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Red Bridge
Red Bridge may refer to: Structures *Red Bridge (border), on the border between Georgia and Azerbaijan *Red Bridge, Yerevan, Armenia *Red Bridge (Tasmania), Australia *Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge (known locally as the Red Bridge), Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Quebec, Canada *Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge, in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, more commonly known as the Red Bridge owing to its distinctive colour *Red Bridge (Saint Petersburg), Russia *Red Bridge (Chernihiv), Ukraine United States *Red Bridge (Meriden, Connecticut), NRHP-listed *Red Bridge (Monroe, Iowa), NRHP-listed *Red Bridge (Postville, Iowa), NRHP-listed *Red Bridge (Silverton, Washington), National Register of Historic Places listings in Snohomish County, Washington, listed on the NRHP in Snohomish County, Washington *Covered Bridge (Cedarburg, Wisconsin), originally Red Bridge, NRHP-listed *Red Bridge (Rhode Island) or Henderson Bridge, between Providence and East Providence *Red Bridge, over Wissahickon Creek in Pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Bridge (border)
Red Bridge ( az, Qırmızı Körpü; ka, წითელი ხიდი, ''Tsiteli Khidi'') is the Azerbaijan–Georgia border, border crossing between Georgia (country), Georgia and Azerbaijan on the Tbilisi to Ganja, Azerbaijan, Ganja road. The term translates into English as Red Bridge, and is so named because there is a red-brick bridge arch bridge across the Khrami River in the no-man's land area between the border posts. The bridge's current structure is mostly 17th century, but there has been a bridge on the site since the 12th century crossing. The 'red' bridge was in day to day use until 1998, when a new and considerably larger bridge was completed as part of the TRACECA (Europe-Caucasus-Asia) project. Red Bridge Market Throughout the 1990s there was a large no-man's land market here''Azerbaijan with excursions to Georgia'' published by Trailblazer (travel), Trailblazer, third edition, page 265 largely operated by ethnic Azerbaijanis from Georgia's Marneuli area. The mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hongqiao District
Hongqiao District () is a district in the city of Tianjin, China. The name of the district derives from the name of a bridge - Dahong Bridge () - on the Ziya River, a tributary of Hai River The Hai River (海河, lit. "Sea River"), also known as the Peiho, ("White River"), or Hai Ho, is a Chinese river connecting Beijing to Tianjin and the Bohai Sea. The Hai River at Tianjin is formed by the confluence of five watercourses: the .... Administrative divisions Transportation Metro Hongqiao is currently served by one metro lines operated by Tianjin Metro: * - Xibeijiao, Xizhan, Honghuli, Qinjiandao, Benxilu Education International schools include: * Wellington College International Tianjin " Wellington C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Bridge
''The Red Bridge'' is an 1895 painting by American artist Julian Alden Weir Julian Alden Weir (August 30, 1852 – December 8, 1919) was an American impressionist painter and member of the Cos Cob Art Colony near Greenwich, Connecticut. Weir was also one of the founding members of "The Ten", a loosely allied group of .... Done in oil on canvas, ''Red Bridge'' has been cited as an excellent example of Weir's Japanese-inspired style of impression. The painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Description ''The Red Bridge'' was painted by Weir as an impressionist work; the artist had previously been a detractor of impressionism. The bridge depicted in the painting was a then-new iron truss bridge built over the Shetucket River in Windham, Connecticut. Weir initially viewed the bridge with distaste - it had replaced an older covered bridge he was fond of - but eventually chose to painting a picture of it. According to the Met, the painting is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut [Massachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət],'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine to the east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York (state), New York to the west. The state's capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city, as well as its cultural and financial center, is Boston. Massachusetts is also home to the urban area, urban core of Greater Boston, the largest metropolitan area in New England and a region profoundly influential upon American History of the United States, history, academia, and the Economy of the United States, research economy. Originally dependent on agriculture, fishing, and trade. Massachusetts was transformed into a manuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbraham, Massachusetts
Wilbraham is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a suburb of the City of Springfield, and part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,613 at the 2020 census. Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Wilbraham. Boundaries and localities Wilbraham was originally divided between North Wilbraham and Wilbraham. North Wilbraham was home to the industrial side of the town, along with the Boston & Albany Railroad Line, which is still in use today. Wilbraham is home to the Wilbraham & Monson Academy. Wilbraham is made up of several neighborhoods, known as Wilbraham Center, North Wilbraham, East Wilbraham, Wilbraham Mountain, South Wilbraham, Boston Road Corridor and the Pines Section. In 1878, the south end of Wilbraham officially broke away from Wilbraham and formed the Town of Hampden. Origin of the name of Wilbraham The name of Wilbraham comes from the villages of Little Wilbraham and Great Wilbraham lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Bridge Hydro
