Saturday, November 22, 2008

Taiwan ROC - MacArthur Second Bridge 臺北麥帥二橋

 

Stamp Issue : 2007-04-12 

Finished in 1995, this basket handle Nielsen Type steel arch bridge is the first of its kind in Taiwan, measuring 400 meters long and 18.7 meters wide. Its "basket handle" and cables (stretched at 60-degree angle) give it a three-dimensional structural power and beauty.


臺北麥帥二橋為國內第一座紐爾遜式提籃型鋼拱橋,於1995年竣工,主橋長400公尺,寬18.7公尺。提籃型的外觀與斜拉60度的吊索,具三度空間結構的力與美。


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