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Bridge Through Loren
The Loren Bridge () is a unique bridge that crosses the Loren River, and is located in Chukotsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The two-way bridge is long and wide and was built to connect the roads between the towns of Lavrentiya and Lorino. Construction required the structure to span a river delta, a notable engineering feat in Russia's Far East. The first bridge crossing the Loren was constructed in the 1990s, but the difficult Arctic conditions quickly led to the bridge falling into disrepair. The old bridge was deemed unfit for use and is in the process of dismantlement in favor of the new Loren Bridge. Building of the new bridge started in 2007 in Vladivostok, where the structure was designed and materials were assembled in order to ship them to the bridge site. In 2008, the FESCO shipping company delivered construction materials and cement for building of the new crossing by boat from the port of Vladivostok A port is a maritime facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loren River
Loren is a given name, nickname and surname which may refer to: Given name Men * Loren Acton (born 1936), American physicist and astronaut * Loren C. Ball (born 1948), amateur astronomer who has discovered more than 100 asteroids * Loren M. Berry (1888–1980), American businessman * Loren Bouchard (born 1970), American television writer and director * Loren Cameron (born 1959), American photographer * Loren Carpenter (born 1947), American computer graphics researcher and developer * Loren Coleman (born 1947), American scientist and author * Loren L. Coleman (born 1947), American science-fiction writer * Loren W. Collins (1838–1912), American jurist and politician * Loren Mazzacane Connors (born 1949), American musician * Loren Crabtree (born 1940), American academic and chancellor * Loren Cunningham (born 1936), American missionary organizer * Loren Dean (born 1969), American actor * Loren C. Dunn (1930–2001), American general authority of the LDS Church * Loren Eiseley ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |