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ENGINEERING WONDERS OF THE WORLD

ENGINEERING WONDERS OF THE WORLD. Engineering Wonders Of The World. Bridges Tunnels Dams Canals Hydroelectric Architecture. Bridges. Caisson Forth Bridge Clifton Bridge Brooklyn Bridge Verrazano-Narrows Bridge London Tower Bridge Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Caisson.

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ENGINEERING WONDERS OF THE WORLD

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  1. ENGINEERING WONDERS OF THE WORLD

  2. EngineeringWonders Of The World • Bridges • Tunnels • Dams • Canals • Hydroelectric • Architecture

  3. Bridges • Caisson • Forth Bridge • Clifton Bridge • Brooklyn Bridge • Verrazano-Narrows Bridge • London Tower Bridge • Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

  4. Caisson • Watertight Chamber • Excavation • Brooklyn Bridge • Caisson’s Disease

  5. Forth Bridge

  6. Forth Bridge • “Most Famous Bridge In The World” • Railway Bridge - Scotland Over Firth At Forth • Cantilever Bridge • Quebec Bridge (1917) - 1800 feet Span • Two Main Spans • 1710 feet Each • Total Length - Greater Than 1 mile • Erected 1882 To 1890 • Sir John Fowler & Sir Benjamin Baker

  7. Clifton Bridge • Suspension Bridge - Developed Mid 1800s • Clifton Bridge - Bristol, England

  8. Brooklyn Bridge

  9. Brooklyn Bridge • Connects Brooklyn & Manhattan • Erected 1869 To 1883 • Suspension Bridge • Longest In World 1883 • Main Suspension Span - 1595 feet • Total Length - 6775 feet • Designer - John August Roebling • Construction - Washington August Roebling • Wire Cable, Wire Wrapping & Caissons

  10. Verrazano-Narrows Bridge • Connects Long & Staten Island • Entrance To New York Harbor • Suspension Bridge • Main Span - 4260 feet

  11. Suspension Bridges • Schuylkill River, Philadelphia (1816) • First Wire Cable • Ohio River, Wheeling (1846) - 1010 feet • Roebling • Brooklyn (1883) - 1595 feet • George Washington (1931) - 3500 feet • Golden Gate (1937) - 4200 feet • Makinac (1958) - 3800 feet • Verrazano-Narrows (1964) - 4260 feet • Humber Estuary, England (1980) - 4626 feet

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