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There is an amazing walk beside and above the Castril River, including a wobbly bridge and tunnel. Stunning.
There is an amazing walk beside and above the Castril River, including a wobbly bridge and tunnel. Stunning.
This pedestrian and car tunnel opened in 1911, offering Hamburg residents a much more easier and direct route to the large docks. It is still there doing what it was built for, but other bridges and tunnels have since opened, which are now more convenient for vehicle traffic, meaning it is not used by vehicles as much as it used to. It is still possible to drive a car though here though, using one of the car lifts. It is also very popular for pedestrians and cyclists.
A token for Bridge and tunnel access issued for the New York City Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
Old Elbe Tunnel or St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel (German: Alter Elbtunnel colloquially or St. Pauli Elbtunnel officially) which opened in 1911, is a pedestrian and vehicle tunnel in Hamburg under the river Elbe.
The 426 m (1,398 ft) long tunnel was a technical sensation; 24 m (80 ft) beneath the surface, two 6 m (20 ft) diameter tubes connect central Hamburg with the docks and shipyards on the south side of the river Elbe. This was a big improvement for tens of thousands of workers in one of the busiest harbors in the world.
The two tunnels are both still in operation, though due to their limited capacity by today's standards, other bridges and tunnels have been built and taken over most of the traffic. Plenty of space for a curious traveler, then. I found it fascinating to walk under a famous river.
After a while without upload any photography, I will start with a small set of photos about Human construction. Mainly, our common use of iron, steal and concrete everyday in every construction.
For a small start, I will put some photos on Parque das Nacoes @ Oriente in Lisbon.
## Bridge and Tunnel between Olivais and Oriente
who would throw out a perfectly good Bridge and Tunnel tv set? Saw this on the way to work in Astoria
Built in 1960-1964 and expanded with a parallel set of bridges in 1995-1999, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel connects the mainland of the State of Virginia at Virginia Beach with the two Virginia counties, known as the Eastern Shore, which are at the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula. The 17.6 mile (28.3 kilometer) bridge replaced a ferry service that had operated between the two regions since the early 1930s. Prior to the construction of the Bridge-Tunnel, the only fixed route between the Eastern Shore and the rest of Virginia was through the state of Maryland, via the Chesapeake Bay Bridge further up the Chesapeake Bay 140 miles (225 kilometers) to the north, or an overland route 180 miles (290 kilometers) to the north around the northern reaches of the bay. The Bridge-Tunnel was constructed with tunnel sections at the major shipping channels in and out of Hampton Roads and the Chesapeake Bay so as to not impede ship traffic in the event of the failure of the bridges, with two tunnels, each 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) long, carrying traffic under the Thimble Shoal Channel approximately 4 miles (6.5 kilometers) offshore of Virginia Beach, as well as the Chesapeake Channel approximately 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) offshore of Virginia Beach. Additionally, 75-foot (23 meter) high span of the bridge carries traffic above the smaller North Channel, located a half-mile (750 meters) off of Fisherman’s Island. The bridge-tunnel was a significant undertaking that required immense funding and engineering, and remains a toll bridge to this day. Today, work is underway at Thimble Shoal Channel to add a second tunnel and expand the roadway to four lanes, which is expected to be completed in 2027. In the following decade, it is expected that a second tunnel will be built at the Chesapeake Channel, expanding the entire crossing to four lanes by 2040. The bridge-tunnel today remains under the purview of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District, and was officially renamed in honor of Lucius J. Kellam Jr. as the Lucius J. Kellam Jr. Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in 1987.
The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge consists of a series of bridges and tunnels that connect Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai, three major cities on the Pearl River Delta in China.