what is the longest bridge in united states?
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According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is the longest continuous bridge passing over water, the waters of New Orleans's Lake Pontchartrain to be exact. The bridge is so long that for 8 of its 24 miles, you can't see land in any direction.
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['Mackenzie River (Light Blue – #104): 1 in 32 133 836.', 'Confederation Bridge (Red – #112): 1 in 19 280 302.', 'Portage & Memorial (Green – #120): 1 in 19 280 302.']
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["The Eiffel Tower. When it opened in 1889, Paris's Eiffel Tower, designed by Gustave Eiffel, had the distinction of being the tallest man-made structure in the world. ... ", 'The Taj Mahal. ... ', 'The Colosseum. ... ', 'The Great Pyramid of Giza. ... ', 'The Great Wall of China. ... ', 'Angkor Wat. ... ', 'Machu Picchu. ... ', 'Statue of Liberty.']
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The tallest lighthouse is Cape Hatteras, NC (196 ft. built in 1872). First American-built west coast lighthouse was Alcatraz Island, 1854.
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St. Augustine, founded in September 1565 by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles of Spain, is the longest continually inhabited European-founded city in the United States – more commonly called the "Nation's Oldest City."
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Suspension bridges are amazing, wonderful structures. They appear almost fragile, viewed from a distance. Yet, they are very strong and nowadays are the world's longest bridge type. They are used for the longest crossings.
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SunPass is now accepted on most toll roads and most toll bridges in Florida. ... E-ZPass, with 22 million devices in operation, is the largest electronic toll system in the world. It operates in 14 states, including New York and New Jersey.
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The Rialto Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Rialto; Venetian: Ponte de Rialto) is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
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Washington State's Whidbey Island claims to be the country's longest. ... Just thirty miles north of Seattle, Washington, at the end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, sits Whidbey Island, the state's largest island.
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['Marbury v. Madison (1803) ... ', 'Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) ... ', 'Worcester v. Georgia (1832) ... ', 'Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837) ... ', 'Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) ... ', 'Munn v. Illinois (1877) ... ', 'Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) ... ', 'Lochner v. New York (1905)']
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The San Francisco Bay Bridge runs across the bay, with a offramp to Treasure Island Naval Base, then on to Oakland. Both bridges are beautiful, but not connected in any way. No, the Golden Gate Bridge spans the Bay inlet between San Francisco and Marin County (North of the “gate"). Highway 101 goes over it.
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['Byodo-In Temple. geofotousa/Flickr. ... ', 'Hanapepe Swinging Bridge. Zanzabar Photography/Flickr. ... ', 'The Aloha Tower. Jasperdo/Flickr. ... ', 'Ford Island Bridge. U.S. Pacific Fleet/Flickr. ... ', "The Four Season Maui's Serenity Pool. ... ", 'The Tetsuo Harano Tunnel + H-3 Highway. ... ', 'St. ... ', 'Iolani Palace.']
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Only passenger cars, motorcycles, SUVs, and minivans that hold eight people or less will be allowed to cross the bridge. Located about 12 miles from Canon City, the Royal Gorge Bridge is the highest suspension bridge in the United States, standing at 955 feet above the Arkansas River.
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The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting the New York City borough of Manhattan with the New Jersey borough of Fort Lee. The bridge is named after George Washington, the first president of the United States.
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['Tilted Towers Bridge. [00:00]', 'Tilted Towers Cave. [00:26]', 'Cave near Polar Peak. [00:48]', 'Lucky Landing Bridge. [01:43]', 'Bridge near dinosaurs. [02:05]', 'Paradise Palms Bridge. [02:28]']
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Types of Bridges. The five bridge types are arch, beam, beam, cable-stayed, suspension, and truss. Other variations include cantilever and moveable bridges.
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Wisconsin once had more than 40 covered bridges, but the lattice-truss bridge on the north edge of Cedarburg, just north of Milwaukee, is the only one that remains. It was built in 1876 and spans Cedar Creek. The Covered Bridge Studio Tour is Oct. 11-13 in 2019, with 54 artists in the area opening their studios.