Beautiful and magnificent bridges in the World
A. Banpo Bridge (South Korea): The Fountain Bridge
On 9 September 2008, the Banpo Bridge in Seoul (South Korea) received a major facelift: 10,000 nozzle fountain that runs all the way on both sides. Immediately after installed, the bridge turned into a major tourist attraction, as a bridge pump out 190 tons of water per minute, using water from the river below.
2. Millau Bridge (France): World's tallest Vehicular Bridge
Towering high above the 1125-ft Tarn Valley in southern France, driving along the Millau Bridge is said to feel like flying. Foster + Partners marvel is slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower, took three years to build and opened to the public in 2004. While it may provide picturesque views of the valley below, after the fog down the route was not for the faint of heart! The Millau Bridge has a total length of 8,071-ft with the longest single span at 1,122-ft and a maximum clearance below of the 886-ft; in the short bridge is massively impressive both on paper and in real life. The deck is lofted on 7 pylons and weighs 36,000 tons. A series of 7 masts, each 292-feet tall and weighing 700 tons, which is attached to the corresponding pole
3. Henderson Waves (Singapore): Most Beautiful Pedestrian Bridge
At a height of 36 meters or 12 storeys from the road, it is the highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore. The 300-meter bridge links up the parks at Mount Faber and Telok Blangah Hill.
4. Hangzhou Bay Bridge (China): World's Longest Trans-Oceanic Bridge
Extending across the Hangzhou Bay Trans-oceanic bridge in the world's longest, with 35 673 kilometers (22 miles) long with a six-lane motorway in both directions. The bridge was built to address traffic congestion in the booming region, cutting the driving time between Shanghai and Ningbo from four to two and a half hours. Finally opened to the public on May 1, 2008. Total investment in the bridge was RMB 11.8 billion (approximately U.S. $ 1.4 billion.)
5.Rolling Bridge (UK): The Bridge That Curls Up on Itself
Designed by Heatherwick Studio, the award-winning Rolling Bridge Paddington Basin is located in London. Instead of a conventional opening bridge mechanism, consisting of a single rigid element that lifts to let boats pass, the Rolling Bridge gets out of the way by curling up until its two ends touch. While in a horizontal position, the bridge is a normal, inconspicuous steel and timber footbridge; fully open, forming a circle on the edge of the water that bears little resemblance to its former self. Twelve meters long, the bridge is made in eight steel and timber sections, and made to curlcurl by hydraulic rams mounted on the handrail between each section.
6.Tower Bridge (UK): Most Famous and beautiful Victoria Bridge
Completed in 1894 and was designed by Horace Jones and Wolfe Barry, Tower Bridge (so named after the two, striking, 141-ft high tower and the Tower of London close to it) is one of the most famous landmarks in London and one of the most beautiful in the world. 800-foot long bridge has a 28-ft clearance when closed, but the increase in the clearance center for a maximum of 140-ft allowing ships to pass down the Thames. Back in the days when goods were moved by sea instead of air bridge was raised about 50 times a day. Tower Bridge took 432 workers 8 years to build. During that time they sank 70,000 tons to two large concrete dock, lowered 2 counterbalanced bascules into place each weighing 1,000 tonnes and then clad the whole bridge in Portland stone and Cornish granite to disguise the 11,000 tonnes of steel beneath.
7. Magdeburg Water Bridge (Germany): Europe's Largest Water Bridge
Magdeburg Water Bridge which connects the former East Germany and West on the River Elbe, and was created as part of the unification project. over 1 km, 500 million euros water bridge enables river barges to avoid a lengthy and sometimes unreliable along the Elbe.
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