2014-02-22 Investors & builders needed to span the Darien Gap Feb 22 02 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Floating Bridge came to reality due to the vision of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the expertise of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). Waagner biro Gulf (http://www.waagner-biro.com/en/divisions/gulf/about) a subsidiary of Waagner-Biro Stahlbau AG was contracted to build the first floating bridge in Dubai connecting the suburbs of Bur Dubai and Deira.With a total length of 365 metres and a width of 22 metres, the pontoon bridge features six lanes on two identical,mirrored decks spanning the entire Dubai Creek. For each direction an independent supporting structure has been constructed.The parallel structures were designed to accommodate three lanes and one footwalk each.Between the two floating pontoons made of concrete, each 115 metres long and 22 metres wide, a hydraulically driven rotating middle section made of steel is positioned to allow for undisturbed navigation.To compensate for differences in level as well as for transverse inclinations (heeling) and longitudinal displacements resulting from traffic loads and wave action acting on the ramp, another two rows of 28 transitory elements are installed between the floating pontoons and the transitory ramp on either bank. The structure so formed dynamically distributed energy from waves and pressure from vehicles across the length and breadth of the platform in such a way that they canceled each other out. 23 standard elements filled with highly resistant polystyrene plates serve as the actual floating body supporting several thousands of tons of the heavy bridge on water level.The bridge was assembled in 23 days.$ 42 million USD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating_Bridge,_Dubai --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Confederation Bridge (French: Pont de la Confédération) spans the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait. It links Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick, Canada. Construction cost C$1.3 billion. The 12.9-kilometre (8 mi) bridge opened on 31 May 1997 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_Bridge ------------------------------------------------------------- The Manchac Swamp Bridge is a twin concrete trestle bridge[1] in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a total length of 22.80 miles (36.69 km)[citation needed] it is one of the longest bridges in the world over water. Some claim it is the longest toll-free road bridge in the world.[citation needed] The bridge carries Interstate 55 over the Manchac Swamp in Louisiana, and represents one-third of the highway's approximately 66 miles its piles were driven 250 feet beneath the swamp and with the cost of the span being $7 million per mile to complete http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchac_Swamp_bridge ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is 23.83 miles (38.35 km) long. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Pontchartrain_Causeway ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Danyang--Kunshan ( Grand train ) Bridge is the world's longest bridge at 164.8-kilometre long cost $ 8 billion in the Yangtze River Delta where geography is characterized by lowland rice paddies, canals, rivers and lakes. The bridge runs roughly parallel to the Yangtze River, about 5 to 50 miles south of the river. It passes through the northern edges of population centers (from west to east) beginning in Danyang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou and ending in Kunshan. There is a 9-kilometre long (5.6 mi) section over open water across Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danyang%E2%80%93Kunshan_Grand_Bridge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ☢☢☢ REAL CANADIAN DEMOCRACY © net : with SURVIVAL being 1st meaning ☢f life ~ is a POLITICAL TROMEDY & REALITY PORN edutainment channel by LIFE UNLIMITED PRODUCTION's © & is tamper prohibited Senno Ekto Gamat = an alternative realization of better natural & real Common Unifying Threats to Humanity's survival making continued costly fabrication of fake "War`N`Terror" gigs obsolete, along with this destructive Military Industrial Complex that diverts vital resources away from sustainable survival needs using subjugation to promotes a insane lie of competitive behaviour & genocide as some sort of service we are expected to pay for & die from a fail Featuring: +RAGNARöK time`N'space & Solar Storm forecasting -~-Medicinal Cannabis Proponent -=- A.I. deprogramming =Slainte Mhath to all upon my Earth - kobayashi maru parody +yes single ladies I am single & seeking 1 lasting pair-bond, inquire within ! "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976 exemption"

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