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The bridge under construction in 1905 Victoria Falls Bridge from the Knife Edge Bridge trail near the falls on the Zambia side Constructed from steel, the bridge is 198 metres (650 ft) [ 1 ] long, with a main arch spanning 156.50 metres (513.5 ft), [ 3 ] at a height of 128 metres (420 ft) [ 3 ] above the lower water mark of the river in the ...
Victoria Falls Bridge: road and rail bridge Livingstone, Zambia–Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe: 1905 [6] open Kariba Dam: road over dam Siavonga ...
The recent geological history of Victoria Falls can be seen in the overall form of the Batoka Gorge, with its six individual gorges and eight past positions of the falls. The east–west oriented gorges imply structural control with alignment along joints of shatter zones, or faults with 50 metres (160 ft) of vertical displacement as is the ...
The Knife-Edge Bridge was constructed in this area in the 1960s to enable access on foot to the cliffs looking over the Rainbow Falls and the First Gorge's exit to the Boiling Pot in the Second Gorge. A steep footpath also goes down to the Boiling Pot, with views of the Second Gorge and the Victoria Falls Bridge. [3]
Name Image Built Listed Location County Type Alchesay Canyon Bridge: 1904, 1905 1988-09-30 Roosevelt: Maricopa: Filled spandrel arch: Allentown Bridge
Victoria Falls Bridge. George Andrew Hobson (29 March 1854 – 25 January 1917) was a British civil engineer known for the development of the patented Hobson steel flooring and the design of the Victoria Falls Bridge. He was born in Leeds, Yorkshire and educated at King James's School, Knaresborough and Watt Institution in Edinburgh.
Victoria Falls Bridge: 156 m (512 ft) 198 m (650 ft) Arch Steel deck arch: A8 road Zambezi. 1905: Victoria Falls ...
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