Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Czech Republic - Nusle Bridge 娜斯樂大橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1980-05-06 

Nusle Bridge (Nuselský most) is a large reinforced concrete viaduct in Prague. It spans the Nusle Valley just south of the city center, and connects to the Pankrác district and southeastern parts of Prague. There is a 6-lanes highway on the surface and the Prague Metro C-Line passes through its interior.
The bridge is 485 meters long, 26.5 meters wide, with four pillars 42.5 meters tall. Construction began in 1968, the Nusle bridge opened on February 22, 1973. A major artery for north-south traffic, the bridge is crucially important to Prague’s transportation network. Nusle Bridge also has a nickname "Suicide Bridge" due to the number of suicides and attempted suicides since its completion. Tall chain link fences topped with polished metal were installed along the sidewalk in 1997 and 2007 to prevent further suicides.


位於捷克布拉格,娜斯樂大橋是一座大型鋼筋混凝土高架橋。它橫跨市中心以南的娜斯樂谷,並連接到潘克拉克地區和布拉格東南區。橋上是6車道的高速公路,布拉格地鐵C-線則從橋內穿過。
這座橋長485公尺,寬26.5公尺,距地面高42.5公尺。橋施工始於1968年,1973年落成,同年2月22日開幕。是布拉格極為重要的交通網路,也是南北交通必經之樞紐。但橋梁完成後,因數百多人企圖跳橋自殺而獲得「自殺橋」惡名。後於1997及2007年,加上高身鐵鏈欄桿和光滑金屬板,以防止跳橋自殺。

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Czech Republic - Peace Bridge 和平大橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1955-12-15 

Situated in north-west of Brno, Peace Bridge (Miru Most) is a railroad viaduct between Brno and Havlíčkův Brod in Czech Republic and spans the valley of River Libochůvka in Dolní Loučky. Built between 1939 and 1953, the bridge is 300 meters long, 30 meters high. Its main arch with a span of 120 meters is the biggest reinforced concrete arch in the Czech Republic.


位於捷克波爾德西北的東尼洛斯基, 和平大橋是一座連結布爾諾與哈夫利奇庫夫淺灘之間的高架鐵道橋。跨越利博霍卡河谷,這座橋長300公尺,高30公尺。建於1939年至1953年間,主拱的跨距為120公尺是捷克最大的鋼筋混凝土鐵路拱橋。

Monday, June 28, 2010

China - Rainbow Wind and Rain Bridge 虹橋風雨樓



 

Stamp Issue : 2009-06-23 

The Rainbow Wind and Rain Bridge (Hongqiao Fengyulou) spans the Tuo River of the Phoenix County (Fenghuang County) in Hunan Province. Originally named the Crouching Rainbow bridge, erected in 1670 (the 9th year of the reign of Qing Emperor Kangxi), the stone arch bridge was built with the local red stone. Restored in 1914, it is renamed to Rainbow Bridge (Hongqiao).
With two piers and three arches in boat-shape, not only beautiful, the piers reduce the river flow momentum. Along each side of the original bridge, built are the 12 wooden houses as if they are hanging over the bridge (Diaojiaolou Mubanfang) are used for restaurants and retail shops. The pedestrian promenade in the center is two meter wide. The roof added on top of the promenade keeps the wind and rain out. Hence, the bridge is also called the Wind and Rain Bridge.
In 1955, with the structures removed, the bridge was turned into a road bridge. Starting in 1999, it took a year to reconstruct the houses and restore the bridge to its original look. Both sides of the bridges are for shops and retail use again.


