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Jiang Visits The River of His Family Name<br /> ...Jiang will design a bridge that crosses the river that bears his family's name! Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

...meters that I could not list for lack of an accurate height figure, bridge name or location. As more information comes in on these bridges, I will add the ...s high) casts a shadow across every building in the small town of the same name in the mountains of Italy’s Abruzzo province.

Jiang Visits The River of His Family Name<br /> ...Jiang will design a bridge that crosses the river that bears his family's name! Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

...her energetic Tongji University bridge engineering student with the famous name of Bruce Lee. On board for the second year in a row was our trusty driver ...e of famous martial arts legend Bruce Lee so Li picked that as his English name. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

...her energetic Tongji University bridge engineering student with the famous name of Bruce Lee. On board for the second year in a row was our trusty driver ...e of famous martial arts legend Bruce Lee so Li picked that as his English name. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

...er. “Si” means four while “du” means crossings and “he” means river. The name probably came from the Red Army’s famous Four Crossings of the Chishui Ri ...he the addition of the word “Jiang” or “He” at the end of a Chinese bridge name. Jiang means large river and is only used for the the biggest and mighties

...s high) casts a shadow across every building in the small town of the same name in the mountains of Italy’s Abruzzo province. ...stion as to the year the bridge was completed, no one is quite sure if the name of the structure - Bridge of Towers - refers to the bridge pillars or the s

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...meet just before the bridge crossing which give the bridge its translated name "3 creeks junction". Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com Another view of the 3 creeks that give the bridge its name. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

...ee the addition of the word “Jiang” or “He” at the end of a Chinese bridge name. Jiang means large river and is only used for the biggest and mightiest in ...ngshi is called the Yihuang expressway, taking the first half of each city name and combining them. With a single highway having multiple names, there was

...Originally unpainted, the towers were coated red for the millennium. The name Yangpu Bridge (杨浦大桥) is inscribed on each pylon based on original h ...in 2012. Yingwuzhou's catwalks should be complete during our visit. The name translates to Parrot Chou Bridge.

...al 3-span cable stayed configuration. The name Chang Jiang is the Chinese name for the Yangtze River which is good as it differentiates this bridge from t

...- equivalent to the 2 Tacoma Narrows Bridge spans placed end to end. The name translates to Parrot Chou Bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.c ...ginally unpainted but for the millennium it was coated with red paint. The name Yangpu Bridge (杨浦大桥) inscribed on each pylon was originally hand-wr

...de Texolo suspension bridge over the river Xico near the town of the same name in Veracruz State. Originally built at the turn of the century as a simple ...de l’Enfer bridge crosses the Rimouski river south of the town of the same name. Like Vancouver’s famous Capilano bridge, the structure is a catenary su

...ncrete arch carries a 2-lane road over the canyon of Lime trees, hence the name of the bridge. The fifth largest of the seven Canary Islands, La Palma is ...will rise 364 feet (111 meters) above the ground near the town of the same name. Though not as high as the three previous bridges at 230 feet (70 mtrs), a

...suspension bridges to cross China's famous Jinshajiang River which is the name of the upper reaches of the Yangtze. The 1,030 meter main span consists of

...k & Rail Inc., was awarded the twelve-mile line. Although Fehr declines to name the price, it was reported to be less than $1.5 million.

Located near the small town of the same name is the towering Viaducto Samprón, the highest bridge on the A6. Composed

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...Although most people only refer to the current bridge as the Perrine, the name was carried over from the 1927 Twin Falls-Jerome bridge which had been rena

...rt of the Western States Pioneer Express Recreation Trail. The “no hands” name refers to a time when there were no handrails on the bridge, prompting a ho

...ct near San José Artesano and the Tenoya Viaduct near the town of the same name. Though not as high as the three previous bridges at 230 feet (70 mtrs), t

...s) above a deep cut over the Lao river, the Italia Viaduct lives up to its name with a very Italian-style steel box beam design. The central portion of th

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The Chinese will often extend the name of their biggest bridges with ‘Extra Large’ or ‘Grand’. In the cas

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...ther high bridges nearby including the back to back Wuzeigou bridges. The name Houzihe means Monkey River.

