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The Raúl Uranga – Carlos Sylvestre Begnis Subfluvial Tunnel (in Spanish, Túnel Subfluvial Raúl Uranga - Carlos Sylvestre Begnis), formerly known as the Hernandarias Subfluvial Tunnel, is an underwater road tunnel that connects the provinces of Entre Ríos and Santa Fe in Argentina, crossing the Paraná River between the capital of Entre Ríos, Paraná, and Santa Cándida Island, 15 km ...
Several North American routes have names that make no direct reference to the Pan-American Highway, in part because some sections follow highways that are not up to full freeway standard. The CANAMEX Corridor is designated from Mexico City to the western United States from Arizona to Montana, [13] and continues north into western Canada ...
The oldest underwater rail tunnel in the world, crossing the Mersey in Liverpool: 1.21 km: 1881–1886 Severn Tunnel: Wales – England: One of the oldest underwater rail tunnels in the world: 7.01 km: 1873–1886 Blackwall Tunnel (western) London, England: The oldest underwater vehicular tunnel in the world, crossing the Thames in London: 1.35 ...
The Spanish first exerted control and settled in the Nazca region in the late 16th century. Under Spanish rule the area was noted for viticulture and the production of pisco, a brandy. In 1853, the English traveler Clements Markham described the Nazca valley as "the most fertile and beautiful spot on the coast of Peru." He described the puquios ...
Submerged floating tunnels can be anchored to the seafloor (left) or suspended from a pontoon (right) A submerged floating tunnel (SFT), also known as submerged floating tube bridge (SFTB), suspended tunnel, or Archimedes bridge, is a proposed design for a tunnel that floats in water, supported by its buoyancy (specifically, by employing the hydrostatic thrust, or Archimedes' principle).
Federal Highway 95 (Carretera Federal 95) connects Mexico City to Acapulco, Guerrero. [5] The Autopista del Sol (The Highway of the Sun) is a tolled alternative (Route 95-D), which bypasses several towns of the state of Guerrero, including the city Iguala, and thus reduces transit time between Acapulco from Mexico city from 8 hours to almost 3.5 hours.
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The article goes on to mention the Lin proposal of 1958. "Maritime Information Review" a publication of the Netherlands Maritime Information Centre, in 1991 had an extensive article, on "strait crossings" covering the then proposed Bering Strait bridge, the Gibraltar Tunnel and so on, and mentions the proposed global highway network.