Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Austria - Bridge before the Karawanken Tunnel 卡拉萬克隧道前的橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1991-06-01 

A highway approach bridge before the Karawanken Tunnel, in Austria. The tunnel is a motorway tunnel partly in Austria, partly in Slovenia, with a total length of 7864 meters. Its construction began in 1986 and it opened on June 1, 1991. It connects the motorways A11 in Austria and A2 in Slovenia.


奧地利卡拉萬克隧道前的公路引道橋,此隧道是高速公路通行隧道,一部分在奧地利,另一部分在斯洛維尼亞,總長7,864公尺。1986年開工,1991年6月1日落成啟用,它連接在奧地利這端的A11和斯洛維尼亞那端的A2高速公路。

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

France - Pont de Tancarville 唐卡維爾大橋









 

Stamp Issue : 1959-08-01 

Tancarville Bridge (Pont de Tancarville) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Seine River and connects Tancarville (Seine-Maritime) and Marais-Vernier (Eure), near Le Havre, France. It was started in 1955 and it was inaugurated in 1959, it has 1400 meters in total length, 12.50 meters deck width and a central span with 608 meters and 48 meters above the water, suspended in cables from pillars with 125 meters in height.


唐卡維爾大橋是一座懸索橋,跨越塞納河接近法國勒阿弗爾,連結唐卡維爾(塞納濱海)和馬賴韋尼耶(厄爾)。1955年開始興建,並於1959年完工,總長1420公尺,寬12.50公尺,主跨長608公尺,距水平面50.85公尺,懸纜鋼索支柱的塔高123公尺。

Monday, May 10, 2010

Argentina - Chaco-Corrientes Bridge 查科-科連特斯大橋

 

Stamp Issue : 1974-09-14 

Chaco-Corrientes Bridge (aka General Manuel Belgrano Bridge, General Belgrano Bridge) connects Resistencia, capital city of Chaco and Corrientes, capital city of Corrientes Province in Argentina over the Parana River near the confluence with the Paraguay River.
Serving as a natural border between Corrientes Province and Chaco Province, the bridge was designed by Jean Courbon, built in 1968, opened on May 10, 1973, and rehabilitated in 1998. The bridge is a 1700 meters long roadway that consists of a main cable-stayed bridge with two A-shaped main towers 83 meters high, a central span of 245 meters, two 163.5 meters lateral spans, and viaducts. The road is two-laned and 8.3 meters wide, plus two lateral walkway, each 1.8 meters wide.


查科-科連特斯大橋(又名曼努埃‧爾貝爾格拉諾將軍大橋,貝爾格拉諾將軍大橋)連接阿根廷的雷西斯滕西亞市(查科省府)和科連特斯市(科連特斯省府),橫跨巴拉那河,近巴拉圭河交匯處。
這座橋是由約翰‧庫爾邦設計的斜拉索橋,猶如是科連特斯省和查科省的自然分界。建於1968年,1973年5月10日揭幕,1998年復修。橋長1700公尺,其兩個A型主塔高83公尺,屹立河面35公尺,中央跨度為245公尺,兩側跨為163.5公尺。雙線車道寬8.3公尺,外加兩側行人道各寬1.8公尺。

Sunday, May 9, 2010

China - Seventeen-Arch Bridge 十七孔橋







 

Stamp Issue : 2008-05-10 

Seventeen-Arch Bridge (Shiqikong Qiao) is a continuous stone arch bridge. It is one of the famous scenic spots in Beijing's Summer Palace (Yiheyuan). With the deck 6.56 meters wide on the top, 4.6 meters wide on the bottom and 7 meters in height, Seventeen-Arch Bridge is named for its 17 arches and looks magnificent.
Connecting the Kuoru Pavilion (Octagonal Pavilion, Grand Pavilion) situated on the east bank of Kunming Lake in the east and Nanhu Island (South Lake Island) in the west, Seventeen-Arch Bridge is 150 meters long and 8 meters wide. It is ranked the longest and the largest amongst ancient Chinese gardens.
The stones are exquisitely carved on the bridge. There are 544 stones lions in different poses carved on the stone balustrades. At both ends of the bridge, there are vividly craved strange stone animals. Sitting on east side of the bridge is a Bronze Ox guarding the river to prevent flooding.


