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Eiffel Bridge (other)
Eiffel Bridge can refer to: * Eiffel Bridge, Láchar, a bridge in Spain * Eiffel Bridge, Ungheni, a railway bridge in Ungheni, Moldova * Eiffel Bridge, Tsagveri, a railway bridge in Tsagveri, Georgia * Eiffel Bridge, Zrenjanin, a bridge in Zrenjanin, Serbia * Tour Eiffel Bridge (Eiffel Tower Bridge; Eiffel Bridge), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada * Ponte Eiffel ( pt, Eiffel Bridge), Viana do Castelo, Portugal * Maria Pia Bridge, a bridge in Porto, Portugal; designed by Gustave Eiffel * Garabit viaduct, a rail bridge in Southern France; constructed by Gustave Eiffel See also * Eiffel (other) Eiffel may refer to: Places * Eiffel Peak, a summit in Alberta, Canada * Champ de Mars – Tour Eiffel station, Paris, France; a transit station Structures * Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France, designed by Gustave Eiffel * Eiffel Bridge, Ungheni, Mo ... * {{disambig [Baidu] |
Eiffel Bridge, Láchar
The Eiffel Bridge () is an iron bridge situated between the Spanish municipalities of Lachar and Pinos Puente. It was built in the 1897 by the studio of Gustave Eiffel. It's considered the last vestige of the Industrial Revolution in Vega de Granada. History The bridge was built in 1897, commissioned by ''Don'' Julio Quesada-Cañaveral to connect the station of Íllora by the Decauville railway at Láchar with two important factories that the nobleman had in Láchar, thus becoming the second railway of the province of Granada. Years later, the railroad disappeared and the bridge was used decades later by cars as a means of communication between Láchar, Daimuz Bajo, Valderrubio, Fuente Vaqueros Fuente Vaqueros is a farming village in the province of Granada, Spain. It lies 17 km west of the city of Granada. Its population was recorded in 2005 as 4,590. The principal crops are asparagus, olives and apples. It is the birthplace of th ... and Escóznar. In 2006 it becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiffel Bridge, Ungheni
The Eiffel Bridge ( ro, Podul Eiffel) is a bridge over the River Prut and a checkpoint between Moldova and Romania. The bridge is located between Ungheni, Moldova and Ungheni, Romania. History On a Russian diplomatic agent, Ivan Alekseevich Zinov'ev, and Gheorghe Costaforu signed a rail junction convention, which was ratified on .Frederick Kellogg, ''The Road to Romanian Independence'', 1995, p. 84 and the Iaşi-Ungheni railway was opened on August 1, 1874. The railway Chişinău- Corneşti-Ungheni (built 1871–1875) was opened on June 1, 1875, by the Russian Empire in preparation for the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). Ungheni customs were established in 1875 after putting into operation the Chişinău-Ungheni-Iaşi railroad. The railway Chişinău- Corneşti was already opened in 1873. In 1876, after the spring flooding of the river Prut, the railway bridge that linked Bessarabia and Romania was almost destroyed. The Railway Department invited Gustave Eiffel to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiffel Bridge, Tsagveri
The Eiffel Bridge is a bridge over the Tsemistskal river, on the Borjomi–Bakuriani railway near the town of Tsagveri. History Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia ordered the bridge from the French engineer-constructor and bridge builder Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (born Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; ; ; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer. A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway .... The construction of the bridge started in 1897 over the Tsemistskal River. The construction of the bridge was carried out by the constructor Besarion Keburia . From January 1902, the first "Kukushka" train passed through the Borjomi-Bakuriani narrow-gauge railway line and over the bridge. References External linkstravelinborjomi.geambebi.ge Bridges in Georgia (country) {{Georgia-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiffel Bridge, Zrenjanin
Eiffel Bridge (also known as "Great Bridge") was a steel bridge located in Zrenjanin, Serbia. It crossed the Begej river and was built at the same time as the Small bridge. History The first Great Bridge was made of wood. It was a bascule bridge, built in 1807. In 1903, city authorities granted an order for a new, steel bridge, according to the popular belief, to Gustave Eiffel's company in Paris. The old wooden bridge was removed and construction work started in late 1903. In the spring of 1904, the new Great Bridge was finished. It was officially named "Erzsébeth-híd" / "Elisabeth Brücke" (''Elisabeth Bridge''), after the late Austro-Hungarian empress Elisabeth. The Great Bridge represented the most prominent example of Secession style bridges in Vojvodina. Functional and artistically valuable at the same time, the bridge was equipped with a system of levers that could raise its level for approximately 2 meters. The arcs of the bridge were backed by monumental column ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Eiffel Bridge
The Tour Eiffel Bridge, also known as the Montcalm Street Bridge is a small but ornate bridge in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. There had long been a bridge across Brewery Creek, but by the 1980s it needed to be replaced. Hull and the National Capital Commission were working to turn the Brewery Creek area into a tourist and cultural district. It was decided to build an ornate structure. Incorporated in the bridge was an original steel girder from the Eiffel Tower, that had been part of a recently disassembled staircase. The girder was donated to Hull by Paris mayor Jacques Chirac Jacques René Chirac (, , ; 29 November 193226 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. Chirac was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988, as well as Ma .... Architects Paul Martineau and Eric Haar modeled the bridge on Parisian style. It opened in 1990. References *"Hull builds bridge to excellence." Bob Phillips ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponte Eiffel
Ponte Eiffel is a multi-level road–rail bridge crossing the Lima River in Viana do Castelo, Portugal. It was designed by Gustave Eiffel. The structure is a candidate to the classification as a National Monument. See also *List of bridges in Portugal This list of bridges in Portugal lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included. Historical and architectural interest bridges ... References Further reading * * Bridges in Viana do Castelo District Lima River Buildings and structures in Viana do Castelo {{Portugal-bridge-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Pia Bridge
The Maria Pia Bridge (in Portuguese ''Ponte de D. Maria Pia'', commonly known as ''Ponte de Dona Maria Pia'') is a railway bridge built in 1877, and attributed to Gustave Eiffel, situated over the Portuguese northern municipalities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. Part of the Linha Norte system of the national railway, the wrought iron, double-hinged, crescent arch spans , over the Douro River. At the time of its construction, it was the longest single-arch span in the world; today, it is no longer used for rail transport and was replaced by a modern structure in 1991. It is often confused with the D. Luís Bridge, which was built nine years later and is located to the west, but resembles the structure, albeit with two decks. History In 1875, the Royal Portuguese Railway Company announced a competition for a bridge to carry the Lisbon to Porto railway across the river Douro. This was very technically demanding: the river was fast-flowing, its depth could be as much as duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garabit Viaduct
The Garabit viaduct (french: viaduc de Garabit) is a railway arch bridge spanning the Truyère, near Ruynes-en-Margeride, Cantal, France, in the mountainous Massif Central region. The bridge was constructed between 1882 and 1884 by Gustave Eiffel, with structural engineering by Maurice Koechlin, and was opened in 1885. It is in length and has a principal arch of span. Background By the late 1870s, Eiffel & Cie, the company founded by Eiffel in partnership with Théophile Seyrig, had established a place among the leading French engineering companies. Between 1875 and 1877, the company had built the Maria Pia Bridge over the Douro at Porto, and when the construction of a railway between Marvejols and Neussargues, both in Cantal, was proposed, the work of constructing a viaduct to cross the Truyère was given to Eiffel without the usual process of competitive tendering. That was at the recommendation of the state engineers since the technical problems involved were similar to those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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