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2. Amazon River - Wikipedia

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   Topography of the Amazon River Basin. The Amazon River (UK: / ˈ æ m ə z ən /, US: / ˈ æ m ə z ɒ n /; Spanish: Río Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the longest or second-longest river system in the world, a title which is disputed with the Nile.

3. Rio Negro Bridge - Wikipedia

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   Opened. October 24, 2011. Location. The Journalist Phelippe Dahsou Bridge ( Portuguese: Ponte Rio Negro) is the fourth longest bridge [2] in Brazil at 3,595-metre (11,795 ft) long with a cable-stayed bridge section of 400-metre (1,132 ft) [2] over the Rio Negro that links the cities of Manaus and Iranduba in the state of Amazonas in Brazil. [3]

4. Yalu River Broken Bridge - Wikipedia

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   Closed. 1950–1951. Location. The Yalu River Broken Bridge ( simplified Chinese: 鸭绿江断桥; traditional Chinese: 鴨綠江斷橋; pinyin: Yālù Jiāng Duàn Qiáo) is a truncated railway swing bridge converted to a viewing platform and historical site. Constructed in 1911 by the Empire of Japan, it was the first bridge built across the ...

5. Eight Bridges - Wikipedia

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   Eight Bridges (Japanese: 八橋; Romaji: Yatsuhashi) is a design of Japanese bridge that consists of eight overlapping wooden or stone planks. Its eight-part construction was first mentioned in The Tales of Ise , written during the Heian Period, [1] and was for many centuries a well known literary motif in Japan.

6. List of bridge types - Wikipedia

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   10100 m ( Jiashao Bridge ) Cable-stayed suspension bridge hybrid. Cable-stayed bridge and Suspension bridge. 1,408 m (4,619 ft) Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge [2] Cantilever bridge. 549 m ( Quebec bridge ) 1042.6 m ( Forth Bridge ) Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge.

7. Inca rope bridge - Wikipedia

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   Made of grass, the last remaining Inca rope bridge, reconstructed every June, is the Q'iswa Chaka (Quechua for "rope bridge"), spanning the Apurimac River near Huinchiri, in Canas Province, Quehue District, Peru. Even though there is a modern bridge nearby, the residents of the region keep the ancient tradition and skills alive by renewing the ...

8. Hashiwokakero - Wikipedia

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   A Hashiwokakero puzzle (left) and one of its solutions. The number of bridges connected to each "island" must match the number written on that island. Hashiwokakero (橋をかけろ Hashi o kakero; lit. "build bridges!") is a type of logic puzzle published by Nikoli. [1] It has also been published in English under the name Bridges or Chopsticks ...

9. Three Sisters (Pittsburgh) - Wikipedia

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   History. Opened. October 19, 1928; 95 years ago. ( 1928-10-19) The Three Sisters are three similar self-anchored suspension bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 6th, 7th, and 9th streets, generally running north–south. The bridges have been given formal names to honor important Pittsburgh residents: