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The Seri Wawasan Bridge is a longitudinally asymmetric cable‐stayed box-girder bridge with an inverted-Y shape concrete/steel pylon 96 metres (315 ft) high. The main span, 165 metres (541 ft) long, is supported by 30 pairs of forward stay cables, anchored on the 75° forward‐inclined pylon and on the outer edges of the bridge deck, arranged ...
Langkawi Sky Bridge: Jambatan Udara Langkawi: Curved cable-stayed bridge 660 metres (2,170 ft) above sea level Swiss Steel Design Award 2005: 125 m (410 ft) Cable-stayed Steel truss deck, 1 steel inlcined pylon
The bridge was used for prisoner exchanges at the end of the Korean Armistice in 1953. The name originates from the final ultimatum that was given to prisoners of war brought to the bridge for repatriation: they could either remain in the country of their captivity or cross the bridge to return to their homeland. However, once they chose to ...
Sejong was founded in 2007 as the new planned capital of South Korea from many parts of the South Chungcheong Province and some parts of North Chungcheong Province to ease congestion in South Korea's current capital and largest city, Seoul, and encourage investment in the country's central region.
The suicide rate is very high in South Korea and bridge jumping is common. Mapo Bridge has a reputation of jumpers with over 100 attempts between 2007 and 2012. [3]On July 26, 2013, Sung Jae-ki jumped off Mapo Bridge in an attempt to draw attention to gender inequality against men and a plea to accrue needed funds for "Men of Korea".
The bridge was the first and, until 2014, only road connection between the peninsula and the island. It is the second-longest bridge over water in Malaysia, with a length over water of 8.4 kilometres (5.2 miles). [3] Penang Bridge was inaugurated on 14 September 1985. [1] The current concession holder and maintainer is PLUS Expressways. Penang ...
The sky bridge contract was completed by Kukdong Engineering & Construction. Tower 2 (Samsung C&T) became the first to reach the world's tallest building at the time. Due to the huge cost of importing steel, the towers were constructed on a cheaper radical design of super high-strength reinforced concrete. [ 19 ]
Name Korean Span Length Type Carries Crosses Opened Location Province Ref. 1: Yi Sun-sin Bridge: 이순신대교: 1,545 m (5,069 ft) 2,260 m (7,410 ft)