Lawrence00
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Giant bridge. I am no engineer, but this is incredible achievement.
China Makes Big Bridge
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hollydolly
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To give you some perspective... this bridge is almost 9 times the size of the Golden Gate Bridge. It took just 3 years to build.. and has cut the journey across the canyon by car, from 2 hours to just 2 minutes
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It's mind boggling. Sometimes when I'm bored, I will get on You Tube and watch videos of people driving across the various bridges in the world and driving through some lengthy tunnels (Check Norways out sometime) that are an engineering marvel. I'm just in awe of these engineers and what they've accomplished.
David777
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This video showcases China's civil engineering capabilities that have apparently left the rest of the Western Nations in the dust in just 3 decades since they rose out of a primitive society. Rather shows amazing mechanical innovations necessary to solve immense and difficult construction issues. Not only have these bridges been successfully built, but they are aesthetically beautiful engineering marvels especially with color and form.
The Beipanjiang First Bridge in China's remote Guizhou Valley stands as the highest bridge on Earth. Engineers have bridged a staggering 565-meter gorge, famously known as "the crack in the earth," connecting previously divided communities. Its 20,000-tonne steel deck is a true marvel.
Love the high saturation cyan-blue color. Have seen the same color using Adobe Photoshop when super saturating rich sky colors to unnatural levels. This documentary is 40 minutes long. The Chinese woman interviewing host enunciates reasonably well for a foreigner, but without a natural English native speaking cadence. Thus, an interesting example of foreigners trying to speak English without direct advice.
The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, the world's tallest bridge, has officially opened to traffic. The bridge soaring at 625 meters is nearly nine times as tall as San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
The below is another 20 minute video showcasing China's bridge civil engineering mastery that is also full of national bragging, haha. Shows a possible future for the whole planet if humans can get past their war mongering, reduce global populations, use science and technology to live on the potentially paradise of a planet for intelligent entitities, by living on planet sustainable, harmonious ways.
China's Mega Bridges Shocked American Engineers | You Won't Believe They Actually Exist
The Beipanjiang First Bridge in China's remote Guizhou Valley stands as the highest bridge on Earth. Engineers have bridged a staggering 565-meter gorge, famously known as "the crack in the earth," connecting previously divided communities. Its 20,000-tonne steel deck is a true marvel.
Love the high saturation cyan-blue color. Have seen the same color using Adobe Photoshop when super saturating rich sky colors to unnatural levels. This documentary is 40 minutes long. The Chinese woman interviewing host enunciates reasonably well for a foreigner, but without a natural English native speaking cadence. Thus, an interesting example of foreigners trying to speak English without direct advice.
The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, the world's tallest bridge, has officially opened to traffic. The bridge soaring at 625 meters is nearly nine times as tall as San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
The below is another 20 minute video showcasing China's bridge civil engineering mastery that is also full of national bragging, haha. Shows a possible future for the whole planet if humans can get past their war mongering, reduce global populations, use science and technology to live on the potentially paradise of a planet for intelligent entitities, by living on planet sustainable, harmonious ways.
China's Mega Bridges Shocked American Engineers | You Won't Believe They Actually Exist
horseless carriage
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The bridge is really impressive, not to take away anything from the Chinese achievement, back in 1870, when the only tools available were picks, shovels, labourers and skilled craftsmen, a 73 mile railway line was constructed from Settle to Carlisle. The line had three tunnels and many viaducts. The longest of those viaducts became known as The Ribblehead Viaduct. Twenty-seven arches, all built by hand.
The construction of the Ribblehead Viaduct, was a key part of the Settle-Carlisle Railway. The viaduct was built between 1869 and 1874 by a workforce of up to 2,300 men, utilizing about 1.5 million bricks. It cost £343,000 (about 10 million today,) as well as being poorly paid, over one hundred workers lost their lives during construction'
Saint John's Church at Cowgill and the Holy Ascension Church in Settle served as resting places for railway workers who died during the construction of the Settle to Carlisle line, with a memorial erected at the Holy Ascension Church and a significant number of marked and unmarked graves.
The construction of the Ribblehead Viaduct, was a key part of the Settle-Carlisle Railway. The viaduct was built between 1869 and 1874 by a workforce of up to 2,300 men, utilizing about 1.5 million bricks. It cost £343,000 (about 10 million today,) as well as being poorly paid, over one hundred workers lost their lives during construction'
Saint John's Church at Cowgill and the Holy Ascension Church in Settle served as resting places for railway workers who died during the construction of the Settle to Carlisle line, with a memorial erected at the Holy Ascension Church and a significant number of marked and unmarked graves.
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One might ask, "Yes, but are they safe to travel on?" The obvious answer would be, "Well, they're made in China."