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From: Wayne Laurents (no email)
Date: Sat Apr 08 2006 - 20:06:15 EDT
*WATER BRIDGE .. OVER A RIVER!!! *
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>> Unbelievable!!!!!
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>> Even after you see it, it is still hard to believe !
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>> Water Bridge in Germany.... What a feat!
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>> Six years, 500 million euros, 918 meters long.......now this is
>> engineering!
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>> This is a channel-bridge over the River Elbe and joins the former
>> East and West Germany, as part of the unification project. It is
>> located in the city of Magdeburg, near Berlin. The photo was taken on
>> the day of inauguration.
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>> To those who appreciate engineering projects, here's a puzzle for you
>> armchair engineers and physicists. Did that bridge have to be
>> designed to withstand the additional weight of ship and barge
>> traffic, or just the weight of the water?
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