Bridges

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Contents 1 links 2 Photos 2.1 General 2.2 Bascule bridge 2.3 Swing bridge 2.4 Lift Bridge 2.5 Cantilever bridge 2.6 Through arch bridge 2.7 Masonry Arch

links

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2009/05/worlds-most-interesting-bridges-part-3.html

Photos

General

http://todayspictures.slate.com/20110525/

Bascule bridge

1200 Ton R.R. Bridge over Cape Cod Canal, Buzzard's Bay http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/ggbain.16674/

Swing bridge

Seven Mile Bridge, Linking Florida Keys, Knight Key, Monroe, FL http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhphoto&action=browse&fileName=fl/fl0200/fl0293/photos/browse.db&recNum=0&itemLink=&linkText=-1&title2=Seven%20Mile%20Bridge,%20Linking%20Florida%20Keys,%20Knight%20Key,%20Monroe,%20FL&displayType=1&maxCols=4

Lift Bridge

Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Cod_Canal_Railroad_Bridge

Cantilever bridge

Forth Bridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_Bridge

Through arch bridge

Sagamore Bridge (US 6) over the Cape Cod Canal in Sagamore Beach. http://www.bostonroads.com/crossings/sagamore/

also Bourne

Hell Gate Bridge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Gate_Bridge

Masonry Arch

The Pont du Gard is a notable ancient Roman aqueduct bridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_du_Gard