虹橋風雨樓跨越湖南省鳳凰縣的沱江,原名臥虹橋,建於1670年(清康熙九年),完全用當地紅條石砌成的石拱橋。1914年重修,改名虹橋。
橋有2墩3孔,橋墩呈船形,不僅美觀大方,且能減輕和分解流水衝力。原橋面兩側各建有12間吊腳樓木板房,開設飲食、百貨店鋪,中間為2公尺寬人行長廊,廊上方建有屋頂,行走廊中,可避風雨,故又稱風雨樓。
1955年曾將橋上建築物拆除,修成公路橋。1999年起歷時一年,修復了虹橋風雨樓,橋梁兩邊仍作為店鋪。

Sunday, June 27, 2010

France - Pont de Normandie 諾曼地大橋



 

Stamp Issue : 1995-01-20
  
 

Stamp Issue : 2009-04-25 

Normandie Bridge (Pont de Normandie) is a cable-stayed road bridge that spanning the River Seine linking Le Havre to Honfleur in Normandy, northern France. Its total length is 2,143.21 meters (856 meters between the 2 piers).
The bridge was designed by Michel Virlogeux began in 1988 and lasted 7 years. The bridge opened on January 20, 1995. At that time the bridge was both the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world, and had the record for the longest distance between piers for any cable-stayed bridge. The cable-stayed design was chosen because it was both cheaper and more resistant to high winds than a suspension bridge.


諾曼地大橋是一座公路斜張橋,橫跨塞納河連結法國北部諾曼地的勒阿弗爾及翁弗勒爾,橋梁總長2,143.21公尺(兩橋墩間856公尺)。
這座橋由米歇爾維洛熱設計始於1988年,歷經7年於1995年1月20日落成揭幕,在當時是世界最長的斜張橋,創下以往任何斜張橋中跨距最長的紀錄。之所以選擇斜張橋設計,因為它比吊橋既經濟又更耐高空風速。

Saturday, June 26, 2010

England - Humber Bridge 亨伯大橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1983-05-25 

Humber Bridge is the fifth-largest single-span suspension bridge in the world, near Kingston upon Hull in England. It spans the Humber between Barton-upon-Humber on the south bank and Hessle on the north bank, with a centre span of 1,410 meters and a total length of 2,220 meters, connecting the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.
Plans for a bridge were originally drawn up in the 1930s, and were revised in 1955, but work did not begin until 26 July 1972. The bridge opened to traffic on 24 June 1981. It was opened officially by HM The Queen on 17 July 1981.


亨伯大橋是世界上第五大單跨懸索橋,近英格蘭赫爾河畔京士頓。它跨越南岸的亨伯與巴頓亨伯河畔和北岸的赫斯爾,大橋中心跨度1,410公尺,全長2,220公尺,連接北林肯郡和東約克郡。
橋梁的計劃最早始於1930年代,1955年修訂完畢。但直到1972年7月26日才正式動工。1981年6月24日試行通車,1981年7月17日在英女王的出席下正式揭幕。

Friday, June 25, 2010

Indonesia - Jembatan Kota Intan 哥打因坦拖曳橋



 

Stamp Issue : 1995-08-19 

Kota Intan Drawbridge (Jembatan Kota Intan) is a small Dutch wooden drawbridge that spans across the great canal of Ciliwung River which is located in Kali Besar, in Jarkata, Indonesia.
It was built in the 17th century, during the development of Batavia (modern day Java) by the Dutch East India Company. Nevertheless, the shape and style were unchanged, but its name was changed to "Juliana-Bernhard". After Indonesia's declaration of independence, its name changed to Jembatan Kota Intan.


哥打因坦拖曳橋是一座小型荷蘭木製拖曳橋,越過吉利翁河域的大運河,位於印尼雅加達的卡利勿剎區。
橋梁建於17世紀,是配合荷蘭東印度公司的巴達維亞城區發展,雖然橋梁名稱屢經變更及改建,但形狀和風格一直保持不變,現有的外觀是1938年4月所建,但名稱改為「茱莉安娜‧伯恩哈德」,印尼宣佈獨立後,它改名為「哥打因坦曳拉橋」。

Thursday, June 24, 2010

France - Bridge at the Citadel of Port-Louis 路易港堡壘的橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1976-12-04 

The three-arch bridge is located at the entrance of the Citadel of Port-Louis in Port-Louis in the Morbihan department in Bretagne in north-western France.
The citadel of Port-Louis was built between 1590 and 1598 during the Spanish occupation and then rebuilt in 1626 by France itself. It served as a prison and torture center during the German occupation in the Second World War.


路易港堡壘前的入口三拱通行橋,位於法國西北部布列塔尼區莫爾比昂省的路易港城鎮。
堡壘是西班亞1590-1598年佔領期所建,1626年法國改建,但二次大戰德國佔領時,曾將堡壘改為酷刑監獄。

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

China - Jade Belt Bridge 玉帶橋







 

Stamp Issue : 2008-05-10 

Jade Belt Bridge (Yudai Qiao, aka Camel Back Bridge) is one of the six famous bridges in the Summer Palace in Beijing. Situated on the West Dike (Xidi) of Kunming Lake, the bridge is so highly arched like a camel's back that the single arch spans 11.38 meters and is about 7.5 meters high. During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor of Qing Dynasty (1736-1795), Jade Belt Bridge was built in the years 1751 to 1764.
The bridge is built with marble and other white stone. The pointed arch with ornate marble-carved balustrades and the contour lines from two sides of the bridge are woven extraordinary elegantly and resembles a jade belt. Under the bridge is spring water from Jade Spring Hills (Yuquan Shan) to inlet of the Kunming Lake. A passage to Jade Spring Hills, the clearance of the arch allows the tall dragon barges to sail under the bridge easily.


玉帶橋,舊名俗称駝峰橋,是北京頤和園裏著名六橋之一,位於園內昆明湖西堤上。該橋單孔高如駝峰,淨跨11.38公尺,高約7.5公尺,建於清乾隆(西元1736-1795年)年間之西元1751-1764年。
該橋全部用玉石琢成,橋面是雙反向曲線,組成波形線橋型,配有精製白石欄杆,顯得格外優雅。蛋尖形橋拱,特別高聳,好似玉帶。橋下原為玉泉山泉水注入昆明湖的入水口,也是乘船至玉泉山的通道,高桿龍駁船也能從橋下通過。

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

France - Old Bridge in front of Porte Chaussée 波特肖西前的老橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1939-06-23 

In front of Porte Chaussée was an ancient stone arch bridge across Meuse River in Verdun city in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. Lorraine is the only French region to have borders with three other countries: Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany, which gives its location strategic significance.
Porte Chaussée is an impressive gateway into the city and dates back to 15th century. Nowadays it has become one of the most visited tourist attractions in the town, where in 1916 the famous Battle of Verdun of the First World War took place. The old bridge was replaced by a concrete bridge later.


波特肖西(法語:門樓)前面的一座老石拱橋跨越默茲河,後面則為法國東北部洛林區默茲省的凡爾登市。洛林是法國唯一與其他三個國家:比利時、盧森堡和德國邊界交界的地區,極具戰略地位。
波特肖西是一座氣勢雄偉的把関堡壘,原是建來保護凡爾登市,起源可以追溯到15世紀。它現今成為一處重要的觀光旅遊景點。凡爾登市即為1916年爆發的凡爾登戰役之所在,這是第一次世界大戰的著名戰役之一。這座老橋後來改建為鋼筋混泥土橋。

Monday, June 21, 2010

France - Pont de la Basse-Chaîne 巴塞-謝納橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1941- 

Angers Bridge, also called the Basse-Chaîne Bridge (Pont de la Basse-Chaîne), spanned the Maine River near Château d'Angers, a medieval castle, in the city of Angers in the Maine-et-Loire department in north-western France.
Designed by Joseph Chaley and Bordillon and constructed between 1836 and 1839 and, it was a suspension bridge spanning 102 meters. The bridge collapsed suddenly in 1850 when 478 French Soldiers were marching across it, which caused 226 fatalities. The tragic accident made France halt all its ongoing constructions of suspension bridges for 20 years.
To replace the collapsed one, a 6-arch stone bridge was built at the same location starting 1851. It was completed and opened on April 4th, 1856. In memory of the dead soldiers, a commemorative plaque was installed by the side of the bridge. In 1960 the stone bridge was removed and then replaced by a girder bridge of reinforced concrete.


