Bridges, Arches, Columns, Tunnels and Walls

I like that too - because of the buttress-like support it is especially unscary for fearful types to cross.

Stepping stone bridge, Ambleside, UK

I'd never make it across..

Sure you would - with a male servant on each side

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The Rolling Bridge (also known as a "curling bridge"), is a moveable bridge, built in 2004 as part of the Grand Union Canal office & retail development project at Paddington Basin, London, UK

Now that I like. Appears to work, looks good, nice and clever. I may have to nose around re who designed it.

Or, Walter, do you know if a design like this is common?

edit - here, from wiki -


The Rolling Bridge was conceived by British designer Thomas Heatherwick, designed by SKM Anthony Hunt with Packman Lucas, and built by Littlehampton Welding Ltd. The Hydraulic design and development was done by Primary Fluid Power Ltd in the North West.

The bridge consists of eight triangular sections hinged at the walkway level and connected above by two-part links that can be collapsed towards the deck by hydraulic cylinders, which are concealed in vertical posts in the bridge parapets. When extended, it resembles a conventional steel and timber footbridge, and is 12 metres long. To allow the passage of boats, the hydraulic pistons are activated and the bridge curls up until its two ends join, to form an octagonal shape measuring one half of the waterway's width at that point.

The maintenance and opening of the bridge is managed by Merchant Square Estates and it is up every Friday at noon. Following on from the maintenance issues in 2008, the bridge has been repaired and was fully operational from April 2009.

In 2005, the bridge won the British Structural Steel Design Award.[1]

The Gateshead Millennium Bridge between Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

No, it's not a common design. But there are a few similar ... sub types of bascules bridges



And since it's the 70th anniversary of D-Day this year: Pegasus Bridge, built in 1934, re-built in 194, Caen Canal,Gonfreville-l'Orcher (between Caen and Ouistreham), in Normandy, France. (A "Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge")

I read, probably on wiki, that they distinguish it as a "curling" bridge as opposed to Rolling, despite it's name.

Grez-sur-Loing

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Walls of apartments - Hong Kong

Golden Gate Dreams

Door gate arches at Burg Castle (Schloss Burg), Burg an der Wupper, Solingen, Germany

Nice. My goodness. Quite like Bamberg.

Walter you post some NICE stuff! thanks!

Railway bridge, Japan

Khaju Bridge, Iran