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    Padma Bridge

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    Overview Padma Bridge is one of major outstanding infrastructure required for balanced economic development of Bangladesh. It is anticipated that the gross domestic product of the would increase by 2 percent once the bridge was constructed. The bridge‚ which would connect the southwest region with the rest of the country‚ could be used for the trans-Asian route; the minister said adding "The Bridge will help gear up industrialisation in the region too."Environmental impact of the bridge would be assessed

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    By the River

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    ‘By the River’ Essay The story of Harry Hodby living in a small country town and his growth into a young man is a ‘bildungsroman’. That is‚ it describes his coming of age‚ a process that moves children‚ sometimes quite roughly‚ into the adult world. The death of his mother and the loss of a dear childhood friend certainly force Harry to enter this adult world‚ as they teach him the importance of close and supporting relationships. Harry has to take on adult responsibilities earlier than expected

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    Brooklyn Bridge

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    The Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn bridge in its days was the biggest‚ most famous bridge in the world‚ it had the most beautiful suspension bridges and the most dramatic testament yet to American technical ingenuity and daring. The bridge indicated that there was no place like New York‚ no place like American in the 19th century .The heroic history of the Brooklyn Bridge and its construction is well known‚ its position in the American life is remarkable ‚as is the infinitely unprecedented structure

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    Padma Bridge

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    Padma Bridge 1 Padma Bridge Padma Multipurpose Bridge Carries Crosses Locale Maintained by Designer Design Material Total length Width Motor vehicles‚ Railway Padma River Louhajong‚ Munshiganj to Shariatpur and Madaripur Bangladesh Bridge Authority Maunsell AECOM Truss bridge Steel 6‚150 m (20‚180 ft) 21.1 m (69 ft)  Bangladesh Construction begin expected in 2013 Construction end Coordinates expected in 2016 23°25′21″N 90°18′35″E The Padma Bridge is a multipurpose road-rail bridge across

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    History of Bridges

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    The very first bridges were made by nature itself‚ as simple as a log fallen across a stream or stones in the river. The first bridges made by humans were probably spans of cut wooden logs or planks and eventually stones‚ using a simple support and crossbeam arrangement. Some early Americans used trees or bamboo poles to cross small caverns or wells to get from one place to another. A common form of lashing sticks‚ logs‚ and branches together involved the use of long reeds or other harvested fibers

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    Truss Bridges

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    Balls Bridge and Truss Bridges: A Brief Historical Overview Nathan Holth Foreword: I composed this brief and informal overview of truss bridges and Balls Bridge to put this beautiful historic bridge ’s history and significance into context. A version of this document with full-color photos is available on my website ’s Balls Bridge Page located at www.historicbridges.org/ontario/balls/index.htm which also has more information and photos. The general truss bridge information in this document was

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    Bridge on the Drina

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    1) What did the bridge represent? The bridge signified the very important connection between Sarajevo with the rest of the Turkish Empire. The Bridge got rid of the boat transportation system across the river. This boat transportation system was very unreliable. The serfs were forced to build the bridge under terrible working conditions. 2) Who built the bridge and why did he do it? Mehmed built the bridge at the age of 60 when he became a Grand Vizier. He built the bridge to make a tribute to

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    Brooklyn Bridge

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    ------------------------------------------------- Brooklyn Bridge This essay introduces the Brooklyn Bridge. The Bridge is located in America over the East river; the nearest city to the bridge is New York and Manhattan‚ Brooklyn. After 60 years of political‚ financial and technical discussions to start the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge it was approved. The Bill to start construction was signed in 1869 by the New York Bridge company president‚ Ulysses S Grant. The cost of the original

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    Bayonne Bridge

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    three necessary components of a successfully functioning and prosperous city‚ and bridges aid in fulfilling those needs. Bridges are generally used to connect two areas of land which are separated by water or another geographical feature. One particularly unique bridge is the Bayonne Bridge‚ which connects New Jersey to Staten Island‚ New York. The innovative construction which went into creating the Bayonne Bridge surpassed that of most others by incorporating advanced technology in order to serve

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    The London Bridge

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    London Bridge The London Bridge is probably the most famous bridge ever built. After being in songs and being rebuilt a number of times the London Bridge is also one of the oldest bridges. The first London Bridge was built by Romans sometime after 43 AD and some of its wooden remains have been uncovered on the north side of the river. During its life the wooden structure was renewed several times‚ and it was probably to this earliest bridge that the nursery rhyme ‘London Bridge is falling

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