昂熱橋,也稱為巴塞-謝納橋,跨越曼恩河,接近中世紀昂熱城堡,位於法國西北部曼恩-盧瓦爾省的昂熱市。
此橋原是建於1836年到1839年間由約瑟夫‧柴雷與布佳林共同設計的一座跨距102公尺長的吊橋。1850年當478名法國士兵行走橋上時突然倒塌,造成超過226名士兵死亡。此意外事件也讓法國將所有懸索橋的施工,停頓了20年。
1851年原地改建為6拱石橋,於1856年4月15日完工啟用。橋旁立有對先前遇難者之紀念牌匾。石拱橋經於1960年被拆除,原地改建為124公尺長的鋼筋混凝土梁橋。

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Italy - Ponte di Rialto 里奧多橋

 

Stamp Issue : 2007-03-16 

Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto) is one of the three bridges that spans the Grand Canal and one of the most ancient bridge in the Renaissance style in Venice, Italy.
Built in 1181, the bridge was originally a pontoon bridge, then rebuilt into a wooden bridge in 1225. As it had been burned and collapsed before, it requires special care and maintenance. Numerous proposals were made to have the bridge rebuild in stone since 1503. It wasn't until 1588 that the reconstruction of the bridge was finally started. Antonio da Ponte, the architect designed and converted the bridge into a single arch stone bridge which was finally completed in 1591.
With two inclined ramps, full of shops and stalls on both sides, covered by a portico, unique in its shape, the bridge has a 28.80 meters main span, is 48 meters long, 22.90 meters wide, 7.32 meters high and becomes a representative piece of Venice architecture.
The bridge has three walkways: two along the outer balustrades, and a wider central walkway leading between two rows of small shops and stalls. It has become the most visited tourist attractions of Venice.


里奧多橋是義大利威尼斯3座橫跨大運河的橋梁之一,也是其中最古老的一座,屬於文藝復興風格。
橋梁始建於1181年,原是一座浮橋,後於1225年改建為木橋。因為它曾經燒毀及倒塌,需要特殊的照顧和維護。自1503年起不斷有改建為石橋的提議,但至1588年才正式動工。由安東尼‧龐特設計改建為單拱石橋,終於在1591年完成。
隨著兩個傾斜坡道,覆蓋著門廊,造型特殊,橋梁主跨28.80公尺,是48公尺長,22.90公尺寬,7.32公尺高,里奧多橋成為威尼斯建築的代表之一。
這座橋有三個通道:兩通道沿著欄杆外,中間是寬闊的行人道,商店與攤位充斥里奧多橋的兩側。是威尼斯一個主要的旅遊景點。

Saturday, June 19, 2010

France - Stone Bridge in front of Porte Fauroeulx 福勒門前的石橋





 

Stamp Issue : 1938-
  
 

Stamp Issue : 2009-06-19 

The stone bridge spans Vauban Lake by Le Quesnoy in the Nord department in northern France. It gives access to the “Porte Fauroeulx”, the main entrance to the fortification. Le Quesnoy is a walled city, and was a German strongpoint during World War I. Late in the conflict the town was assaulted and seized by forces from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, an event that is commemorated to this day.


石橋越過沃邦湖,位於法國北部諾爾省的勒凱努瓦城之旁。橋梁主要功能是通達「福勒門」,而福勒門是把守進入勒凱努瓦城堡的関口。該城四周有圍牆,在第一次世界大戰中是德國的軍事要塞。戰爭末期受到參戰國紐西蘭遠征軍的攻擊而被奪取,此事件也因此至今仍被稱頌慶祝。

Friday, June 18, 2010

France - Bridge in front of Château de Châteaudun 沙托丹城堡前的橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1950-11-25 

In front of Château de Châteaudun was an ancient segmental arch bridge across Loir River, in the city of Châteaudun in the département of Eure-et-Loir in north-eastern France.
The castle was built between the 12th and 16th centuries. Renovated since the 1930s, the castle has been classed as a French historic monument since 1918.


