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The conventional arch supports a vertical load downwards on the centre of the arch and translates this into forces both downwards and outwards at the base of the arch. In most cases, this sideways force is a nuisance and must be resisted by either strong foundations or a further 'bowstring' girder, in the form of a tied-arch bridge .
The Dallas Aces (initially the U.S. Aces, later simply the Aces) were the world's first professional bridge team, organized in 1968 by Dallas businessman Ira Corn. [1] [2] Corn was determined to return bridge supremacy to America after the domination of the formidable Italian Blue Team for more than a decade. [3]
Cables slung from arches support the deck of the 3,700-foot-long Cedar Viaduct for California’s high-speed rail project spans Highway 99 at the south end of Fresno.
This list of the longest arch bridge spans ranks the world's arch bridges by the length of their main span. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank bridges as it usually correlates with the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge. [ 1 ]
The North American Pairs (NAP) is a set of annual North American championships for pairs contested over two days at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championships (NABC). The events are restricted to pairs that have qualified through local, regional and district levels within their ACBL Districts.
The arches for the North Portal Bridge, which will replace a 114-year old swing span across the Hackensack River, are being built near Albany, N.Y. Arches for NJ Transit's new Portal rail bridge ...
David Burnstine (later David Bruce and to become an ACBL Hall of Fame member) was a member of the successful Four Horseman team captained by P. Hal Sims but left in 1932 to establish his own team composed of himself, Richard Frey, Howard Schenken and Charles Lockridge.
Baker Bridge; Barto Bridge; Beach-Garland Street-Flint River Bridge; Beck's Mill; Berkley–Dighton Bridge; Bibb Graves Bridge; Big Blue River Bridge (Grafton, Nebraska) Blakeman Bridge; Frances Appleton Bridge; Boulder Bridge; Bow Bridge (Central Park) Bridge 5827; Bridge between Madison and Mahoning Townships; Bridge between Monroe and Penn ...