1. Banpo Bridge (South Korea) : Fountain Bridge
On 9 September 2008, the Banpo Bridge in Seoul (South Korea) underwent a massive facelift surgery: a fountain 10 000 hose that runs on both edges. Once installed, the bridge turned into a major tourist attraction, as the bridge is firing 190 tons of water per minute using the river water below.
2. Millau Viaduct (France): World's Highest Bridge
As high as 1125 feet above the Tarn Valley in southern France, the Millau Viaduct wading can be said like flying. The work of Foster & Partners was slightly higher than the Eiffel Tower, take three years to construct and was opened to the public in 2004.
In addition to providing views of the valley below, when clouds form under the bridge, the Millau is not the route for those who are afraid of heights!
Millau has a total length of 8071 feet with the longest single span of 1122 feet below the maximum clarity and is 886 feet, so this is very beautiful bridge in miniature form or original form.
Bridge deck is supported by 7 Pilon and weighs 36,000 tons. 7 towers, each 292 feet tall and weighs 700 tons, mounted to the support Pilon.
3. Henderson Waves (Singapore): Most Beautiful Pedestrian Bridge
At a height of 36 meters or 12 levels from the surface of the road, this bridge is the highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore. This 300-meter bridge connects the park at Mount Faber and Telok Blangah Hill.
4. Hangzhou Bay Bridge (China): Bridge World's Longest Cross-Sea
Crossing the Hangzhou Bay Cross-sea bridge stood the longest in the world, with a length of 35.673 kilometers (22 miles) on a six-lane motorway. The bridge was built to address traffic congestion in the booming region, cutting the travel time between Shanghai and Ningbo from four hours to 2.5 hours.
5. Rolling Bridge (United Kingdom): The bridge that can roll themselves
Designed by Heatherwick Studio, the award-winning Rolling Bridge is located Paddington Basin, London. Rather than using conventional open bridge mechanism, consisting of a single rigid element that rises to allow boats pass, the Rolling Bridge rolled away to two ends meet.
When in a horizontal position, the bridge is a pedestrian bridge normal iron and wood; fully open, the bridge is in a circle on a different side of the righteous position.
6. Oliveira Bridge (Brazil): First X-shaped cable bridge in the world
Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge that crosses the Pinheiros River in São Paulo, Brazil was opened in May 2008. As high as 138 meters (450 feet), and connects Marginal Pinheiros to Jornalista Roberto Marinho Avenue. The design is unique with 2 curved deck pass one another through the X-shaped supporting tower.
7. Wind and Rain Bridge (China): Dong Nations Bridge
Wind and Rain Bridge is a symbol of the Dong minority arsitektor nation. Wind and Rain Bridhe in Diping is the largest of its kind in Guizhou Province, where China's biggest Dong community settled.
The bridge is 50 meters long and was first built in 1894 during the Qing Dynasty 100 years ago. However, the original structure burned in a big fire in 1959 and a visitor sees today is a complete fabrication he repeated in 1964.
It is a pure wooden architecture consisting of pillars, purlin and baluster in various sizes and shapes. Agency bridge is divided into three sections, the largest in the shape of a traditional Chinese drum tower. Eave bridge pilasters and decorated with flowers and sculptures, and the bridge is very unique.
8. Tower Bridge (United Kingdom): Victorian Bridge Most Famous and Most Beautiful
Completed in 1894 by Horace Jones and Wolfe Barry. Tower Bridge (named after the two striking towers as tall as 141 feet and the nearby Tower of London) is one of the famous landmarks in London and one of the most beautiful in the world.
This 800-foot-long bridge has a space 28 feet when closed but opens in the middle to allow up to 140 foot sailing boat on the Thames. In the days when goods are often moved by sea instead of air the bridge was raised around 50 times daily.
Tower Bridge using the 432 workers who built it for 8 years. At that time they sank 70,000 tonnes of concrete into 2 huge pier, placing second supporting structure into place each weighing 1,000 tons and decorate the whole bridge with Portland stone and Cornish granite to cover the 11,000 tonnes of steel beneath.
9. Magdeburg Water Bridge (Germany): Largest Water Bridge in Europe
Magdeburg Water Bridge connects the former East and West Germany on the Elbe River and was built as part of the reunification of Germany.
Throughout 1 km, water bridge is worth 500 million euros transports allow rivers to avoid the crowded long canal along the Elbe. Shipments often terhadang mark on the bridge when the river was at its lowest level.
10. Ponte Vecchio (Italy): Oldest and Famous Bridges
Ponte Vecchio in Florence is one of the famous tourist attractions in Italy, and is considered the oldest stone arch bridge in Europe, although many of the older part. Actually built from wood until destroyed by floods in 1333, and twelve years later the bridge was rebuilt using stone.
Famous for its many shops, the bridge is also home to everyone from traders and butchers Middle Ages to the gift shop and art seller.
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