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Countries around the world maintain their own permanent, pontoon-based constructions. So in 1978, Guyana built the Demerara Harbor bridge to connect communities and allow for more commercial expansion.2 miles (2 kilometers) long, it’s the fourth-longest pontoon bridge in the world. You might wonder why in the world Washington State would build such a mammoth structure. For a time, in 1659, it appeared that factions of the New Model army forces loyal to different generals might wage war on each other. Here’s something you might not realize about the arrangement. In fact, multiple institutes have come to the fore with the newer inclusion of courses that have been introduced recently. But the bridge won’t come cheap. But that route is curved, which makes a suspension bridge impossible, and the lake is too deep for a conventional bridge. All of those people need efficient transportation options, and the direct route across Lake Washington is the fastest. But it also may be used by people in the U.S. Or there may be a drawbridge that can be raised, although in this configuration, bridge traffic must halt. They must also consider the possibility of unusual events, such as ship strikes or wildly powerful storms.

The program offers the possibility to participate in an exchange program with the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in Taipei. They are subjected to so many natural forces that they must be constantly monitored for cracks and other deficiencies, which require time and equipment to repair. Floating bridges are also notorious for being extremely expensive to maintain. And parents are being given permission, by a community of like-minded families, to see their children’s growing independence not as a threat, but as a path to becoming healthy, confident adults. Wind, waves and corrosion are all major enemies of these mostly concrete and steel bridges. With the permission of engineers, work crews had been storing wastewater from their project in some of the bridge’s huge concrete pontoons. And in November 1990, renovation crews were working on the Lake Washington bridge, and as the crews departed for Thanksgiving weekend, a major storm approached. As the storm moved through, seawater and rain filled the pontoons, and slowly, as live TV captured the disaster, the bridge ripped apart and sank. Usually, designers design bridges to withstand a storm so strong that it occurs only once every 100 years, and the bridges themselves are purposely built to allow for some flexing as temperature, wind and waves change.

That means engineers must design approaches that aren’t too steep and let vehicles descend safely to the bridge’s surface. On the next page, you’ll read more about bridge design and how land — not water — presents challenges to floating bridge plans. On the next page, you’ll read all about the biggest pontoon bridge around. And no matter how much planning goes into bridge construction or how much engineers “overdesign” bridges to account for unexpectedly extreme circumstances, floating bridges can and do fail. These types of problems don’t stop engineers from proposing and erecting floating bridges. And nowhere is there a more awe-inspiring floating bridge than in Seattle. Keep reading, and you’ll find out more about famous bridges and their infamous moments. Keep reading, and you’ll find out more about famous bridges across the globe. Currently, the two center lanes will be for HOV (high-occupancy vehicles) only, but in the future, a light-rail system could be placed here instead (although this would require even more pontoons to support the additional weight). As engineers have honed their knowledge base, their feats have become more and more impressive. As engineers plan floating bridges, they take local conditions into account, by trying to anticipate characteristics of wind and wave movement.