沙托丹城堡前的一座古老節段拱橋跨越盧瓦河,位於法國東北部厄爾-盧瓦爾省的沙托丹市。
城堡建於12及16世紀,20世紀30年代以來開始整修,這座城堡自1918年即列為法國的歷史古蹟。

Thursday, June 17, 2010

France - Pont de Rupt-Aux-Nonains 呂鎮-歐-鹿瑙橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1994-07-04 

Rupt-aux-Nonains Bridge (Pont de Rupt-Aux-Nonains) spans across Saulx River in the small villages of Rupt-aux-Nonains, Meuse department, Lorraine, north-eastern France.
This ancient arches bridge was built in 1557, the span length was 8 x 3.90 meters and deck width was 4.40 meters.


呂鎮-歐-鹿瑙橋跨越蘇絲河,位於法國東北部洛林區默茲省的小村落呂鎮-歐-鹿瑙。
這座古老的拱橋建於1557年,跨距8 x 3.90公尺長,橋面4.40公尺寬。

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

France - Pont de Gien 吉恩大橋





 

Stamp Issue : 1973-08-18 

Gien Bridge (Pont de Gien) spans across Loire River in Gien, Loiret department, Northern-Central France. This old medieval bridge is a masonry bridge which connects to the main road 941 and was completed in 1734, repaired in 1945.
Chateau de Gien, a castle in front of the bridge, was built from 1494 to 1500 and had been classified as a historic monument since 1918 and transformed into Hunting Museum.


吉恩大橋橫跨盧瓦河,位於法國中北部盧瓦雷省的吉恩市鎮。這是一個古老的中世紀磚石結構橋梁,連接到941主要道路。於1734年完成,1945年修復。
橋前的吉恩城堡建於1494年至1500年間,自1918年已被列為歷史古跡,現已改為狩獵博物館。

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

France - Stone bridge at Cognac 干邑鎮石橋



 

Stamp Issue : 1961-10-07 

Stone bridge spans across River Charente in the town of Cognac in Charente department in France. It is a road bridge links the Route de la Petite Arche to the Boulevard de Chatenay,
Cognac is situated on the river Charente between the towns of Angoulême and Saintes. The majority of the town has been built on the river's left bank, with the smaller right bank area known as the Saint Jacques district.


石橋越過夏朗德河,位於法國夏朗德省干邑鎮。它是一座公路橋,連結珀蒂特阿契路至沙托納林蔭大道。
干邑位於昂古萊姆及桑特市之間的夏朗德河畔上。市鎮的大部分位於河的左岸。右岸較小,為聖雅各區。

Monday, June 14, 2010

France - Pont de Kerisper 克瑞斯培大橋





 

Stamp Issue : 1969-02-15 

Kerisper Bridge (Pont de Kerisper) is a beautiful white-colored arch bridge what is located in La Trinite-sur-Mer in Bretagne, Northwestern France connecting to the nearby Saint-Philibert.
Originally a steel beam bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel, started use in 1901, due to its destruction of the German army in 1944, was rebuilt into a 203m long arch bridge in 1956-1958 at the mouth of Crac'h River.
As the bridge is constantly exposed to the processes of denudation by nature, it has been repaired again in 2009 for 3 years.


