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2. Pontoon bridge - Wikipedia

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   A pontoon bridge (or ponton bridge), also known as a floating bridge, uses floats or shallow- draft boats to support a continuous deck for pedestrian and vehicle travel. The buoyancy of the supports limits the maximum load that they can carry. Most pontoon bridges are temporary and used in wartime and civil emergencies.

3. Harris Pontoon Boats - Wikipedia

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   Website. www.harrisboats.com. Harris Pontoon Boats is a North American luxury pontoon boat brand. It is a subsidiary of the Brunswick Corporation and a division of the Brunswick Boat Group. [1] Harris Boats pontoons are manufactured in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the Brunswick Boat Group Fort Wayne Operations facility. [2]

4. Floating dock (jetty) - Wikipedia

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   A Braby pontoon constructed at Evans Bay in Wellington, New Zealand in 1951 consisted of 124 large square steel tanks connected together and ballasted with water and oil. [9] The pontoon was U-shaped, 110 feet (34 m) long and 74 feet (23 m) wide. Flying boats were winched tail-first into the U so that passengers could step onto the pontoon dock ...

5. Pontoon boat - Wikipedia

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   A pontoon boat is a flattish boat that relies on floats to remain buoyant. These pontoons (also called tubes) contain much reserve buoyancy and allow designers to create large deck plans fitted with a variety of accommodations including expansive lounge areas, stand-up bars, and sun pads. More horsepower is now able to be applied to the stern ...

6. Tourist discovers space rocket debris when snorkeling ... - AOL

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   Updated September 11, 2024 at 1:51 PM. When Mike Irmen went snorkeling during his August trip to Honduras, he expected to discover stunning marine life, but what he ended up finding was a piece of ...

7. Xerxes' pontoon bridges - Wikipedia

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   Construction of Xerxes Bridge of boats by Phoenician sailors Hellespont. Xerxes' pontoon bridges were constructed in 480 BC during the second Persian invasion of Greece (part of the Greco-Persian Wars) upon the order of Xerxes I of Persia for the purpose of Xerxes' army to traverse the Hellespont (the present-day Dardanelles) from Asia into Thrace, then also controlled by Persia (in the ...