Red Bridge Hydro (shortened to "Red Bridge") is a hydroelectric power plant located on the Chicopee River in the towns of Wilbraham, Ludlow, Palmer, and Belchertown, Massachusetts. It was constructed in 1901 and is currently owned by Central Rivers Power LLC and operated by Ware River Power Inc. Dam, Powerhouse, Canal and Headgate Dam At the north end of the dam, is a 165 foot-long earth embankment with a concrete core. The middle section contains a 300 foot-long overflow spillway. The southern end is also a 362 foot-long earthen embankment with a concrete core. The highest point of the dam is approximately 51 feet tall and creates a bypass reach of almost half of a mile (2,160 feet). Power Canal and Headgate The canal headgate is a wooden building with a granite block foundation. It houses 10 intake gates. The intake gates allow water from the reservoir to flow into the power canal. These gates are manually operated and have dimensions of 5.5 feet tall and 8.5 feet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wissahickon Creek
Wissahickon Creek is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania. Wissahickon Creek rises in Montgomery County, runs approximately 23 miles (37 km) passing through and dividing Northwest Philadelphia before emptying into the Schuylkill River at Philadelphia. Its watershed covers about . Much of the creek now runs through or next to parkland, with the last few miles running through a deep gorge. The beauty of this area attracted the attention of literary personages like Edgar Allan Poe and John Greenleaf Whittier. The gorge area is now part of Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia, and the Wissahickon Valley is known as one of 600 National Natural Landmarks of the United States. The name of the creek comes from the Lenape word wiessahitkonk, for "catfish creek" or "stream of yellowish color". On the earliest map of this region of Pennsylvania, by Thomas Holme, the stream is called ''Whitpaine's creek'', after one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Bridge (Rhode Island)
The Henderson Bridge (New Red Bridge) is a bridge in Rhode Island which spans the Seekonk River, and connects the East Side neighborhood of Providence with the Watchemoket and Phillipsdale neighborhoods of East Providence. History The bridge was opened in 1969 to replace an old bridge to the south, known as the Red Bridge, which connected the ends of Waterman Street on either side of the Seekonk River. The bridge was named after its designer, George Henderson (engineer), of Rumford, Rhode Island. Previous bridges in the area This is the sixth bridge to have been built in this part of the Seekonk River. The first was a wooden bridge built by Moses Brown in 1793 called the Central Bridge, which connected the respective ends of Waterman Avenue. The same year, Brown's brother John built the first Washington Bridge at a ferry landing point one mile south, connecting India Point and Watchemoket Square. The second and third bridges were built as replacements and were destroyed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covered Bridge (Cedarburg, Wisconsin)
The Covered Bridge (originally called Red Bridge) in Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, is one of the last remaining covered bridges in that state, which once had about 40 covered bridges. Built in 1876 to cross Cedar Creek, the bridge is long and is made of pine with oak lattices. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and is now used only for pedestrian traffic. History The bridge was built in 1876, the result of a petition by area farmers. It was constructed to serve as a permanent replacement for previous bridges that had washed out on various occasions. In 1927, an abutment was added under the center of the bridge to support heavier vehicle traffic, such as cars and trucks, which were not present at the time of the original construction. The Ozaukee County Board took over the bridge's preservation and maintenance in 1940. In 1960, Ozaukee County bought the bridge and surrounding land for $7,500 and developed the area into Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Bridge (Silverton, Washington)
Red Bridge may refer to: Structures * Red Bridge (border), on the border between Georgia and Azerbaijan * Red Bridge, Yerevan, Armenia *Red Bridge (Tasmania), Australia *Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge (known locally as the Red Bridge), Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Quebec, Canada * Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge, in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, more commonly known as the Red Bridge owing to its distinctive colour * Red Bridge (Saint Petersburg), Russia * Red Bridge (Chernihiv), Ukraine United States *Red Bridge (Meriden, Connecticut), NRHP-listed * Red Bridge (Monroe, Iowa), NRHP-listed *Red Bridge (Postville, Iowa), NRHP-listed * Red Bridge (Silverton, Washington), listed on the NRHP in Snohomish County, Washington *Covered Bridge (Cedarburg, Wisconsin), originally Red Bridge, NRHP-listed *Red Bridge (Rhode Island) or Henderson Bridge, between Providence and East Providence *Red Bridge, over Wissahickon Creek in Pennsylvania *Red Bridge Hydro, Wilbraham, Massachusetts Other uses *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Bridge, Yerevan
The Red Bridge ( hy, Կարմիր կամուրջ, ''Karmir kamurj''; also known as the Old Bridge of Hrazdan; and also known as Bridge of Khoja Plav, , ''Khoja Plavi kamurj'') is a ruined 17th-century bridge on the Hrazdan River The Hrazdan ( hy, Հրազդան գետ, ) is a major river and the second largest in Armenia. It originates at the northwest extremity of Lake Sevan and flows south through the Kotayk Province and Armenia's capital, Yerevan; the lake in turn is f ..., in Yerevan, Armenia. It was called ‘red’ because as it is built of red tuff. The bridge was also called "Khoja-plav bridge" for Khoja-plav, a wealthy man from Kanaker who financed its reconstructruction. The total length of the bridge was 80 meters and its height was 11 meters. It had 4 arches. Two were in the middle and were squiggly, the other two arches were on the banks of the Hrazdan River. V. M. Harutyunyan, Caravanserais and bridges of the Medieval Armenia ''(Միջնադարյան Հայաս ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
