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<p>Although bridges are among history’s greatest feats of engineering, in rare cases they have unexpectedly and catastrophically failed due to structural deficiencies, weather conditions or too much weight. These seven collapses are among history’s ...
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<p>Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the country’s longest single-lane motorable suspension bridge in Tehri Garhwal district to mark the state’s 21st foundation day on Sunday.<br />Rawat inaugurated the 725-metre long Dobra-Chanti ...
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Africa News
16 May 2019
Egypt
<p>Egypt on Wednesday opened the world’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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<p>(CNN) — 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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Mail Online
20 November 2018
China
<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 (£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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<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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