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The Selvatura Adventure Park, or Monteverde Nature Center, Sloth habitat and Butterfly Gardens is a nature center in Monteverde, northwestern Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. It is located in the Cordillera de Tilarán mountain range, close to the village of Santa Elena .
The three bridges cross the four river channels of the River Ill that flow through Strasbourg's historic Petite France quarter. The Ponts Couverts have been classified as a Monument historique since 1928. [1] [2] Construction of the Ponts Couverts commenced in 1230, and they were opened in 1250.
Masonry bridges represent a distinct category of arch bridges, distinguished by their tendency to experience supporting reactions on the abutments that tend to push them apart. The materials used for the arches are cut stones, exhibiting high compression resistance but limited flexion flexibility.
The 25 de Abril Bridge is based in part on two San Francisco Bay Area bridges. Its paint is the same International Orange color as the famous Golden Gate Bridge, and the design is similar as well to the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge. Both the Bay Bridge and the 25 de Abril Bridge were built by the same company. [14]
The Mala Rijeka Viaduct seen from the south. The project was started in 1969 and was completed in 1973. The viaduct is 498.8 metres (1,636 ft) long and at its highest is 200 metres (660 ft) above the Mala Rijeka River.
The stone arch bridge has a total length of 445 ft (136 m). The first arch has both height and width of 36 ft (11 m); the second arch also has a height and width of 33 ft (10 m); the fourth arch has a width of 30 ft (9.1 m) and the fifth arch has a width of 18 ft (5.5 m). [2]
An extreme of the Puente de San Martín in Toledo. The Puente de San Martín (English: St Martin's Bridge) is a medieval bridge across the river Tagus in Toledo, Spain.. The Puente de San Martín features five arches, with the largest in the middle having a span of 40 meters. [1]
The Slauerhoffbrug (English: Slauerhoff Bridge) is a fully automatic bascule bridge (aka tail bridge) [1] in the city of Leeuwarden in the Netherlands.It is a road bridge that carries the Slauerhoffweg (named after J. Slauerhoff) over the Harlingervaart.