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The Hunk Of Metal That Keeps Bay Bridge From Slipping Into Sea

When the Eastern Span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge is replaced in mid-2013, it will be the world’s longest self-anchored suspension bridge. To hold the cables that hold the road, crews have just installed a gargantuan 450-ton cable saddle.

April 16, 2011
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No Road? No Problem! 12 Portable Bridges

When the potholes get too big to dodge, you’ll need a bridge layer. These gap-spanning mechs have been conquering divides since WWI (almost as long as the tanks they’re attached to) and our friends at Oobject.com have 12 of the coolest.

March 8, 2011
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Google Earth Images Actually Make For Great Surrealist Art

Who knew Google was hiding an artistic touch in Google Earth? Clement Valla, an artist, fiddled with Google Earth and found some amazingly surrealist images. Turns out, when you zoom in at just the right angle, bridges droop dramatically, 2D roads look pasted on in a 3D world and the entire world looks like it’s melting.

February 26, 2011
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Mr Fox Found Living Fantastically On 72nd Floor Of Europe’s Tallest Building

While it’s still being built, London’s Shard building has already stolen the prize for being Britain’s tallest building. And what better place for a fox with illusions of grandeur, than the 80th floor?

February 24, 2011
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The Golden Gate Bridge Receives A Renovation That Will Take Years To Complete

The Golden Gate Bridge is receiving what its caregivers call a major renovation. The task involves repainting the two main suspension cables; something that will take years to complete and is the first such work done to the cables since the bridge opened in 1937.

February 10, 2011
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This Is How You Install A 2400-Ton Bridge

New York’s 110-year-old Willis Avenue Bridge was replaced last year when a new 2400-ton bridge span was shipped 220km on two welded-together barges and installed between Manhattan and the Bronx. Watch this gorgeous time-lapse of the entire installation.

February 4, 2011
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A Bridge This Fine – And Eco-Friendly – Deserves To Be Made

Can we make a rule, architects and city planners, to always include wind turbines in bridges from now on? Not only do they look absolutely fantastico, they could also perform a vital role in the future. Come see a closer view:

January 13, 2011
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You Could Run A Marathon On The World’s Longest Bridge

This is the world’s longest bridge. It links the Chinese cities Qingdao with Huangdao, could easily traverse the English Channel, and at 42km long extends far enough that you could run a marathon on it. With room to spare.

November 2, 2010
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$US1.5b Cruise Liner Slips Under Bridge With 50cm Margin Of Error

The Allure of the Sea, Royal Caribbean’s $US1.5 billion “superliner”, left for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, making it under Denmark’s Store Belt Bridge with 50cm to spare. Not bad for a ship that’s 72m high.

October 15, 2010

This Bridge Looks Like It Can Fly To Space

The Paik Nam June Media Bridge project in Seoul, Korea, is more than a kilometre long. It has space for museums, libraries and shopping centres, but what it really needs are anti-gravity engines so it could fly to orbit.

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