvapco.com /family.shtml (515 words)

	VRMAG - BRIDGES - A WORLD WIDE PANORAMA
		Hannibal’s Bridge, also known as ‘The Bridge of Saint Angelo’, is regarded as a national monument.
		“The bridge of Dyrlandsdalen is a traditional built bridge in the mountain area of Norway.
		One of the world’s most famous and photographed bridges, the Ponte Vecchio originally housed food merchants but they were replaced in the 15th century with gold and silversmiths.
	vrm.vrway.com /issue17/BRIDGES_-_A_WORLD_WIDE_PANORAMA_.html (1755 words)

	phorum - Science and Technology Forum at Asiawind - Re: Engineering: World's tallest buildings
		I witnessed the new Lupu bridge, the longest arch suspension bridge in the world.
		I was told that they made the bridges in different styles just for a challenge.
		A bridge will be built to beating the record in length, across the Hangzhou Bay.
	www.asiawind.com /forums/read.php?f=5&i=587&t=572 (277 words)

	Longest steel arch bridge - INQ7.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Spanning across the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China, the bridge connects the Shanghai north-south expressway and said to have improved the traffic condition between Pudong International Airport and the city center.
		The world's longest steel arch bridge has a main arch span of 550 meters (1,804 feet), a height of 100 meters, with six lanes and two-meter pedestrian walkways on each side.
		Shanghai Lupu Bridge Investment Development Co., which will own and manage the bridge for 25 years, hopes to cover building costs, which reportedly amounted to 2.5 billion yuan by charging sightseeing visitors and renting out space on the bridge for advertisements.
	beta.inq7.net /lifestyle/index.php?index=1&story_id=40650 (407 words)

	Sinic Avenue Online. A Guide to Chinese Bridges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The techniques employed in ancient Chinese bridges, especially the arch bridge represented by Zhaozhou (Anji) Bridge, have provided a foundation for the development of the modern Chinese arch bridge.
		A series of continuous rigid-frame long-span bridges were constructed with prestressing techniques such as the Humen Bridge across the Pearl River in Humen, Guangdong Province.
		Already in West China, we have constructed a new type of bridge such as the Jiangjiehe Bridge (truss composite arch bridge) and the Wujiang Bridge (a hybrid bridge combining suspension cable and stayed cable) in Guizhou Province.
	www.sinicave.com /pd_a_guide.cfm (575 words)

	CM_site_classmate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		due to an oversight the bridge named as the longest steel arch bridge the New River Gorge Bridge in the facts box on the Bridges feature was incorrect.
		The longest steel arch is in fact the Lupu Bridge in China which opened in July 2003
		Before they built the familiar arch that is the Sydney Harbour Bridge there were other plans discussed.
	ink.news.com.au /classmate/takchall/bridges/bridges_challmain.html (248 words)

	Lupu Bridge - China-related Topics LU-LZ - China-Related Topics
		The Lupu Bridge, in Shanghai, China, is currently the world's longest arch bridge.
		With a main span of 550 metres over the Huangpu River, the 2.5 billion yuan (US$302 million), 3,900-metre Lupu Bridge, beats the previous record holder - the New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia, United States.
		Yao Ming, the Chinese NBA basket player, ran among the first group to cross the bridge during the opening ceremony.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Lupu_Bridge (173 words)

	IABSE
		The construction of this project aimed to meet the local expansion requirement of getting traffic across the river, especially in relieving the burden on the North-South viaduct that is surrounded by a busy road network.
		This bridge has completed the main north-south elevated line and connects the Shanghai north-south expressway improving the traffic condition between Pudong International Airport and the city center.
		With a main span of 550 m this arch bridge offers six lanes of traffic in two directions.
	www.iabse.ethz.ch /journalsei/asareader/vol14_1/lupubridge.php (197 words)

	New River Rafting in West Virginia
		Before the New River Gorge Bridge was built, there was no efficient way to cross the great canyon carved by the New River in southern West Virginia.
		The steel sections of the arch bridge were pieced together over the gorge by trolleys running on these cables.
		Today, the New River Gorge Bridge is the world's longest spanning, single-arch steel bridge, at a whopping 3,030 feet.
	www.rivermen.com /nrgb.cfm (328 words)

	Bridges - World Wide Panorama - Regional Index
		Bridge of veja, Lessinia Mountains, Verona, Veneto, Italy
		The bridge in a city within a city...
		The Michigan Avenue Bridge on the Chicago River
	geoimages.berkeley.edu /wwp904/RegionIndex.html (501 words)

	PRC-US Workshop on Seismic Analysis and Design of Special Bridges (Fall 2002)
		Hu pose on the Lupu bridge during the technical study tour.
		The workshop focused on the seismic analysis and design of long-span bridges and those bridges that use advanced technologies to improve their earthquake performance..
		The workshop included a technical study tour of the Lupu bridge, a tied arch bridge under construction over the Huangpu River in Shanghai.
	mceer.buffalo.edu /publications/bulletin/02/16-02/05_prc-usworkshop.asp (364 words)

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