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Size matters
More on Jiaozhou Bay Bridge
U.S. classic
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The longest one of its kind
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High-tech in the year of 1894
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The stateliest one
More on Khaju Bridge
Through wings of steel
More on El Ferdan Bridge
For daredevils
More on Hussaini Bridge
A steep Japanese slope
More on Eshima Ohashi Bridge
French Connection
More on Viaduc de Millau
H2, Oh!
More on Magdeburg Water Bridge
Perfectly supported
Bridges must operate properly even without maintenance – be they swing bridges, bascule bridges, draw bridges, vertical lift bridges, suspension bridges or cable-stayed bridges. Particularly well suited for these requirements are Schaeffler’s dry plain bearings with an Elgoglide coating. With properties like low friction, suitability for heavy-duty service and no maintenance requirements, they are used in bridges around the globe. Here’s a selection:
Author’s favorite
Volker Paulun, who heads the editorial team of “tomorrow,“ lives near Hamburg, the city that has 2,485 bridges – more than Venice, Amsterdam and Stockholm combined. However, his favorite bridge is located 130 kilometers (80.8 miles) further north, in the small town of Lindaunis. There, a drawbridge on which trains, cars, cyclists and pedestrians have to share a single lane, has been crossing the Schlei, a narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea, for 90 years.