Unique Bridges in the WorldÂ
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Gateshead Millenium bridge
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Gateshead Bridge World’s First tilting bridge
- turning with help of motor for ships
- Also known as blinking eye bridge
- Inaugurated on 7th May by Queen Elizabeth II
- Constructed on Tyne river.
- Designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects and engineered by Gifford
2. Rolling bridge
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Rolling Bridge In london
- hydraulic folding technology
- Built over canal
- Consists of eight triangular sections which can be folded to give way for boats
- 39 feet long
slaur hoff bridge
netherlands
lift for boats and ships help of roller
transformer bridge
Pont Jacques Chaban Bridge
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Vertical lift bridge France garon river
- vertical lift bridge, 1st in world of this type
- vertical-lift bridge over the Garonne in Bordeaux, France
- 4 lane highway over the bridge.
- 110m long.
Falkirk Wheel Bridge
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Falkirk Wheel Bridge Built for boats
- In Falkirk, in central Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal for the first time since 1930.
- Also called rotating elevator for boats bridge
- Largest water structure of world.
- Opened in 2002
Flying ferry
Spain
Hybrid form of Bridge and Ferry
Carries 6cars and 12 people at once
Scale lane Bridge
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Scale Lane bridge 9 mil $ construction cost
- Constructed in 2002.
- Built by Concrete and Steel
- 1000 people can be carried at once
- , shaped
- 57 meter long
Oresund Bridge
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Oresund Bridge Has Underground Tunnel
- 8 KM Long in total
- 4KM underground tunnel
- Swedish and Danish govt. combined for this work
- Artificial island
- Has both rail and roadway network in a single structure
- Connects Scandinavian Peninsula and Western Europe