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A misspelled name on the bridge sign. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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I never did get the name of this 100+ meter high bridge just west of Zhuchanghe. Image by Eric Sako

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...you can only find one of the thousands of spans by typing in the specific name of the bridge as there is no master list with every known Wikipedia bridge

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This crossing was relocated 1.5 km further east with a possible new name and a larger main span of approximately 200 meters.

With its ominous sounding name and towering piers, the intimidating Viaduto 13 is the highest railway brid

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...stion as to the year the bridge was completed, no one is quite sure if the name of the structure - Bridge of Towers - refers to the bridge pillars or the s

...een giant wedge-shaped rock Karst formations that give the scenic area its name.

There is no official name for the Val Pusteria Bridge which crosses the Isarco River.

...r built in North America, the Marques bridge crosses the river of the same name in Central Mexico’s Michoacan State. Constructed in 1937 on the Caltzont

...s), soaring nearly 328 feet (100 mtrs) over a reservoir. Living up to its name is the Ueno Skybridge with a walkway 295 feet (90 mtrs) above a forested va

...e noted the city of Xiangfan is now called Xiangyan hence the current line name of Xiangyan-Chongqing Railway line. The length is quoted by Wikipedia to b

Tongtianhe is the name given to the upper reaches of China's great Yangtze River. The 2-lane 1156

...the small Italian town of Villa Santa Maria, the giant viaduct of the same name stretches a whopping 2.3 kilometers along the 2-lane SS652 motorway.

...rs above the Sementina creek hundreds of meters above the town of the same name in the Ticino region of Switzerland. Located near the border with Italy, t

Located near the small town of the same name is the towering Viaducto Samprón, the highest bridge on the A6. Composed

A sign post with the name of the bridge carved into it. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

...e noted the city of Xiangfan is now called Xiangyan hence the current line name of Xiangyan-Chongqing Railway line. The length is quoted by Wikipedia to be

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...e noted the city of Xiangfan is now called Xiangyan hence the current line name of Xiangyan-Chongqing Railway line. The length is quoted by Wikipedia to be

...the massive Houzihe beam bridge with a height of 705 feet (215 mtrs). The name Wuzeigou means Cuttlefish in Chinese.

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...above a Yangtze tributary on the G42 expressway. I am still unsure of the name but hope to know more soon. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

...s) above a deep cut over the Lao river, the Italia Viaduct lives up to its name with a very Italian-style steel box beam design. The central portion of th

...ovince, the Anle Bridge crosses a gully near the small village of the same name. The total length is 265 meters long.

...as converted into a tourist attraction in 1994 called Pipeline Bungy. The name comes from the bridge’s original use as a gold-sluicing water pipeline br

The name "Yume" means dreams - a representation of the people of Kokonoe and their d

...s in Nepal, Switzerland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Germany and China. The name comes from the bridge crossing over the famous route B179 that winds throug

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...configuration of 50+90+50 meters on piers as tall as 70 meters. The true name of the bridge is unknown.

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Located near the city of the same name in northwestern Guizhou Province, the giant Hezhang Bridge is one for the r

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...in 2012. Yingwuzhou's catwalks should be complete during our visit. The name translates to Parrot Chou Bridge.

...00 mtrs), the arch connects the small villages of Ohito and Miyamizu. The name Ryuten means ‘Dragon of Heaven’.

I never did get the name of this 100+ meter high bridge just west of Zhuchanghe. Image by Eric Sako

...he level of the track allowing the train to travel between them, hence the name through plate-girder bridge.

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A sign at the bridge has the name as Okoshigawa.

...near Vila Pouca De Aguiar (90 meters high), this huge viaduct of the same name carries the IP3 / A24 across a wide valley on five main spans of approximat

...arch during a dedication ceremony a year after the bridge had opened. The name of the bridge would seem to be incorrect.

...arch during a dedication ceremony a year after the bridge had opened. The name of the bridge would seem to be incorrect.

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...morial in the center of the span where the width is 10.8 meters. The full name of the crossing is Ponte della Vittoria sulla Val di Cremeno.

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...idge (87 meters high) is located over a canyon so narrow and deep that the name is almost an oxymoron - sunlight rarely reaches the creek as it passes unde

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...meters supported by towers 139 and 135 meters tall. Kaizhou refers to the name of the Lake below the bridge that was created by the Goupitan Dam.