On the downstream, or `` pavilion '', side these vaults give out onto terraces twice as wide as the bridge itself.

The bridge has a maximum capacity of 50, 000 kg, is 3. 3 meters wide, and can span a gap of 18 m. By itself, the bridge weighs 6400 kg.

Although the present situation has resulted in severe traffic problems on the bridge itself and in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto, Caltrans has been unable to upgrade the relevant portion of Highway 84 to freeway standards for several decades, due to opposition from the cities of Menlo Park, Atherton and Palo Alto.

The bridge itself rests on a soundboard, a thin panel of wood usually made of spruce, fir or — in some Italian harpsichords — cypress.

Systems theory thus serves as a bridge for interdisciplinary dialogue between autonomous areas of study as well as within the area of systems science itself.

The bridge itself forms the centre of the Ballsbridge suburb which extends northwards towards the Grand Canal along Northumberland Road up to Haddington Road and Shelbourne Road, extends southwards along the Merrion Road towards Merrion and along Anglesea Road towards Donnybrook, and westwards to encompass the area around Pembroke Road, Clyde Road, Elgin Road, and Herbert Park.

The Battle of Stirling Bridge is depicted in the 1995 film Braveheart, but it bears little resemblance to the real battle, there being no bridge ( due mainly to the difficulty of filming around the bridge itself ) and tactics resembling the Battle of Bannockburn.

According to the Greek historian Herodotus, Xerxes's first attempt to bridge the Hellespont ended in failure when a storm destroyed the flax and papyrus cables of the bridges ; Xerxes ordered the Hellespont ( the strait itself ) whipped three hundred times and had fetters thrown into the water.

The Danish State Railways, responsible for the ferry service, itself presented plans for a bridge in 1934.

Constantine's infantry then advanced, most of Maxentius's troops fought well but they began to be pushed back toward the Tiber ; Maxentius decided to retreat and make another stand at Rome itself ; but there was only one escape route, via the bridge.

Although Roosevelt Island is located directly under the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, it is not directly accessible from the bridge itself.

To complete the royal palace begun by Nabopolassar, nothing was spared, neither " cedar-wood, nor bronze, gold, silver, rare and precious stones "; an underground passage and a stone bridge connected the two parts of the city separated by the Euphrates ; the city itself was rendered impregnable by the construction of a triple line of walls.

Heraclius could not attack Ctesiphon itself because the Nahrawan Canal was blocked due to the collapse of a bridge leading over it.

Dunois rapidly erected a large earthwork bulwark ( Boulevart ) on the south shore itself, which he packed with the bulk of his troops, thus creating a large fortified complex to protect the bridge.

The French pressed on to storm the Tourelles itself, from both sides ( the bridge now repaired ).

Indeed, it was possible for the English to reorganize and resume the siege of Orleans itself soon after, this time perhaps with more success, as the bridge was now repaired, and thus more susceptible to being taken by assault.

There is a memorial plaque at the Kwai bridge itself and an historic wartime steam locomotive is on display.

The battle went far beyond the bridge itself, and although it raged for hours the Norse army's decision to leave their armour behind left them at a distinct disadvantage.

The bridge company itself insists on Øresundsbron, a compromise between the two languages.

A bridge crosses from one pier to the other, leading to the kitchen itself.

On Thursday 10 July 2003 The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh made a visit to Shropshire which included a visit to Ironbridge, and a walk over the bridge itself.

The bridge itself was built in 1773 of Portland stone with a Dutch type timber raised platform which was replaced in 1892 with an iron swing bridge.

Built with black rock and with nine attractive " kamans ( arches )", the bridge also serves as a flood mark ( when the water rises to the level of the road on the bridge ) for the " Waikar " people.

Topographically, on the east bank of the river from the bridge crossing point, the land rises sharply up to 100 feet at High Catton.

The bridge was designed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and rises above the Arkansas River and Murray Lock and Dam.

The new bridge rises instead of the original span's.

A forested hill rises on the far side of the bridge, which is decorated with U. S. flags on poles.

However, the middle bridge rises relative to the bottom one because the greater expansion of the zinc rods pushes the middle bridge, and therefore the bob, upwards to match the combined drop caused by the expanding iron.

The bridge is made up of 21, 000 short tons ( 19, 000 tonnes ) of steel, and the roadway rises as high as 152 feet ( 46 m ) above the Detroit River.

Conversely as the quantity rises ( people allowed on the bridge ), the willingness of a person to pay for that good ( the price ) declines.

This four-lane road bridge rises to a height of 35 m ( 115 ft ) above the Swale, and carries the A249 trunk road.

The McFee Bridge also known as the St. Mary's Bridge rises high above the St. Marys River and is near the Canadian Rockies International Airport and the Shadow Mountain Golf Community and supports thousands of people to travel to Kimberley from Cranbrook and Kimberley to Cranbrook, the bridge is on highway 93 / 95.

On the top of a bridge the bus rises up in the air and into a cloud.

It rises in the Rocky Mountains in Glacier National Park at the continental divide and flows ENE onto the foothills and plains of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, then southeast, past Cut Bank, Montana where it forms a spectacular scenic gorge deep spanned by an elevated railway bridge just a mile from the town's Amtrak rail transport system passenger station and BNSF railway freight yards.

At higher levels when the river is near or over D bridge ( 6ft ), a dangerous dangerous hole forms, that just keeps getting bigger as the level rises.

The bridge curves and rises to a height of 200 feet above the water so that Navy ships can pass under it.

Near the center, the bridge rises in an arc to provide-high clearance for boat passage.

This is a Bascule-type bridge in which one end rises while a counter weight lowers on the opposite end.

A vertical-lift bridge or lift bridge is a type of movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck.

Constructed as a railway bridge in 1935, it is 507 m long, with a central span 24 m long that weighs 48 t and rises 23 m. The railway closed in 1987, but the bridge reopened to pedestrians in 1996 and was designated an important cultural property in 2003.

The connection rises to the east with a bridge over PATH's westbound track and a Conrail freight line, merging into the Hoboken line from the south.