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The obsolete double-decker bridge was later demolished (there was an effort to keep it for local traffic, but then its steel was taken for the war effort). The first toll collectors at the bridge were all men; this changed as World War II drew men to military service and women took over traditionally male-dominated jobs.
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Tsing Lai Bridge) (rapid transit, two tracks on each of the two levels) East Rail and a footbridge across Prince Edward Road West; Three bridges across Sha Tin Centre Street that are part of New Town Plaza I; Bridge between New Town Plaza I and Citylink Plaza and Sha Tin station across Tai Po Road — Sha Tin and East Rail
Double-decker bridge with 5 westbound lanes and 2 eastbound lanes. 3 of the westbound lanes and the subway are below the other 4 lanes. Williamsburg Bridge: 1903: 7,308.0 2,227.48: 8 lanes of roadway (4 in each direction) and trains: Queensboro Bridge: 1909: 3,724 1,135: 9 lanes of NY 25 (Queens Boulevard) Officially known as the Ed Koch ...
The Brent Spence Bridge is a double decker, cantilevered truss bridge that carries Interstates 71 and 75 across the Ohio River between Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. The top deck carries Kentucky-bound traffic while the bottom deck carries Ohio-bound traffic.
The Sherman Minton Bridge is a double-deck through arch bridge spanning the Ohio River, carrying I-64 and US 150 over the river between Kentucky and Indiana. The bridge connects the west side of Louisville, Kentucky to downtown New Albany, Indiana .
The bridge was designed by David B. Steinman, drawing upon his 1911 Ph.D. thesis in civil engineering at Columbia University. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Named to commemorate the voyage of Henry Hudson on the Half Moon , which anchored near the site in 1609, [ 4 ] [ 5 ] it was the longest plate girder arch and fixed arch bridge in the world when it opened in 1936.
The bridge was strengthened in 1890 to accommodate streetcars, and it made up part of the first interurban line between Minneapolis and neighboring Saint Paul (see Twin City Rapid Transit). Streetcar service ended in 1954. Construction of the current bridge began in 1962 and the 1884 bridge was torn down in 1965. [4]