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Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 4:57:25 AM

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 5:04:58 AM

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My fave isn't a bridge, but it is stunning, and yes I've been to see it in person:

http://www.leviaducdemillau.com/english/index.html

The second time I went the cloud base was such that one could "drive on the clouds". Amazing :)

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/01/wonders_bigdigs/image/millau_viaduct.jpg

It's French, but designed by an Englishman ;)

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 5:24:09 AM

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the one here/in CB made the list.
i hate that bridge though; that whole stupid area. (bad stuff, whine whine whine) used to love that place, but i stopped going back.

i like the thought of pedestrian bridges though.

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 5:54:54 AM

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ooh.. thats pretty, RF!! Thats the one that is across a really wide valley, isnt it?

Lilly... yeah, I thought of you when I saw that :)

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 6:13:19 AM

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ooh.. thats pretty, RF!! Thats the one that is across a really wide valley, isnt it?

That's the badger, yes. Hence viaduct, not bridge. It really is one of the modern wonders of the world, and well worth a detour if you're going anywhere near it. The first time I went I drove 300km out of my way to see it :) And it was worth every second of the trip.

And, being French civil engineering, they've got a (very nice) shop and visitor's centre on both sides of the thing. None of which mention that is was designed by an Englishman, and the French president, when he opened it, also conveniently forgot that fact, claiming it as "the best of everything French". Even Sir Norman Foster's design was said by the French to have been "drawn by Sir Norman, but designed by Michel Virlogeux, head engineer at the Ponts et Chaussées", which is stretching it a bit. A lot, in fact.

Bless em :)

But the French do fantastic civil engineering projects. Whereas we Brits tend to just chuck in whatever’s cheapest, and take forever to build it, the French really appreciate the aesthetic element, and will bias their decision towards what looks good, as well as working properly. I admire that mentality – it’s going to be there for decades, maybe even hundreds of years, so why not have something that looks good as well as doing a job? Then, once they've approved the design they chuck huge resources at it to get it finished - they did the Millau Viaduct in slightly under 3 years, which considering the scale is beyond belief. At one time it was estimated that fully 25% of all the heavy civil engineering workers in all of France were working on the project. I admire their sense of grandeur, and their efficiency at putting things up so fast.

Guess it comes of being invaded by the Germans every few decades - you've got to get your skates on :)

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 6:19:59 AM

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"you've got to get your skates on "

please translate? as I am not sure I am taking it to mean what you mean it as!

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 6:46:44 AM

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holy spoots... i want to drive in the clouds. ^__________________^

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 7:04:01 AM

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"you've got to get your skates on "

please translate? as I am not sure I am taking it to mean what you mean it as!

As in "get a move on" as in "do it quickly".

As in the song "get your skates on mate" from the film "The Italian Job".

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 7:05:32 AM

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thanks! (I've never seen - or even heard of, I think ) the film...

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 7:05:46 AM

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The right conditions only happen about 2 weeks a year, at odd times. I've been lucky enough to go across during one of them, though not as defined as in that picture.

But trust me, the view when it's clear is even more amazing. As a comparison, the Canary Wharf tower would fit under the spans at their highest points.

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 7:15:24 AM

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thanks! (I've never seen - or even heard of, I think ) the film...

WHAT?!! It's one of the most famous British films of all time!

Rent it, soonest. Great bit of 60s cinema :)

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 7:19:37 AM

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so I'm slow on the movie thing.. sheesh *runs to see if it's on Hulu...*

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 7:21:42 AM

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so I'm slow on the movie thing.. sheesh *runs to see if it's on Hulu...*

FFS don't get the remake by mistake!

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 7:25:09 AM

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damn, only thing I could find was trailers... guess I'll have to see if I can find it elsewhere...

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 7:30:42 AM

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damn, only thing I could find was trailers... guess I'll have to see if I can find it elsewhere...

It has probably the greatest car chase/getaway sequence of all time, never bettered IMHO, and also contains some classic lines, including:

http://youtu.be/8g_GeQR8fJo

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 7:33:26 AM

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Indeed, the remake is a lot worse, if you've seen the original :)

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 10:31:22 AM

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I live within ten miles of the one over the Hudson. Never walked it. There's car parking near the entrance on the other side of the river, but not on my side.

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 10:33:33 AM

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Walking over the GW Bridge in NJ to NYC is amazing as well. Beautiful scenery.

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 10:36:40 AM

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This is cool too: http://www.coachbookings.com/attractions/Ironbridge-Gorge-Museum-Trust

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RE: Cool bridges! - 6/28/2011 10:41:52 AM

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you can shoot me to death before i go in the (Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver)

on second thoughts...... no shoot me please..... now

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