The World's Longest Wooden Truss Footbridge offers a magnificent view of the mighty Fraser River, once a main thoroughfare for fevered gold rush prospectors.
Quesnel, BC, Canada
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(Explore #239: Jul 15, 2009)
Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Lions Gate Bridge, officially known as the First Narrows Bridge,[1] is a suspension bridge that crosses the first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, and West Vancouver. The term "Lions Gate" reflects the Lions, a pair of mountain peaks north of Vancouver.
The total length of the bridge including the north viaduct is 1,823 metres (5,890 feet). The length including approach spans is 1,517.3 m (4,978 ft), the main span alone is 473 m (1,550 ft), the tower height is 111 m (364 ft), and it has a ship's clearance of 61 m (200 ft). Prospect Point in Stanley Park offered a good high south end to the bridge, but the low flat delta land to the north required construction of the extensive North Viaduct.
The bridge has three reversible lanes, the use of which is indicated by signals. The centre lane changes direction to accommodate for traffic patterns. The traffic volume on the bridge is 60,000 - 70,000 vehicles per day. Trucks exceeding 13 tonnes (14.3 tons) are prohibited, as are vehicles using studded tires. The bridge forms part of Highways 99 and 1A.
On 24 March 2005, the Lions Gate Bridge was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.[2]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_Gate_Bridge
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Boat ride departures. Paranaguá, Paraná, Brazil
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Viewing terrace. Tanguá Park, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
This park was inaugurated in 1996, the Tanguá Park surprises with its beauty as an example of urban space being re-utilized - on one old complex of disactivated quarries -, and it is part of the Barigüi river preservation project joining Tingüi and Barigüi parks. This park with an area of 450 thousand square meters has two quarries connected by a 45 meter tunnel that may be crossed on foot by a path over the water. It can be visited by boat or on foot (hiking). The park has a cooper and bicycle track, snack bar, belvedere and Poty Lazzarotto garden.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curitiba
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Seen while on a pleasant walk along the Spokane River on the Centennial Trail through Mission Park and Gonzaga University campus to US Hwy 395 and back along north side of Spokane River. Spokane, WA, USA
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