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How Stuff Works: Beam, Arch and Suspension Bridges (Popularity:  )
http://www.howstuffworks.com/bridge.htm
Clear, concise explanations for various types of bridges with many illustrations and related links.
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Storbaelt Bridge - Great Belt Fixed Link (Popularity: )
http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/denmark/
News and project information from the Danish State Railways. Bridge and tunnel linking Zealand and the Jutland peninsula.
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NOVA Online: Super Bridge (Popularity: )
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/
Information about the four major types of bridges. Offers a knowledge test by matching each bridge to the correct location.
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Bridge Builder Magazine (Popularity: )
http://bridgebuildermagazine.com
Offers a comprehensive coverage of the bridge industry, with an emphasis on management and operations. Includes selected articles, events, and industry links.
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The 150th Combat Engineer Battalion (Popularity: )
http://www.150th.com/rivers/index.htm
Newspaper articles, pictures, stories, and commendations of the bridges built and rivers crossed.
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A Bridge Collapse in Portugal Kills up to 70 People (Popularity: )
http://icivilengineer.com/Failure_Watch/Portugal_Bridge/
Ponte de Ferro Bridge, 2001. Links to news articles about the collapse (owing to illegal sand extraction) of a concrete bridge over the Douro River in Portugal.
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Mark Ketchum's Bridge Engineering Page (Popularity: )
http://www.ketchum.org/bridges.html
Photos and descriptions of some bridge structures and some discussion of bridge engineering issues.
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Dunkeld Bridge (Popularity: )
http://www.visitdunkeld.com/telford-bridge.htm
Construction history of this five arch stone bridge built in 1802. Also includes information on Telford's survey of the interior of the Scottish Highlands.
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Highway Bridges: A Northern California Sampler (Popularity: )
http://www.livinggoldpress.com/bridges.htm
Article on the history of California bridges by Jill Livingston, published in the Society for Commercial Archeology Journal.
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Bridge Building - Art and Science (Popularity: )
http://www.brantacan.co.uk/bridges.htm
Illustrated pages on different types of bridges and how they work.
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Bridge Engineering Forum at Eng-Tips (Popularity: )
http://www.eng-tips.com/gthreadminder.cfm/lev2/26/lev3/73/pid/607
Technical support and mutual help system for engineering professionals.
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Load and Resistance Factor Design (Popularity: )
http://www.lrfd.com
Technical support, information and news on the AASHTO LRFD bridge design specifications.
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Office of Bridge Technology - Federal Highway Association (Popularity: )
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/index.htm
Provides a range of technical data on concrete and steel structures. Features publications, calendar of events, and related links.
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Bridge Research: Leading the Way to the Future (Popularity: )
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/summer95/p95su23.htm
Article that discusses the role and value of research in highway bridges.
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The BridgeSite (Popularity: )
http://www.bridgesite.com/
Resources for bridge engineers including engineering tools, discussion groups, and an industry events calendar.
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Joseph Baermann Strauss (Popularity: )
http://www.structurae.de/en/people/data/des0053.php
Short biography with list of works, related literature and web sites.
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BridgePros (Popularity: )
http://BridgePros.com
Offers an interactive experience in the engineering and construction of past, current and future bridge projects, including employment, news updates, and learning center.
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American Segmental Bridge Institute - ASBI (Popularity: )
http://www.asbi-assoc.org/
Nonprofit organization which provides a forum in which owners, designers, constructors, and suppliers can meet to further refine current design, construction, and construction management procedures.
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Bridge Design and Assessment (Popularity: )
http://www.childs-ceng.demon.co.uk/
Workshop for bridge design and assessment codes and standards.
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Post-Tensioning Institute - PTI (Popularity: )
http://www.post-tensioning.org/
Research, specifications, design recommendations and provision of publications and education. Features conferences, seminars and workshops, and software.
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