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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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| The skirmish at North Bridge in 1775 was one of the first battles of the Revolutionary War. Where is North Bridge? | Bridges over Troubled Waters
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Concord, MA. This victory by militia and minutemen over British Regulars brought new found respect for America's fighting men.
Mackinac. The Mackinac is the sixth longest suspension bridge in the world. It was opened to traffic in 1957.
| 'A Bridge Too Far', the book and subsequent movie was about Operation Market Garden in World War II. The bridge was in the city of Arnhem in what country? | Bridges over Troubled Waters
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Holland. British, American, and Polish airborne forces captured the bridge but were unable to hold it.
Pont-Neuf. Despite the fact that Pont-Neuf means 'new bridge', it is the oldest in Paris, built between 1578 and 1604. Others predate it but have been rebuilt.
Brooklyn and Staten Island. The Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened in 1964 and is named after Giovanni da Verrazano who, in 1524 was the first European to sail in to New York harbor.
London. This drawbridge was opened in 1894 and adjoins the Tower of London.
Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, Japan. The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge has a main span length of 6,532 ft. It was completed in 1998. By comparison, the Golden Gate Bridge has a main span length of 4,200 ft.
Thailand. The film starred Alec Guinness as Col Nicholson and Sessue Hayakawa as Col Saito.
'Saturday Night Fever'. Tony and his friends were seen fooling around on the bridge, and during the last sequence, Bobby C loses his footing (maybe on purpose) and falls into the drink.
Port Authority of NY and NJ. The Authority also operates the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels as well.
| True or False: There is a bridge linking Connecticut to Long Island? | New York Bridges
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f. There is no bridge connecting these two geographical points. However, there is a ferry that runs between these points. The closest water crossing is the Throgs Neck Bridge or the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge.
Randall's Island. All Three Spans - The Harlem River Lift Bridge, the Bronx Crossing Span, and the East River Suspension Bridge all converge on Randall's Island, home of Downing Stadium, past home of the NY Cosmos soccer team.
Bayonne Bridge. The Bayonne Bridge connecting Staten Island to NJ is not a suspension bridge. The other three are. The suspension span of the Triboro Bridge connects Randall's Island to Astoria, Queens.
Triboro Bridge and Tunnel Authority. The Bridges and tunnels in the authority all connect the 5 Boroughs of NY.
| In 1870, this bridge was originally located over the Middle River west of Patterson, and measures 81 feet in length. What is the name of this bridge? | The Covered Bridges Of Madison County
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Imes Covered Bridge. Built in 1870, the Imes Covered Bridge is the oldest of all the covered bridges. In 1887 it was moved to Clinton Creek, southwest of Hanley. It was again moved 1977 to its present site over a natural ravine, just east of St. Charles. The Imes Covered Bridge was renovated in 1997 for a cost of {$31,807.} The Hogback Covered Bridge was built in 1884 by Benton Jones. The Hogback measures in at 97 feet in length and still remains in its orginal location. This bridge was renovated in 1992 at a cost of {$118,810.} Madison County orginally had 19 covered bridges, and all that remain are six. The bridges are listed in the National Historic Register. The bridges were ordered covered by the County Board Of Supervisors in order to perserve the flooring timbers of these magnificent bridges. The bridges were named for the resident which lived closest to the them. Every year in Madison County there is a 'Covered Bridge' Festival. The festival is held every year on the second weekend in October. Vistors to Madison County during this festival will find: music, a wide selection of food, antique vehicle parades, tours of the covered bridges, and entertainment. All of the information in this quiz can be found at www.madisoncounty.com. Thanks for taking this quiz.
Cutler-Donahoe Bridge. Built in 1870, this bridge was orginally located over the North River around Bevington. This bridge was moved in 1970 to Winterset's City Park. The Cutler-Donahoe Bridge was renovated in 1997 for {$35,538.}
Cedar Covered Bridge. Built by Benton Jones in 1883, this bridge measures 76 feet in length. The bridge was built over Cedar Creek, just north of Winterset on what is now U.S. Highway 169. In 1998 this bridge was renovated at a cost of {$128,073.}
Holliwell Covered Bridge. Benton Jones built the Holliwell Covered Bridge in 1880. This bridge still stands in its orginal location over the Middle River which is southeast of Winterset, Iowa. In 1995 this bridge was renovated at a cost of {$225,000.}
| In 1883, Benton Jones built this covered bridge. Also known as the Haunted Bridge this bridge measures 107 feet in length. What is the name of the bridge? | The Covered Bridges Of Madison County
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Roseman Bridge. The Roseman Bridge is the site where an escapee from the Roseman jail was surrounded by posses in 1892. The man somehow pushed his way up through the top of the bridge, and the men who witnessed this claimed, that for a man to do that he must be innocent. This illustrious bridge was renovated in 1992 at a cost of {$152,515.}
Parke Co., Indiana. Parke Co., Indiana has about 35 covered bridges. Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania has about 30. Lane County, Oregon has 20 covered bridges, the most in any county west of the Mississippi River. For the record, there are about 300 covered bridges in Europe and the rest of the world.
Philadelphia. Records indicate that the first covered bridge built in Pennsylvania was over the Schyulkill River at Market Steet in Philadelphia in 1805.
Connecticut. Theodore Burr was a bridge builder who was born in Torringford, Connecticut. His design included an arch that reinforced the covered bridge and made them much stronger. Most of the bridges in Pennsylvania are of his design. His house in New York state is now a library.
| How many covered bridges existed at one time in the United States? | Covered Bridges
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About 12,000. Sadly, only about 850 or so remain today. Road construction, vandalism, and weather all contributed to their demise. The Civil War also saw hundreds of covered bridges burnt in the Southern States. At Gettysburg, the retreating southern army tried to burn Saucks bridge but were unsuccessful. The bridge survives to this day and is a town lattice truss type bridge. This bridge (Saucks) is 91 feet long and was constructed in 1854.
Academia. Academia is a Burr Arch bridge about 305 feet long. The longest covered bridge currently in the world is the Hartland Covered Bridge, some 1282 feet long. It is located in New Brunswick, Canada and was built in 1899 and has 7 spans. The longest covered bridges ever built spanned the Susquehanna River and were about a mile long! The longest single span covered bridge is the 233 foot long Bridgeport Covered Bridge which spans the South Yuba River in Nevada County, California.
Wrought. Wrought is for wrought iron bridges. Besides Town, Burr and Queen some other types of truss include; Kingpost, Paddleford, Warren, Smith, Howe, Childs, Post, Brown, McCallum and Haupt.
Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges, Ohio has 157, Indiana has 103 and Vermont has 100. Of course, these numbers are subject to change as weather, vandalism and road construction take their toll on these old timber tunnels. On occasion, especially in Ohio, a new covered bridge is built, so the number of bridges in any state can also go up.
| The famous Dubrovnik arched bridge constructed in 1566, which barely survived the 1990s Balkan conflict, is called ______ ? | European Bridges I
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Mostar. Spanning only 29 meters, the bridge was spared but many nearby buildings were destroyed.
| The longest bridge in Holland, spanning the Oosterscheide river for 5 kilometers, is known as the _________ ? | European Bridges I
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Zeeland bridge. Royalty was on hand to open this long awaited architectural marvel.
| The French Loire valley chateau which spans a river, serving as a bridge, is __________ ? | European Bridges I
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Chenonceau. Peasants were allowed to cross the river through the chateau on specified days, and the black and white checkered floor gallery "bridge" served as a ballroom for Frech nobility.
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