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List Of Road–rail Bridges
Road–rail bridges are bridges shared by road and rail lines. Road and rail may be segregated so that trains may operate at the same time as cars (e.g., the Sydney Harbour Bridge). The rail track can be above the roadway or vice versa with truss bridges. Road and rail may share the same carriageway so that road traffic must stop when the trains operate (like a level crossing), or operate together like a tram in a street (street running). Road–rail bridges are sometimes called combined bridges. Afghanistan * Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge between Termez and Jeyretan. Argentina * Transandine Railway rail tunnel converted to road use for time being, albeit single lane. *Zárate–Brazo Largo Bridge *San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge, between Posadas, Argentina, and Encarnación, Paraguay. Australia Current * Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales now with parallel tunnel. * Narrows Bridge, Perth, Western Australia * Mount Henry Bridge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge in Sydney, spanning Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour from the Sydney central business district, central business district (CBD) to the North Shore (Sydney), North Shore. The view of the bridge, the harbour, and the nearby Sydney Opera House is widely regarded as an iconic image of Sydney, and of Australia itself. Nicknamed "The Coathanger" because of its arch-based design, the bridge carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Under the direction of John Bradfield (engineer), John Bradfield of the NSW Public Works, New South Wales Department of Public Works, the bridge was designed and built by British firm Dorman Long of Middlesbrough, and opened in 1932. The bridge's general design, which Bradfield tasked the NSW Department of Public Works with producing, was a rough copy of the Hell Gate Bridge in New York City. This general design document, however, did not form any part of the request for tender, which remain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
