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more about #bridge more comments → P3nnst8r: When I was at the dam a few years back, they were just starting to put up the concrete supports on the sides of the mountain. That thing looks AWESOME... more » TheTrevolution: Megatron will have a field day with that bridge #hoverdambypass more » ID Ron Burgundy: dam bridge #hoverdambypass more » Gann: Beautiful photos. I'm always intrigued by buildings that look better being built than they do finished. The double arch design is impressive, but I ... more » Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: I'm afraid of heights, this would not be good for me. Just standing on the Dam itself I feel like it's trying to suck me in. #hoverdambypass more » Pessimippopotamus: But how will it keep people from entering Arizona now?! #hoverdambypass more » Possums: I love the comments damning (lolz) Hoover Dam for its environmental impact. As an engineer, and one who happens to work on a Lake Mead project in Veg... more » bigbaddaddy: One point made by the tour guide. Hoover Dam is a major government project that actually paid for itself. It cost only $50M to build. The overrun i... more » aerospaceman: that's a pretty steep grade on that arch. Only good ole' powerful American muscle cars can cross the dam from now on! #hoverdambypass more » Stitchopoulis: I totally remember this level in Pontifex. #hoverdambypass more » flicman: I have some pictures of it as well, taken in August. Being there is really spectacular, and driving across the Hoover Dam is like stepping back into ... more » Recoil: $240 million? And this saves people what, like 2-3 minutes of driving? It's beautiful, I'll be the first to admit that, but this is just a ridiculous ... more » krystar: lulz. hover dam. first #hoverdambypass more » -daddy-: The Hover Dam? Jay-Z getting into power generation now? more » stryder100: Better fix that spelling quick before the interweb gets bogged down by posters correcting you - it's Hoover - unless I'm missing a pun or something. #... more » -
#architecture
The Hoover Dam Bypass Will Make You Ooooh and Aaaah
There's not much to say about these images of the Hoover Dam Bypass except expletives mixed with a dozen shades of amazement. It's not the longest or the tallest or the biggest or the complexest, and still, it's stunning: More » -
#architecture
No Cars Allowed On The Eco-Friendly Kurilpa Bridge
At 470m (about 1,500ft), the Kurilpa Bridge in Brisbane is one of the longest footbridges of its kind and so eco-friendly that it generates more energy than it uses for its lighting system. Oh, and it's kinda pretty. More » -
#architecture
World's Largest Bridge to Stretch Over 13 Miles Long
Construction on what would become the world's longest marine causeway, connecting Qatar and Bahrain, is due to begin next year, and what a project it is: We're talking about a bridge more than 13 miles long, costing around $3 billion. More » -
#tastetest
Butter Smeared On Giant Bridge To Prevent Suicides and Traffic Jams
Butter. It's tasty and it just happens to be an ideal lubricant for suicide hotspots like giant steel bridges. More » -
#lego
46-Foot Long Self-Supporting Lego Bridge to Set New World Record
Part of a gigantic Lego train display to be shown at the 2009 Australian Model Railway Expo, this 46-feet self-supporting bridge will attempt to break a world record. It has already broke my world record for Lego awesomeness. More » -
#microsoft
Microsoft Uses $11 Million in Stimulus Money to Build Bridge to Itself
If you think Microsoft should use $11 million in stimulus money—your tax money—to build a bridge connecting its West campus to its East campus, raise your hand. Banned. More » -
#falldowngoboom
Blowing Up Bridges Is High Art
At least, when you set it to opera music. Actually, even when you hit mute, the delicately synchronized way the bridges collapse as the charges fire is beautiful, like ballet. With explosions. [VDOT via BoingBoing] -
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#smarchitecture
Inside the Brains of the Smartest Bridge in America
The bridge built to replace the one that crumbled like delicious goat cheese in Minneapolis in 2007—is a smartie, packed with built-in sensors that perform wonders like automagically de-ice the road in winter. More » -
#solar
Radio Uses Calculator Solar Panels to Foretell Bridge Collapses
It's an obvious point, but I didn't know until today that bridges contain structure sensors that burn through batteries, needing constant replacement. Luckily, a new solar-powered radio could simplify these systems greatly. -
#software
Adobe CS4 Photoshop and Illustrator Review (Verdict: Kick Ass)
I've spent more than a month working with Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection. I'm impressed. It pushes the envelope again with new tools and enhancements that will save a lot of time. -
#engineering
World's Tallest Bridge Goes Up in China with the Help of Some Rockets
In China, they're currently working on the Siduhe Grand Bridge, what will be the tallest bridge in the world when completed. How tall is it? Well, let's just say that you could put the Empire State Building in the valley below it and it wouldn't touch the bridge, with a whopping 360 feet of overhead. So how do you get cables across a chasm that large to build a bridge with? Rockets, of course. More »
