Re: [OM] Rotterdam

[Chuck Norcutt]

It looks similar to what's commonly called the "Bunker Hill Bridge" in 
Boston 
<http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.leonardpzakimbunkerhillbridge.org/images/Zakim_Bridge_AndyRyan.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.leonardpzakimbunkerhillbridge.org/&h=194&w=260&sz=1&tbnid=LJ11oz6omnv87M:&tbnh=149&tbnw=200&zoom=1&usg=__hlGN--iER3CJ_-DDkhM0kzT9HqA=&docid=xd_JNBeFsVOrPM&itg=1&sa=X&ei=SZeFUbSIE4nx0wHZwoGIDg&ved=0CKIBEPwdMAo>

and the Sunshine Skyway bridge across the entrance to Tampa Bay
<http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/images/sunshineskyway1_bridge_1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/sunshineskyway1_bridge.html&h=183&w=275&sz=1&tbnid=0ChRJBbdPfirKM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=240&zoom=1&usg=__oP9480V3siSVIumiwyg8qdMaEKc=&docid=W3TbOy_C5EFKzM&itg=1&sa=X&ei=2peFUZGGMYOW0QGMoIGoCg&ved=0CKsBEPwdMAs>

There must be some engineering and/or economic advantages to this basic 
design.  But I don't know what they are.

Chuck Norcutt



On 5/4/2013 5:22 PM, Frank Wijsmuller wrote:
> Some pictures of a short visit to Rotterdam, The Netherlands, to the photo
> museum. I made some pictures of the landmark bridge of Rotterdam, the
> Erasmus Bridge. The locals call it 'The Swan', you'll understand if you see
> one of the last pictures.
>
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=4970>
>
> Enjoy, Frank.
>
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