MetaFilter posts tagged with bridge and engineering

Manhattan Bridge Timelapse

carter — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:07:39 -0800

Timelapse of the Manhattan Bridge shows the bridge flexing up and down as trains pass over it (SLYT). via

spanning the world: beautiful bridges

madamjujujive — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:55:00 -0800

18 stunning bridges from around the world. (via Mira y Calla) Two other "best of" nominations: the world's most breathtaking bridges and best bridges of the new millennium.

Longest suspension bridge in the world

gimonca — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:16:07 -0800

Plans for the longest suspension bridge in the world have gotten another go-ahead. The bridge from Java to Sumatra would have a center span of 3km and island-hop a total of 30 km. Concepts have been floated for several years, now focusing on a bridge rather than a tunnel project. The Australian press is a bit more skeptical, not only due to the natural wonders in the area. The main domestic corporate backer and it's tycoon, Tommy Winata, has been associated with harrassing critics, ethnic violence, political and military cronyism, and even hunting protected species, and is said to be one of Jakarta's "nine dragons" bosses, associated with generally unsavory types. A very similar project to put a bridge across the Straits of Messina between mainland Italy and Sicily was recently cancelled under oddly similar circumstances.

beautiful ways to span a gap or a river

nickyskye — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:01:34 -0800

Construction of the World's Highest Bridge, Millau Viaduct in France, which is slightly higher than the Eiffel Tower. It is now included in a list of Google Earth extremes. World's most interesting bridges. Gallery of beautiful world bridges. Le viaduc de Millau, in French. Previously. Images of pretty images of bridges from around the world (no captions). Types of bridge construction basics.

The Digital Bridges Project

carter — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:40:46 -0800

The Digital Bridges Project Digitized 19th century bridge engineering documents. Luckily for people like me, they've collected links to all the illustrations on one page. See for instance an amazing chronological series of pictures documenting the construction in 1892 of the 330 feet high, 3000 foot long, Pecos Viaduct in Texas.

dancu — Thu, 01 Nov 2001 01:13:10 -0800

Leonardo's Bridge became a reality, with the construction of the 100 meter bridge spanning the E-18 in the township of Ås, east of Oslo. The design of the bridge makes modern bridges seem old in comparison. It seems that many of DaVinci's 500 year old ideas are coming to fruition.