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Hellenistic Bridge at Eleutherna, Crete
The Eleutherna Bridge on Crete is a well-preserved Hellenistic corbel arch bridge with a single span of 3.95 m. It was built with large limestone blocks in dry masonry around 330 - 367 BCE when a major construction project took place at Eleutherna...
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Chinvat Bridge
Line drawing of the eastern wall of the Sogdian sa-pao Wirkak’s sarcophagus (c. 580 CE) in Hsi-an: Wirkak and his wife are on their way over the Chinvat Bridge to the afterlife.
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Sydney Harbour Bridge Construction
The two arches of the Sydney Harbour Bridge coming together. The photo was taken from the approach to the then-tram terminus at the wharf at McMahons Point, c. 1930.
Royal Australian Historical Society.
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Roman Bridge, Ponte da Vila Formosa
The Roman bridge Ponte da Vila Formosa, dating from the late 1st century / early 2nd century CE, is one of the best preserved bridges throughout the Iberian Peninsula. It is located on the way which connected Olisipo (Lisbon, Portugal) to...
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Riggers on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Riggers on the Sydney Harbour Bridge during its construction, photo by Ted Hood, 1931.
Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney.
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Sydney Harbour Bridge Construction
Circular Quay (Sydney, Australia) showing trams, six K-class ferries, and the Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction, c. 1930s.
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Bering Land Bridge Natural Preserve
Bering Land Bridge Natural Preserve. Many parts of this area look similar to how it may have looked when the first humans arrived there, perhaps around 30,000 years ago. From there on, early humans may have crossed to the Americas by around...
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Official Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Aerial view of Sydney, Australia and Circular Quay on the day of the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, photo by E. W. Searle, 19 March 1932.
National Library of Australia, Canberra.
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The Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Captain Francis De Groot (1888-1969), a member of the fascist New Guard group, rode a borrowed horse and slashed the ribbon with his cavalry sword at the opening ceremony for the Sydney Harbour Bridge (March 19, 1932). It prevented the New...
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Workers on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Workers on the southwestern pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, photograph by the New South Wales Department of Public Works, printed by Alfried James Kent, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1932. Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo, NSW, Australia...