bridges
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Respryn Bridge
St. Winnow, England
Bridge over the River Fowey. C15, with later alterations ; there was a bridge at Respryn by 1300. The bridge has five arches of different sizes and dates. The central arch is the oldest, with 4-centred arch, with granite arch- ring.
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Palladian Bridge
Wilton, England
1736-1737. Completed by Roger Morris, as clerk of works.
- Monroe Street Bridge Spokane, Washington 1911
- Irish Bend Covered Bridge No. 14169 Corvallis, Oregon
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North Fork Rogue River Bridge
Prospect, Oregon
1930s; 2012
Once a covered bridge, this small bridge over the Avenue of the Boulders in the Rogue River was restored in 2012 to its 1930s appearance, complete with decorative globe lamps. It has spectacular views of the falls and Mount McLoughlin.
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Chambers Railroad Covered Bridge
Cottage Grove, Oregon
1936
Recently rebuilt, the Chambers Railroad Bridge is the last covered railroad bridge remaining in Oregon. It was built by the Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railroad in 1936 to provide access to a sawmill in Cottage Grove.
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Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge Historical Marker
Bluff Dale, Texas
1978
Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge is Texas Historic Marker #441, located in Bluff Dale, Erath County, and installed in 1978.
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Millau Viaduct
France
The tallest bridge in the world, and one of the most attractive modern bridges, the Millau Viaduct in southern France rises 1,125 feet above the valley floor.
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Vasco de Gama Bridge
Portugal
The longest bridge in Europe, the Vasco de Gama was completed for the World Expo 1998 in Lisbon, commemorating the 500th anniversary of Vasco de Gama's discovery of a sea route to India.
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Unity Bridge
Lowell, Oregon
1936
Spanning Fall Creek since 1936, the Unity Bridge features a full-length window in its east side. Designed to give motorists a view of oncoming traffic, it also adds to the picturesqueness of the bridge.
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Bridge of the Gods
Cascade Locks, Oregon
1926
Completed in 1926, the cantilevered Bridge of the Gods in Cascade Locks is the third oldest bridge spanning the Columbia River.