The most unusual and outstanding bridges of the planet
The most unusual and outstanding bridges of the planet
Bridges do not only perform a practical task,there is a possibility for a person to cross from one shore to another, but also an aesthetic one - they can be a decoration of a city or a place. Therefore, architects try to make bridges beautiful, and sometimes unusual, attracting attention.
Bridges-record holders
The most outstanding bridges in the world are included in the bookGuinness World Records. The longest car bridge is in Hangzhou, in the south of China. It has a length of thirty-six kilometers, meandering in the Gulf of the East China Sea in the Yangtze River Delta. Also, this bridge was named one of the most beautiful in the world. Today, several bridges are being built, which will beat this record. The longest suspension bridge is Pearl in Japan, its length is almost four kilometers. The highest bridge in France is the Millu viaduct, almost three hundred and fifty meters high, which is part of the motorway connecting Paris and Montpellier. These bridges, of course, surprise by their size, but they can hardly be called unusual, because they are quite ordinary in design.The most unusual bridges
The Moses Bridge in the Netherlands, despite the modestlength, is considered one of the most original in the world. The authors of this unusual project - Ro Coster and Adu Kilu - were able to create a real miracle of architecture: they built a bridge that is almost completely submerged in water. So, the bridge deck is located below the water level by about one and a half meters. From a distance, the Moses Bridge is invisible, and as you approach it, it seems that the river's water is spreading before people.The Moses Bridge was named after a biblical tradition in which the waters of the Red Sea parted before the prophet.In London there is a unique rollingThe bridge, which in the folded state is an octagon on one of the banks of the canal. Every day, this unusual design unfolds, rolling to the opposite shore and forming a bridge. This is a fairly young project, it was created in 2004 by the architect Thomas Heathervik. Another interesting English bridge is in Tatton Park: it is a lightweight construction made of wooden elements, which is supported over the water by balloons. But people can not walk on this bridge, which was created only as a work of art. In Canada, the most unusual bridge is designed for animals, which draws attention to it. It is located in Banff National Park, where a large number of wild animals live. Trails that pass through the reserve, endanger the animals, so for them a ground crossing was built in the form of a small stone bridge.
After its construction, similar projects began to appear in other countries.In India, the local people are even more originalapproach to the creation of bridges: they do not build them, but grow them using the roots of trees. Such natural crossings over the rivers began to be erected a few centuries ago, and today these structures can compete for strength and resistance to external influences with the most modern bridges. The most beautiful suspension bridge of the ficus roots is in the state of Meghalaya, its length is sixteen meters, and its strength allows it to withstand the weight of several dozen people.
