Jan 22, 2009: Cantilevered Bridge

xoxoxoBruce · 01-22-2009, 01:41 AM

This is about the strangest bridge I could imagine. Actually I wouldn't have imagined it, or even believed it before I saw the pictures.

It's pretty simple and really rather ingenious, using a minimum of materials and minimum footprint on valuable land.

This bridge is in Leeuwarden, Netherlands... it looks like something York would build for his daughter.

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Sheldonrs · 01-22-2009, 03:06 AM

Wonder if it could be super powered. Bet it could really launch those cars high.

SPUCK · 01-22-2009, 05:01 AM

They should've added a big head on it.

Griff · 01-22-2009, 05:15 AM

Very very cool.

dmg1969 · 01-22-2009, 06:44 AM

Pretty cool...even if it does look like a giant spatula.

capnhowdy · 01-22-2009, 07:06 AM

The skys look threatening. Hope everybody has their tops up.

glatt · 01-22-2009, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

Wonder if it could be super powered. Bet it could really launch those cars high.

They should use these instead of the rising bollards.

WillieO · 01-22-2009, 10:10 AM

..or something Wile E. Coyote would order from Acme.

Linnepin · 01-22-2009, 02:38 PM

That's funny; I regularly drive over that bridge! If you are used to it, it's not that special; but looking at the pictures it's actually pretty cool.

Linnepin · 01-22-2009, 02:47 PM

By the way; the sky is typical dutch... a 'hollandse lucht' (almost always dark and threatening) (http://www.dutchlight.nl/www/html/eng/film/home.htm)

Shawnee123 · 01-22-2009, 02:47 PM

Well hello Linnepin! Welcome.

The Netherlands is (are?) one of my dream vacations! OK, Holland is one of my dream vacations.

Linnepin · 01-22-2009, 03:09 PM

Hello!
'Nederland' is flat, has a sea-climate (wich explanes the threatening skies and lot's of rain :-( ) But is also a lot more than windmills, wooden shoes, smoking pot (amsterdam); it has a rich history and beautiful landscapes and old cities.

Shawnee123 · 01-22-2009, 03:11 PM

That's why i want to go. Plus, I'm a huge fan of Van Gogh, and would like to go to the museum.

I've heard wonderful things, and think I would love it there. Oh, and I love rain...so I also have that!

sweetwater · 01-22-2009, 05:05 PM

That bridge just looks so... polite. I'd want to hang a towel over one of its arms. How many yards of terry would that be?

capnhowdy · 01-22-2009, 05:06 PM

Welcome, Linnepin!
I'd like to visit your country also.
Enjoy the Cellar.

01-22-2009, 01:41 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Jan 22, 2009: Cantilevered Bridge This is about the strangest bridge I could imagine. Actually I wouldn't have imagined it, or even believed it before I saw the pictures. It's pretty simple and really rather ingenious, using a minimum of materials and minimum footprint on valuable land. This bridge is in Leeuwarden, Netherlands... it looks like something York would build for his daughter. Link __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-22-2009, 03:06 AM	#2
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Wonder if it could be super powered. Bet it could really launch those cars high. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

01-22-2009, 05:15 AM	#4
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Very very cool. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-22-2009, 06:44 AM	#5
dmg1969 I got nothing Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 486	Pretty cool...even if it does look like a giant spatula. __________________ Void where prohibited. Your results may vary. Not intended for resale. Do not remove tag. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.

01-22-2009, 07:06 AM	#6
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	The skys look threatening. Hope everybody has their tops up. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

01-22-2009, 05:01 AM	#3
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	They should've added a big head on it.

01-22-2009, 10:10 AM	#8
WillieO perfesionul spel cheker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 70	..or something Wile E. Coyote would order from Acme.

01-22-2009, 02:38 PM	#9
Linnepin Rapscallion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 5	That's funny; I regularly drive over that bridge! If you are used to it, it's not that special; but looking at the pictures it's actually pretty cool.

01-22-2009, 02:47 PM	#10
Linnepin Rapscallion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 5	By the way; the sky is typical dutch... a 'hollandse lucht' (almost always dark and threatening) (http://www.dutchlight.nl/www/html/eng/film/home.htm)

01-22-2009, 02:47 PM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Well hello Linnepin! Welcome. The Netherlands is (are?) one of my dream vacations! OK, Holland is one of my dream vacations. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-22-2009, 03:09 PM	#12
Linnepin Rapscallion Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 5	Hello! 'Nederland' is flat, has a sea-climate (wich explanes the threatening skies and lot's of rain :-( ) But is also a lot more than windmills, wooden shoes, smoking pot (amsterdam); it has a rich history and beautiful landscapes and old cities.

01-22-2009, 03:11 PM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	That's why i want to go. Plus, I'm a huge fan of Van Gogh, and would like to go to the museum. I've heard wonderful things, and think I would love it there. Oh, and I love rain...so I also have that! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-22-2009, 05:05 PM	#14
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	That bridge just looks so... polite. I'd want to hang a towel over one of its arms. How many yards of terry would that be? __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

01-22-2009, 05:06 PM	#15
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Welcome, Linnepin! I'd like to visit your country also. Enjoy the Cellar. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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