Showing posts with label Bridges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bridges. Show all posts

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Dane Street Bridge, Somerville MA, In Need of Repair



The winter of 2013-14 was hard on the Dane Street Bridge in Somerville, MA over the MBTA commuter rail tracks. In these images captured on Saturday March 8, 2014 at about 5:00 PM you can see the sidewalk damage creating hazards for mothers with strollers, persons with disabilities who use wheelchairs and canes, and ordinary unimpaired pedestrians too.


Three Images of the West Side of the Bridge. 

One of Three West Side 


Two of Three West Side 


Three of Three West Side 


Five images of the East Side of the Bridge

One of Five East Side


Two of Five East Side


Three of Five East Side


Four of Five East Side


Five of Five East Side


Two Images of Broken Sidewalk in Front of 24 Dane Street

One of Two 24 Dane Street


Two of Two 24 Dane Street







Wednesday, November 13, 2013

NYPD Officers Stop Man From Jumping From Verrazano Bridge


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2502198/The-moment-NY-cops-saved-man-Verrazano-Bridge-suicide-jump.html

The dramatic moment New York cops saved man from leaping off the Verrazano Bridge
The would-be jumper was distraught from being unemployed and unable to feed his family
Cops lunged to grab him right before he jumped
More than a dozen people have attempted to commit suicide on the bridge since 2011
By RYAN GORMAN
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 23:32 EST, 11 November 2013 | UPDATED: 02:53 EST, 12 November 2013


Monday, September 9, 2013

World's 18 Strangest Bridges


Here's two of them.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/architecture/4335705#slide-1

The World's 18 Strangest Bridges
The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, which China claims to be the world’s longest, is now open. But it takes more than length to make a great bridge: Advances in design software and construction materials have given bridge architects opportunities to focus on original, striking and sometimes whimsical designs that impress, while keeping function in mind. Here are some of our favorite unusual bridges and why they're architecturally striking.
By Chris Sweeney

3: Henderson Waves
Background: The 118-foot tall Henderson Waves is Singapore's tallest pedestrian bridge, linking Mount Faber Park with Telok Blangah Hill Park.

Why It's Innovative: Pedestrian bridges allow for a certain amount of creativity that's not possible with structures that need to support heavy-duty use. The undulating outer shell of the Henderson Waves is striking, and the inside is shaped into benches where tourists can sit and gaze at nature or the nearby skyline of Singapore City. The bridge, which is about 900 feet long, is illuminated by an array of LED lights each night to bolster its snake-like presence in the midst of two national parks.

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13: Gateshead Millennium Bridge
Background: This award-winning tilt-bridge is the brainchild of Wilkinson Eyre, a London-based architecture firm. It crosses the River Tyne, connecting Gateshead and New Castle.

Why It's Innovative: A system of six hydraulic rams can pivot the bridge's walkway at a 40-degree angle in order to let boats pass. Wilkinson Eyre describes the bridge's movement as looking like a "slowly opening eyelid" when it raises, a process that takes fewer than 5 minutes. Perhaps even more impressive is the fact that the bridge was fully constructed before being installed as a single piece by Europe's largest floating crane, Asian Hercules II.