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Now, drive over Tehri lake on India’s longest motorable suspension bridge
Hindustan Times   09 November 2020   India   Tehri Garhwal  
The Dobra-Chanti suspension bridge took 14 years to build and cost almost Rs 3 crore.(HT PHOTO)
<p>Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the country&rsquo;s longest single-lane motorable suspension bridge in Tehri Garhwal district to mark the state&rsquo;s 21st foundation day on Sunday.<br />Rawat inaugurated the 725-metre long Dobra-Chanti ...
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Egypt opens world's widest suspension bridge
Africa News   16 May 2019   Egypt  
<p>Egypt on Wednesday opened the world&rsquo;s widest suspension bridge, across the Nile, in what is one of a series of military-led, mega-projects designed to improve infrastructure and provide jobs.<br />The bridge, which crosses the Nile just north of central ...
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The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the US opens in Tennessee next month
CNN   01 May 2019   USA   Gatlinburg, Tennessee  
<p>(CNN) &mdash; Here's something to cross off your travel bucket list: A walk across the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the United States.<br />The SkyBridge in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, stretches 680 feet across a valley in the Great Smoky Mountains ...
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China is building the world's longest double-deck suspension bridge with an incredible 5,570ft span
Mail Online   20 November 2018   China  
A 1,000-tonne steel beam is lifted to be installed at the construction site of the Yangsigang Bridge in China last Thursday
<p>The Yangsigang Bridge boasts a single span of 1,700 metres (5,577 feet) over the Yangtze River and will cost a whopping eight billion yuan (&pound;900 million) to construct.<br />The bridge's span is 221 metres (725 feet) shorter than that of Japan's Akashi ...
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Santiago Calatrava’s second Dallas bridge faces engineering questions
Architect Newspaper   30 January 2018   USA   Texas  
Santiago Calatrava’s second Dallas bridge is cracking in the wind. Rendering of the bridge. (Courtesy Santiago Calatrava)
<p>After a highly anticipated opening last summer, the Santiago Calatrava-designed Margaret McDermott Bridge in Dallas, Texas, has been plagued with cable rod failures, according to the Dallas Observer.</p> <p>The Margaret McDermott Bridge spans the Trinity ...
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