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The Zhaozhou Bridge, with a length of 167 feet (51 m) and span of 123 feet (37 m), is the world's first wholly stone open-spandrel segmental arch bridge, allowing a greater passage for flood waters. [12] Bridges with perforated spandrels can be found worldwide, such as in China (Zhaozhou Bridge, 7th century).
The Ponte Vecchio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈponte ˈvɛkkjo]; [1] "Old Bridge") [2] is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno, in Florence, Italy.The only bridge in Florence spared from destruction during World War II, it is noted for the shops built along it; building shops on such bridges was once a common practice.
Pages in category "Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States" The following 166 pages are in this category, out of 166 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Open-spandrel bridges — a type of deck arch bridge where the spandrel area is not solid. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Spandrels of a Tudor arch Spandrels of a circle within a square Spandrel figures of winged victories, Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris Spandrel panels. A spandrel [1] is a roughly triangular space, usually found in pairs, between the top of an arch and a rectangular frame, between the tops of two adjacent arches, [2] or one of the four spaces between a circle within a square.
The Anji Bridge (simplified Chinese: 安济桥; traditional Chinese: 安濟橋; pinyin: Ānjì Qiáo; lit. 'Safe crossing bridge') is the world's oldest open-spandrel segmental arch bridge of stone construction. [1] Credited to the design of a craftsman named Li Chun, the bridge was constructed in the years 595–605 [2] during the Sui dynasty ...
Lincoln Memorial Bridge is a reinforced concrete, open-spandrel deck arch bridge built carrying U.S. Route 50 Business over the Wabash River between Vincennes, Indiana and Lawrence County, Illinois. It is said to mark the point where Abraham Lincoln crossed the Wabash River on his way to Illinois in 1830, and a sculptural installation, the ...
The Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, commonly known as the Whirlpool Bridge or the Lower Steel Arch Bridge (before 1937), is a spandrel braced, riveted, two-hinged arch bridge that crosses the Canada–United States border, connecting the commercial downtown districts of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.