BRIDGE TO ANOTHER TIME

A marvel of its time, the Rainbow Bridge was an ancient timber arch bridge built in China during the 11th century. With only a silk painting depicting the bridge in its original village, a structural engineer recently assisted a team of Chinese engineers to reconstruct the bridge to its original size. In the 3 weeks the team was on location in Shanghai, they also managed to build a bamboo suspension bridge over a gorge from scratch.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Scranton Gillette Communications

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  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Publication Date: 2000-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 14
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arch bridges; Bamboo; Bridge engineering; Design; Reconstruction; Structural engineering; Suspension bridges; Timber construction
• Geographic Terms: Shanghai (China)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00790611
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 9 2000 12:00AM