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Guinness World Record for Vietnam's new glass bridge
- May, 28, 2022
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- Vietnam
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Suspended approximately 492 feet above ground and measuring 2,073 feet in length, the glass bridge was a joint collaboration between local tourism authorities and a French construction company to rev...
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India’s Longest Steel Bridge, Mahatma Gandhi Setu: All Set To Fully Open For Traffic on June 7
- May, 28, 2022
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- India
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Mahatma Gandhi Setu in Bihar, considered as the longest steel bridge of the country, will open for traffic after its eastern flank is inaugurated on June 7. After being fully renovated, the 39-year-o...
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Longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world opens in Czech Republic
- May, 13, 2022
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- Czechia
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Τhe longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world has opened at a mountain resort in the Czech Republic. The 721-meter (2,365-foot) -long bridge is built at an altitude of more than 1,100 meter...
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Bridge collapse in Pakistan due to flood
- May, 10, 2022
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- Pakistan
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A bridge in northern Pakistan collapsed at the weekend after a glacial lake outburst caused by a recent heatwave released huge amounts of water into the stream and surrounding areas, local media repo...
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A 92-metre-long rail bridge is set to be installed in Stechford
- May, 06, 2022
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- United Kingdom
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Once installed in Stechford, it will become the longest single-span railway structure in the West Midlands allowing HS2 to access its new depot. A 92-metre-long (100yd) rail bridge is set to be dri...
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Cracks in concrete: A new way to discover a reaction that causes them
- May, 05, 2022
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- United States, Illinois, Lemont
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Bridges, dams, nuclear plants and other concrete structures are built to stand for decades, but they are not indestructible. One phenomenon that shortens the life of concrete buildings and structur...
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Ladakh bridge collapse due to wind loading: four workers found dead, injured shifted to hospital
- Apr, 10, 2022
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- Ladakh
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Four workers were found dead under the debris of an under-construction bridge which collapsed in Nubra sub-division of Ladakh, officials said on Sunday. A section of the under-construction Shatse T...
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6.7 Magnitude Earthquake hits Taiwan: bridge collapses
- Mar, 23, 2022
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- Taiwan
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A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan early on Wednesday. The quake rattled buildings and roused people from their sleep, leaving one injured and causing a half-constructed bridge...
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Record-breaking suspension bridge between Europe and Asia is now open
- Mar, 18, 2022
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- Turkey, İstanbul
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A massive suspension bridge across Turkey's Dardanelles Strait opened on Friday by President Tayyip Erdogan. The bridge is the latest in a series of major infrastructure projects which he has priorit...
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Japan: A new bridge links Kawasaki research area and Haneda Airport
- Mar, 12, 2022
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- Japan, Kawasaki
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The Tamagawa Sky Bridge opened to traffic on Saturday, linking Haneda Airport in Tokyo with a coastal development area in Kawasaki. Many life science and environmental research institutes on the Ka...
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