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C2it

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Seeing the thread about Inca suspension bridges ......

What are your thoughts about Isambard Kingdom Brunel ? Famous for many engineering feats including the Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol, UK.
 
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There have already been several threads on Brunel, which can be found by doing a search on this site.

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FAQ731-376
 
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658872_arrabida_bridge.jpg



Arrábida Bridge over Douro River in Porto. Inaugurated on June, 22, 1963.

Concrete open spandrel deck arch bridge. Total lenght: 493 m, arch span: 270 m, arch rise: 52 m, deck height: 70 m

Designed by Portuguese bridge guru, Edgar Cardoso (1913-2000), the Arrábida bridge held, for quite some time, the



world record for the "Longest Concrete Single Arch Bridge". It is still the 9th world's longest concrete arch bridge.
 
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0707- a slighty wierd thing to post on a thread about Brunel, but obrigado....ate longo!
 
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