Monday, December 8, 2008

France - Pont Marius Gontard 馬呂斯貢塔爾橋







 

Stamp Issue : 1971-05-29 

Marius Gontard Bridge (Pont Marius Gontard) spanning the Isere River, located in the city of Grenoble, in the capital of the department of Isère, in the Rhône-Alpes region, in southeastern France.
It is a three arch road bridge and located on the center of the city. It links the old town on the left bank to the Bastide Fortification on the other side.


馬呂斯貢塔爾橋跨越伊澤爾河,位於法國東南部的羅納-阿爾卑斯大區伊澤爾省省會格勒諾布爾市。
這是一個位於市中心的三拱公路橋,它連結左岸的老城區到彼岸的堡壘防禦工事。

Sunday, December 7, 2008

France - Pont Saint-Michel 聖米歇爾橋



 

Stamp Issue : 1947-05-07 

Saint-Michel Bridge (Pont Saint-Michel) across the River Seine, is a bridge in Paris, France, linking the Place Saint-Michel on the left bank to the Île de la Cité. It was named after the nearby chapel of Saint-Michel. It is near Sainte Chapelle and the Palais de Justice.
Saint-Michel Bridge first constructed in 1378, it has been rebuilt several times, most recently in 1857, with 62-metre-long and 30-metre-wide.


聖米歇爾橋是法國巴黎的一座橋樑,橫跨塞納河,連接左岸的聖米歇爾廣場和西堤島。它得名於附近的聖彌額爾小堂。聖米歇爾橋毗鄰聖禮拜堂和司法宮。
聖米歇爾橋最初興建於1378年,後來曾數次重建,目前的橋樑修建於1857年,長62公尺,寬30公尺。

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Netherlands - St. Servatius Bridge





 

Stamp Issue : 1968-04-09 

St. Servatius Bridge is one of the oldest bridges in Netherlands. Built from 1280 to 1289 it crosses the Maas River in Maastricht from the old town to the new town. Today only pedestrians and bikers are able to cross the bridge.
The bridge has nine arches, 160 meter in length and originally built by the Romans. In 2006 they began renovations at the suface of the bridge embellishing it with new tiles and streetlights.


Friday, December 5, 2008

China -Wumen Bridge



 

Stamp Issue : 1996-10-09 

Wumen Bridge was built in 1084 and is the highest ancient bridge in Suzhou now. The bridge is 11 meters high and 66.3 meters long. it was rebuilt into a single arched stone bridge. Its construction dates back to the Northern Song Dynasty but was rebuilt in the reign of Emperor Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty. Likened to a rainbow, it spans the Grand Canal in a single arch.


Thursday, December 4, 2008

Luxemburg - Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge 夏洛特大公爵夫人大橋



 

Stamp Issue : 1966-09-30 

Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge is a road bridge in Luxembourg City, in southern Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is named after Charlotte.
It carries the N51 across the Alzette, connecting the Avenue John Fitzgerald Kennedy, in Kirchberg, to Boulevard Robert Schuman, in Limpertsberg.
Charlotte Bridge was built in 1966, with a length of 355 meters, width of 25 meters and height of 85 meters, to allow electrical train to pass through. Due to the fact that it is made from steel, it appears grand in appearance. Also known as the Red Bridge from its red body, it looks like a rainbow that passes by the grand canyon.


夏洛特大公爵夫人大橋是盧森堡大公國南部盧森堡市的一座公路橋樑。它得名於夏洛特。
它承載51號國道跨越阿爾澤特河,連接基希貝格的約翰‧菲茨傑拉德‧甘迺迪大道和利姆帕茨貝格的羅伯特‧舒曼林蔭大道。
夏洛特大橋,建成於1966年,長355公尺,寬25公尺,高85公尺,電氣火車穿橋而過。因為橋架採用鋼鐵結構,顯得雄偉壯觀,夏洛特大橋又稱紅橋,它紅色的橋身像一道彩虹跨越大峽谷。

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

China - Sing-horng Bridge

 

Stamp Issue : 1978-11-01 

Sing-horng Bridge built in 1973, China's first hyperbolic arch bridge (the main arch ring in the vertical and horizontal direction are two arched steel-reinforced concrete arch bridge), thin, lightweight structure . The main cross-roads single-hole arch bridge 80 meters, 7 meters broad Bridge, the main arch ring spacing 5.2 m. The bridge 96 m in length, cross the Sunan Canal, in Wuxi, in Jiangsu Province.
The bridge in Dec. 1993 reconstruction, Dec. 31, 1994 completion of the opening to use.


Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Greece - Ziakas Bridge

 

Stamp Issue : 1997-04-24 

Ziakas Bridge in beautiful mountains village of the same name in Grevena, West Macadonia.

 (I have no other information about this bridge, and hope you can provide it, email me please, thanks!)


Monday, December 1, 2008

RSA Transkei - White Kei Bridge

 

Stamp Issue : 1985-04-18 

White Kei Bridge in Cofimvaba.

 (I have no other information about this bridge, and hope you can provide it, email me please, thanks!)