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Bi-State could refer to any of the following: Historic places * Bi (state), A Chinese ancient vassal state Transportation * Metro Transit (St. Louis) - an enterprise of the Bi-State Development Agency Organisations * Bi-State Development Agency Landmarks and buildings * Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges * Bi-State Parks Airport Sport events * Bi-State League * Bi-State League (1915) * Bi-State Conference * See also * Bi (surname) Bi () is a Chinese surname. It is listed 76th in the Song dynasty classic text, the ''Hundred Family Surnames''.K. S. Tom. 989 Year 989 ( CMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Emperor Basil II uses his contingent of 6,000 Varangians to help him defeat Bardas Phokas (the Younger), who suffe ...(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. . Origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bi (state)
Bi () was a Chinese vassal state during the Western Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period. Creation King Wen of Zhou's fifteenth son, Bi Gonggao, is the primogenitor of the state of Bi. Thus, the surname of the rulers of Bi was Ji. Bi Gonggao was given the title of Duke of Bi by King Wu of Zhou. Since his eldest son Kai Bo was given another title, to the state of Kai, his second son Bi Zhong inherited the state of Bi. Fall After 400 years, Bi was destroyed by the Xirong. Following King Ping of Zhou's move east to the vicinity of Louyang, Bi may have continued into the Warring States period. After the fall After the fall of Bi, Bi Wan, a descendent of Bi Gonggao, defected to Jin, where he was made a doctor by Jin Xiangong. Bi Wan, after accompanying the Duke of Jin on many expeditions and making many outstanding military achievements, was given the title of Bi Wan Yu Wei and the Wei clan by Duke Xian of Jin. His descendant, Wei Wenhou, was canonized by the ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Transit (St
Metro Transit may refer to: * King County Metro, formerly branded as "Metro Transit", serving King County, Washington and the Seattle metropolitan area * Metro Transit (Halifax), rebranded as Halifax Transit, serving Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia * Metro Transit (Kalamazoo), serving Kalamazoo, Michigan * Metro Transit (Madison), serving Madison, Wisconsin * Metro Transit (Minnesota), serving the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area * Metro Transit (Oklahoma City), rebranded as Embark, serving the Oklahoma City metropolitan area * Metro Transit (Omaha) Metro Transit, previously known as Metro Area Transit, is the Public transport, mass transportation provider for Omaha, Nebraska. Metro currently operates around 135 buses throughout the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, including Bellev ..., serving the Omaha, Nebraska metropolitan area * Metro Transit (St. Louis), serving the St. Louis metropolitan area See also * Metro (other) * Metro Tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bi-State Development Agency
The Bi-State Development Agency is an interstate compact established between Missouri and Illinois in 1949. This compact created an organization that has broad powers in seven county-level jurisdictions (St. Louis City, St. Louis, St. Charles and Jefferson counties in Missouri and St. Clair, Madison and Monroe counties in Illinois). Bi-State operates five enterprises, including the Gateway Arch Riverfront, Metro Transit (St. Louis), Metro Transit, the St. Louis Downtown Airport, the St. Louis Regional Freightway and the Bi-State Development Research Institute. History Bi-State Development (Bi-State) was established on September 20, 1949, by an interstate compact which was approved by the United States Congress and signed by President Harry S. Truman on August 31, 1950. This compact created an organization that has broad powers in seven county-level jurisdictions, giving Bi-State the ability to plan, construct, maintain, own and operate bridges, tunnels, airports and terminal facil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges
The Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Twin Bridges, (usually referred to as simply The Twin Bridges, despite differences in their widths), are located in Henderson County, Kentucky and connect Henderson, Kentucky, and Evansville, Indiana, along U.S. Route 41 (US 41), south of the current southern terminus of Interstate 69 (I-69). The two bridges average more than 40,000 vehicles crossings a day across the Ohio River. The northbound bridge opened to traffic on July 4, 1932. The southbound bridge opened on December 16, 1965, but will be decommissioned after the completion of the Interstate 69 Ohio River Crossing about east, which is scheduled to be completed in 2031. The more historic northbound bridge will remain in service for US-41 as a two way bridge. Both of the Bi-State Vietnam Gold Star Bridges are cantilever bridges. The northbound bridge stands over the Ohio River with a main span of , with the steel gridwork extending above the driving surface. The southbound span has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bi-State Parks Airport
St. Louis Downtown Airport is a public-use airport located in Greater St. Louis, one mile (2 km) east of the central business district of Cahokia Heights (formerly Cahokia), in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It is owned by the Bi-State Development Agency. The airport is located less than 3 miles from the Gateway Arch riverfront in St. Louis and is used by many business aircraft visiting the St. Louis region. Airport services include one full-service 24-hour fixed-base operator, an instrument landing system, an FAA air traffic control tower, and its own dedicated Index B aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) service. It is utilized mainly by Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology for training purposes, as well as the St. Louis Cardinals for charter flights to away games. The St. Louis metropolitan area is also served by St. Louis Lambert International Airport in St. Louis County, Missouri; MidAmerica St. Louis Airpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bi-State League
The Bi-State League was an American baseball minor league formed in 1934 with teams in Virginia and North Carolina. The league held together for nine seasons, being represented by ten cities from North Carolina and eight from Virginia. Only the Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets, a team that was a combination of those three cities from North Carolina, was able to make the entire nine-year run. This combination also captured the league title in two seasons, 1935 and 1941. The squad from Bassett, Virginia, won four league titles during the span, coming out on top three times in a row, 1936, 1937, 1938 and closing it out with the 1940 pennant before losing in the finals. The league's final season was 1942, as it was not revived after World War II. List of teams *Bassett, Virginia: Bassett Furnituremakers (1935–1940) *Burlington, North Carolina: Burlington Bees (1942) *Danville, Virginia: Danville Leafs (1934–1938) *Danville, Virginia & Schoolfield, Virginia: Danville-Schoolfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bi-State League (1915)
The Bi-State League was an American baseball Class D (baseball), Class D level minor league which operated in 1915. It was the successor of the Wisconsin–Illinois League and was represented by five teams from Illinois and one from Wisconsin. The Bi-State folded during the 1915 season. History The six–team Bi-State League was formed for the 1915 season with the Aurora Foxes, Elgin Watch Makers, Freeport Pretzels, Ottawa Indians (baseball team), Ottawa Indians, Racine Belles (1909-15), Racine Belles and Streator Boosters as charter members under the direction of president B.M. Parsons. The league evolved from the Wisconsin-Illinois League, which had Racine as a member and folded after the 1914 season. After beginning play on May 11, 1515, the Bi-State League disbanded on July 7, 1915, after the Elgin and Aurora franchises folded. The Streator Boosters were in first place in the league standings when the Bi-State League folded. With a 30–18 record, Streator was 1.0 game ahea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bi-State Conference
The Bi-State Conference, also known as Region II, is a junior college athletic conference for many technical and community colleges within the South Central states of Arkansas and Oklahoma, sponsored by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Conference championships are held in most sports and individuals can be named to All-Conference and All-Academic teams. Member schools Current members The Bi-State currently has 24 full members, all but one are public schools: ;Notes: Former members ;Notes: See also * National Junior College Athletic Association The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) is the governing association of community college, state college, and junior college athletics throughout the United States. Currently the NJCAA holds 24 separate regions across 24 states ... References External links NJCAA Region 2 NJCAA conferences {{Oklahoma-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
