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The Kapellbrücke (literally, Chapel Bridge) is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland.Named after the nearby St. Peter's Chapel, [1] the bridge is unique in containing a number of interior paintings dating back to the 17th century, although many of them were destroyed along with a larger part of the centuries-old bridge in ...
The bridge connected Iron Gate, on the north bank of the river, with Horselydown Lane, on the south – now known as Tower Bridge Approach and Tower Bridge Road, respectively. [21] Until the bridge was opened, the Tower Subway – 0.25 mi (400 m) to the west – was the shortest way to cross the river from Tower Hill to Tooley Street in Southwark .
The building is sited on a 7,600 square metres (82,000 sq ft) plaza next to the harbor, and surrounded by reflecting pools. The building is cantilevered 75 metres (246 ft) over the plaza, and 45 metres (148 ft) toward the sea. and gives the impression that it is floating on the water. Calatrava wrote, "The idea is that the building feels ...
The longest viaduct in Switzerland is the Yverdon Viaduct , built in 1984 on the A5 motorway with a total length of 3,155 metres (10,351 ft). [ S 30 ] [ 12 ] The Letzigraben Bridge [ de ] , near Zürich Hauptbahnhof , is the longest railway viaduct in the country measuring 1,156 metres (3,793 ft).
Cable-stayed bridges in Switzerland (3 P) Clock towers in Switzerland (3 P) O. ... Swissmill Tower; T. Tower of Gourze; U. Uetliberg TV Tower; Uster Castle; W ...
In 1964, Ammann opened the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York, that had the world's longest suspended span of 4,260 feet (1,300 m), and was the world's heaviest suspension bridge of its time. The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is currently the eleventh-longest span in the world and longest in the Western Hemisphere.
The bridge was refurbished with no alterations made to its appearance in 2002. The bridge has been closed to private motor vehicles as part of the car free city centre since the start of 2015. The pavements were widened by 40 cm at the cost of road space in the summer of 2017.
The bridge is an arch bridge with a centre lane, and at 229 metres (751 ft) is the world's longest span pedestrian bridge. Its total length is 248 metres (814 ft) with no vehicle access ramps. The arch rise measures only 20 metres (66 ft), and the highest point is about 25 metres (82 ft) above the water, with the bridge deck about 14 metres (46 ...