克瑞斯培大橋是一個美麗白色的公路拱橋,位於法國西北部布列塔尼的拉特里尼泰-蘇-梅,連結鄰近的聖菲利貝爾齊拉。
原有橋樑是由古斯塔夫‧艾菲爾設計的一座鋼架梁橋,於1901年落成啟用,1944年因德國的轟炸被摧毀,1956-1958年開始重建為203公尺長的拱橋,跨越克納奇河河口。
橋樑由於長期遭受海洋環境的腐蝕,2009年起開始作為期三年的維修工作。

Sunday, June 13, 2010

France - Pont du Moutier 穆捷橋





 

Stamp Issue : 1976-10-09 

Moutier Bridge (Pont du Moutier) also named Navire Bridge (Pont du Navire) spans across River Duralle, in Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne, central France.
The bridge was built in 17th century and has 3 arches, the main span 7 meters long, other two spans each 5.3 and 5.4 meters long, roadway/carriageway with 3.3 meters wide.


穆捷橋又名納法爾橋,跨越蒂諾河,位於法國中部奧弗涅區多姆山省的梯也爾市鎮。
橋梁建於17世紀,有三個拱門,它主跨度7公尺長,其餘兩跨度各為5.3及5.4公尺長,人車通道3.3公尺寬。

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Romania - Giurgeni - Vadul Oii Bridge 久爾杰尼 –瓦都歐尼大橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1974-01-28 

Giurgeni - Vadul Oii Bridge is a four lanes highway bridge (link the E60 European highway), over the Danube between Giurgeni commune and Vadu Oii village, in Romania,
The bridge was built in the period 1966-1970. It is main span of 160 meters, and 1,450 meters in total length with the main structure is composed of a constructed as a steel truss girder bridge.


久爾杰尼 –瓦都歐尼大橋是羅馬尼亞一座4車道公路橋(銜接歐洲E60公路),跨越久爾杰尼地區與瓦都歐尼村落之間的多瑙河。
此橋建於1966–1970年間,它主跨距160公尺,總長1 450公尺,係連續鋼桁架梁橋結構。

Friday, June 11, 2010

France - Pont de l'Archevêché 大主教橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1947-01-06 

Archbishop's Bridge (Pont de l'Archevêché) is a 3-arch stone bridge crossing the Seine River by the side of Cathédrale Notre Dame in Paris, France.
The bridge links the 4th Arrondissement, at the Île de la Cité, to the 5th Arrondissement, between the quai de Montebello and the quai de la Tournelle. Built in 1828, it is the narrowest bridge in Paris. It is 68 meters long, 17 meters wide and 11 meters high. Its 3 arches have low clearances, which do cause an impediment to river traffic. However, in spite of a municipal decision in 1910 to rebuild it, the bridge was never replaced.


大主教橋是一座三拱石橋橫跨塞納河,位於法國巴黎聖母院大教堂旁。
這座橋在蒙特貝羅和圖爾奈勒兩濱河路之間,把西堤島第四區與巴黎第五區連接起來。大主教橋是巴黎最狹窄的橋,建於1828年,長68公尺,寬17公尺,高11公尺。該橋3個石拱,淨空過低,以致妨礙水上交通,儘管市政當局在1910年決定重新修建,迄未曾落實過。

Thursday, June 10, 2010

France - Pont de Recouvrance 雷克蘭斯橋





 

Stamp Issue : 1957-07-06 

Recouvrance Bridge (Pont de Recouvrance) is a movable bridge across the River Penfeld in the city of Brest in the Finistère department in Brittany in north-western France. Opened on July 17th, 1954, it was the largest vertical lift bridge in Europe until the opening of the Pont Gustave-Flaubert in 2008.
Each pylon of the bridge is 70 meters high and its 525-tonne moving cradle is 88 meters long. It links the bottom of the rue de Siam to the quartier de Recouvrance, replacing a swing bridge destroyed by Allied bombardment in 1944.


