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The Kapellbrücke (literally, Chapel Bridge) is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland.Named after the nearby St. Peter's Chapel, [1] the bridge is unique in containing a number of interior paintings dating back to the 17th century, although many of them were destroyed along with a larger part of the centuries-old bridge in ...
Bridge connecting the "upper" and "lower" 9th Wards Barge collision 1 killed, 2 injured Empty barge collided with a support pier for the bridge, causing a 145-foot (44 m) section to collapse Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge) Lucerne: Switzerland 18 August 1993: The oldest wooden bridge in Europe, and one of Switzerland's main tourist attractions.
The Spreuer Bridge (German: Spreuerbrücke, formerly also Mühlenbrücke) is one of two extant covered wooden footbridges in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. Besides the other preserved bridge, the Kapellbrücke , a third bridge of this type – the Hofbrücke – existed in Lucerne, but was demolished in the 19th century.
Satellite images and videos show the expanding fires of Southern California, including the Bridge, Line and Airport fires. ... The Bridge fire, the largest of the four, was nearing 50,000 acres in ...
Two days after a massive fire consumed the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge Friday morning, this is what we know about the incident.
Lucerne (English: / l uː ˈ s ɜːr n / loo-SURN) or Luzern (Swiss Standard German: ⓘ) [note 1] is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the district of the same name.
The Bridge Fire has set over 54,000 acres ablaze and is only 9% contained, according to officials.. As of Monday, 2:27 a.m. local time, three firefighters were injured while attempting to contain ...
The longest viaduct in Switzerland is the Yverdon Viaduct , built in 1984 on the A5 motorway with a total length of 3,155 metres (10,351 ft). [ S 30 ] [ 12 ] The Letzigraben Bridge [ de ] , near Zürich Hauptbahnhof , is the longest railway viaduct in the country measuring 1,156 metres (3,793 ft).