Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to the supports at each end. These supports, called the abutments, carry the load and ...

The 400-foot-long, 80-foot tall, 2,500-ton arch bridge section was floated from a fabricating plant near Albany on a barge down the Hudson River and started making it way up the Hackensack River ...

Although Niagara Falls is world-famous for its breathtaking waterfalls, round-the-clock attractions, and romantic honeymoon ...

If Khan's enticing, deep red, undulating bridge design is anything to go by, there is a step change coming for the neighbourhood, which is in the process of injecting nature and mixed-use architecture ...

Characteristic of the apogee of Ottoman monumental architecture and civil engineering, the bridge has 11 masonry arches with spans of 11 m to 15 m, and an access ramp at right angles with four arches ...

Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to the supports at each end. These supports, called the abutments, carry the load and ...

Rachael Hood, Senior Editor The Stone Arch Bridge is a must-see for any architecture buff. This 2,100-foot granite and limestone bridge (featuring a total of 23 arches) was constructed in 1883 and ...