雷克蘭斯橋是一種活動橋,跨越彭非爾河,位於法國西北部布雷斯特區菲尼斯泰爾省的布列斯特市。橋在1954年7月17日啓用,直到2008年古斯塔夫-福樓拜橋落成之前,它一直是歐洲建造的最大垂直升降橋。
橋的主塔各高70公尺,載重525公噸的托架長88公尺,橋梁底部連結西埃姆街盡頭到雷克佛蘭斯區,取代了1944年被盟軍轟炸摧毀的平旋橋。

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

France - Pont dl Jurancon 朱朗松大橋







 

Stamp Issue : 1939-08-25 

Jurancon Bridge (Pont dl Jurancon) crosses over the Gave de Pau in Pau, the capital of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in Aquitaine in south-western France.
This ancient stone arch bridge plays an important role in connecting the Château de Pau, a Renaissance-style castle, and the Town Center of Jurancon. The castle is classified as a national historic site (Monument historique) since 1840 by the French Ministry of Culture.


朱朗松大橋橫跨加韋德波河,位於法國西南部阿基坦大區大西洋岸庇里牛斯省的首府波城。
該橋是文藝復興時期風格的波城城堡通往朱朗松市鎮中心重要的一座石拱老橋,該城堡自1840年即被法國文化部登錄為國家歷史古蹟。

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Austria - Falkenstein-Brücke 福克石大橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1980-09-04 

Located in Obervellach in Carinthia (Kärnten) near Castle Falcon's Stone (Burg Falkenstein), the Falcon's Stone Bridge (Falkenstein-Brücke) spans a side valley of the Mölltal. Built between 1971 and 1973, the bridge is a reinforced concrete structure , 396 meters long, with two arches, each spans 120 meters and 150 meters, 7.5 meters wide and 90 meters high.
Falcon's Stone Bridge is one of the largest two-track railway bridges in Austria. It is also the longest bridge in the Tauern Railway Line.


福克石大橋位於卡林西亞州的費拉赫鎮,接近福克石城堡,跨越邁爾泰山谷。橋梁建於1971-1973年,為鋼筋混凝土結構,長396公尺,有兩個拱門,跨度各為120公尺與150公尺,寬7.5公尺,高90公尺。
福克石大橋是奧地利最大的雙軌鐵路橋之一,也是陶恩鐵路線上最長的橋梁。

Monday, June 7, 2010

Luxembourg - Covered bridge in Ardennes-Eifel National Park 阿登-艾弗爾國家公園的廊橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1999-05-17 

It was at Weilerbach, near Echternach, where the tourist associations of the Eifel and Luxembourg met in 1965 to create a joint cross-border national park in the Ardennes-Eifel region. A covered footbridge for pedestrians connects the two banks of the Sûre.


在接近埃希特納赫的韋勒巴赫小鎮,1965年由艾弗爾旅遊協會與盧森堡政府聯合完成在阿登-艾弗爾地區的規劃,創建了一個跨邊境的國家公園。一座供行人徒步通行的廊橋在此連結紹爾河兩岸。

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Australia - Sydney Harbour Bridge 雪梨海港大橋





 

Stamp Issue : 1932-03-14  

 

Stamp Issue : 1996-10-21  


 

Stamp Issue : 2004-03-02  


 

Stamp Issue : 2009-06-26 

Sydney Harbour Bridge, also affectionately known as "The Coat Hanger", is the world's largest steel through arch bridge across the beautiful Sydney Harbour with the Sydney Opera House nearby. It has become a renowned international icon for both Sydney and Australia.
The construction started in 1924. The Bridge was officially opened on March 19, 1932. Its total length including approach spans is 1,149 meters and its arch span is 503 meters. The top of the arch is 134 meters above sea level and the clearance for shipping under the deck is a spacious 49 meters.
The bridge now carries eight vehicle lanes, two train lines, a walkway and a bicycle lane.


雪梨海港大橋,暱稱為「衣架」,座落在美麗的雪梨海港及雪梨歌劇院附近,是世界上最大的鋼跨徑拱橋,已成為雪梨與澳洲的國際知名圖標。
建築工程於1924年動工,雪梨海港大橋於1932年3月19日正式啟用。橋總長度,包括引橋是1,149公尺及拱跨503公尺,拱頂距海平面134公尺並具有49公尺寬敞的甲板空間供船舶通行。
現在橋上有8線行車道,兩線鐵路,行人道和自行車道各一。