十七孔橋是是一座連拱石橋,北京頤和園中著名的景點之一。橋面下寬14.6公尺,橋面上寬6.56公尺,高7公尺。整座橋給人以一種雄偉高大之感。這座橋共有17個橋洞,所以叫十七孔橋。
它東連廓如亭,西接南湖島,長150公尺,寬8公尺,堪稱中國園林中最大的橋梁。
橋上石雕極其精美,每個橋欄的望柱上都雕有神態各異的獅子,大小共計544隻,橋頭還有石雕異獸,十分生動。橋的東邊有一尊鎮水銅牛。

Monday, May 3, 2010

Taiwan ROC - Purdue Bridge 普渡橋





 

Stamp Issue : 1980-03-01 

Purdue Bridge is the only suspension bridge for pedestrian that runs from Central Cross-Island Highway leading to Cheung Tak Temple. Crossing the Liwu River, the bridge was completed in August 1960. As the bridge has gone beyond its life span and the area is geologically unstable, in consideration of safety, the bridge was rebuilt with cement in March 1998.


普渡橋是從中橫公路通往祥德寺的唯一步行吊橋,竣工於1960年8月,橫跨立霧溪,後因地質不穩影響吊橋安全性,加上橋梁超過使用年限,1998年3月已重建為水泥橋。

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Taiwan ROC - Bitan Suspension Bridge 碧潭吊橋



 

Stamp Issue : 1963-08-14 

Bitan Suspension Bridge, Bitan Bridge in short, is 200 meters long, 3.5 meters wide, with tower height of 220 meters. The water in Sindian River is crystal clear, calm and green. The river is so wide that looks like a lake. The area is therefore named Bitan (Green Lake) and is a famous attraction in Sindian of the Taipei County. Completed in early 1937, the bridge is an important link between Chungho and Sindian. With its graceful shape, the bridge is an indispensable symbol for Bitan and a beautiful landmark for Sindian.


碧潭吊橋,簡稱「碧橋」,長200公尺,寬3.5公尺,橋塔高度220公尺。 碧潭因河岸寬廣,水色澄碧、平靜如潭而得其名,是台北縣新店市的一個旅遊勝地。建於1937年初,是連接中和與新店之間的重要橋樑,由於造型優美,成為碧潭不可或缺的標幟,亦是新店市最美麗的地標。

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Argentina - Rosario-Victoria Bridge 羅薩里奧-維多利亞大橋

 

Stamp Issue : 2003-08-23 

Rosario-Victoria Bridge is the informal name of the physical connection between two cities in Argentina - City of Rosario in Santa Fe province and City of Victoria in Entre Ríos province. Its official name is Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Our Lady of Rosario).
This road link is composed of several bridges, viaducts and earth-filled sections. It crosses the main course of the Paraná River and touches down on several islands of the Paraná Delta in the way.
The bridge construction project began in 1998 and the bridge was opened for public transit access on May 20, 2003.
The link between the two cities spans a total of 59.4 kilometers. The total length of the various bridges and their viaducts is 12.2 km. The main cable-stayed bridge spans 330 meters and two main tower 126 meters high.


羅薩里奧-維多利亞大橋只是地理上而非正式的名稱,它連接了阿根廷羅薩里奧(聖菲省)和維多利亞(恩特雷里奧斯省)兩城市。它的正式名稱為聖母羅薩里奧。
這條道路連接各個橋梁、高架和土填方部分所構成,它跨越了巴拉那河主要流域延伸觸及到巴拉那三角洲的幾個島嶼。
橋梁工程規劃始於1998年,而大橋正式對公眾開通於2003年5月20日。
聯繫兩個城市之間的總距離為59.4公里,各橋梁及高架道路部分的總長為12.2公里,其中主要的斜張橋跨距為330公尺,兩座主塔高126公尺。

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Argentina - Puente del Inca 印加橋



 

Stamp Issue : 1971-01-30 

Inca's Bridge (Puente del Inca in Spanish) is a small village a few kilometers away from Andes mountain range (Cordillera de Los Andes ) located in northwest of the Mendoza Province in Argentina. There is a natural arch also known as Puente del Inca formed by the river Las Cuevas (Rio Las Cuevas) carving the mountains and sits about 2,700 meters above the sea level on Mount Aconcagua (Cerro Aconcagua ) close to Chile.
This amazing natural landscape is 48 meters long, 28 meters wide and 8 meters thick, sits 27 meters above the river with stalactites in the tunnel. The legend of its formation makes Puente del Inca a nature conservation area and a spectacular tourist attraction for hot spring as well.
Puente del Inca is about 183 kilometers west of Mendoza via Route 7 and is the main passage to Aconcagua Provincial Park.


印加橋是一個小鄉村,也是一條由岩石構造跨越在河穴而形成的一個天然橋樑名稱,位於阿根廷西北部的門多薩省。它座落海拔2700公尺的安第斯山脈,接近智利。
這令人驚歎的自然地貌大約有48公尺長,28公尺寬及8公尺厚,離河面27公尺高,坑內有若干鐘乳石景觀。由於它過去傳奇的形成因素,現已成為自然保護區及一個突出的溫泉旅遊景點。
印加橋往多薩城經七號公路幹線約183公里,也是阿空加瓜省立公園入口必經之途。