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!)


Sunday, November 30, 2008

Taiwan ROC - Kuanfu Bridge

 

Stamp Issue : 1986-07-30 

Kuanfu Bridge...

 (Post-meeting information)


Saturday, November 29, 2008

China - Precious Belt Bridge

 

Stamp Issue : 1962-05-15 

Precious Belt Bridge is a Chinese stone arch bridge located near the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. The Precious Belt Bridge is located at the intersection of the Grand Canal and Dantai Lake, about 2.5 kilometer south east of Suzhou. The first construction of the bridge dates back to the year 816 AD, during the mid Tang Dynasty. The bridge's span is 317 m long and has a width of 4.1 m, with a total of 53 arches in its span. The three central arches are enlarged to allow for the passage of - by historical standards - larger river vessels without masts. The average span of each arch is 4.6 m.