RE: Switchover Bridge To Link China And Hong Kong
Discussion
I like this one between Danmark and Sweden. First a bridge then disappears into the sea.
Or the Confederation Bridge linking mainland Canada to Prince Edward Island.
Same bridge in winter. Those supports have to deal with tons of ice.
Or the Confederation Bridge linking mainland Canada to Prince Edward Island.
Same bridge in winter. Those supports have to deal with tons of ice.
Edited by croyde on Saturday 19th June 08:04
Edited by croyde on Saturday 19th June 17:03
We have the Atlantic Bridge in Norway, it connects lots of little islands together.
Not much to look at, but a hoot in a storm.
Little off topic, but has anyone else made the mistake of driving in a different country, planning your route using a map (remember them ?) and then finding out that the bridge you assumed was there is a ferry. You realise this as it's leaving of course.
China / Japan bridge was impressive, I was just thinking the other day how you would merge traffic like this. Sweden used to be RHD, don't know how they drove into Norway TBH.
Not much to look at, but a hoot in a storm.
Little off topic, but has anyone else made the mistake of driving in a different country, planning your route using a map (remember them ?) and then finding out that the bridge you assumed was there is a ferry. You realise this as it's leaving of course.
China / Japan bridge was impressive, I was just thinking the other day how you would merge traffic like this. Sweden used to be RHD, don't know how they drove into Norway TBH.
I disagree with the article - I love bridges. Sad I know but there is something very impressive about the engineering and scale of a good bridge. My favourite local bridge is the Scammonden bridge over the M62 near Huddersfield. 
Next year I'm hoping to go to that mental bridge in France.
Next year I'm hoping to go to that mental bridge in France.
Emeye said:
I disagree with the article - I love bridges. Sad I know but there is something very impressive about the engineering and scale of a good bridge. My favourite local bridge is the Scammonden bridge over the M62 near Huddersfield.
Next year I'm hoping to go to that mental bridge in France.
This one:Next year I'm hoping to go to that mental bridge in France.
Jasper Gilder said:
Got excited by a Bridge?!!
Try driving over the old Severn Crossing in a heavy crosswind, there's no crash barrier to speak of on the outside (although there is a service read a bit lower down) and it has always looked to me as though the chances of getting blown right off the damn thing are higher that they should be..
Still it's so far down you'd have time to pen a note or make a call to the designer
LOL did this on a Honda 175 in a gale many moons ago.....was terrifying......riding along in a stright line banked over until you pass the towers when you nearly fall off!Try driving over the old Severn Crossing in a heavy crosswind, there's no crash barrier to speak of on the outside (although there is a service read a bit lower down) and it has always looked to me as though the chances of getting blown right off the damn thing are higher that they should be..
Still it's so far down you'd have time to pen a note or make a call to the designer
Close but no cigar.
We need the bridge sections in this....anyone able to do a screen shot of the bridges from here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reE0rfxvoOk
We need the bridge sections in this....anyone able to do a screen shot of the bridges from here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reE0rfxvoOk
- bizzare name for a bridge!Benjman said:
And an underwater section... 
Definitely a cool design for a bridge.
What about the speed limit? I know the chinese speeding tickets are a bargain, but what about Hongkong side?
Wow, underwater section would be fantastic. A big glass tunnel like you get at the sealife centre!!!Definitely a cool design for a bridge.
What about the speed limit? I know the chinese speeding tickets are a bargain, but what about Hongkong side?
Edited by Benjman on Friday 18th June 22:54
Not only will this be a fantastic bridge but it will be built in a short space of time, within budget and with no worries about saving the greater blue breasted tit or green spotted housefly and other such politically correct nimby weak-willed concerns and ideas that seem to dominate all major and minor construction projects in the UK today at the expense of the greater good that they serve upon completion. Not only that but it will probably have a fantastic road surface and will be regularly maintained to a level as good as the day it was completed. Yes I have lived and worked in all these countries so I do feel qualified to pass worthwhile comment !! If anyone has visited France and Europe generally they will experience a much higher quality of roads across the board. Yes you have to pay tolls on a lot of their roads but then there is much less traffic and the general experience of driving is so much more enjoyable. We have this completely false belief that anything British must be better than anything foreign. Wake UP Britain we are getting left behind by our EU neighbours and other parts of the world to such an extent a typical British high street will look like downtown Detroit in the not too distant future. Also,the French abolished road tax in 2001 at the time of fuel protests and diesel is still significantly cheaper compared to petrol there as well as UK prices. As usual we put off with Rip Off Britain and do nothing about it. Our politicians and big business try to keep the majority of the population quiet by platitudes and intimidation. Big brother is watching us and we have more CCTV than any other country in the world. Who knows how much of our lives are monitored by the state. Maybe I am getting paranoid but I thought this last election was all about less government interference in our daily lives not more !! Is it just me or is Britain turning into a country I seem to enjoy living in less and less. Back on track ... all the bridges mentioned above by my fellow pistonhead pilgrims are all fantastic. I would like to add the Elizabeth Bridge over the Thames (Without the traffic)and the highway down through the Florida Keys as some of my own personal favourites of roads over water. I will now batten down the hatches and wait for all the counter-critics to attack me ...........!!!!! Shall I emigrate ?????
Emeye said:
I disagree with the article - I love bridges. Sad I know ...
But how can it be 'sad' to be interested in civil engineering?This is not a comment against you, Emeye, because like me you disagree with the idiot sub-heading "The first time it's likely you'll have got excited by a bridge". Why is it so wrong to be interested in stuff and why do journalists (yes, even motoring journalists) continue to play along with this attitude? Skilling ourselves up so that we push the envelope of technology and engineering is supposed to be the way this country survives in the global economy and yet, culturally, it's now uncool to be interested in anything other than whatever the global media organisations spoon onto our plates.
Andrew[MG] said:
That looks like a damn fine bit of engineering they've got planned there!
It just shows how dedicated the Chinese are to investing in infrastructure....they must have seen what damage it's done to the UK by not investing in roads or public transport when we had the chance.
Except without disussing with the architects, they'll decide it's easier and cheaper to put a crossroads in the middle rather than a flyover...It just shows how dedicated the Chinese are to investing in infrastructure....they must have seen what damage it's done to the UK by not investing in roads or public transport when we had the chance.
Chinese engineering - never knowingly adhering to instructions since 1984...
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