| The world's longest suspension bridge got a couple of feet longer during construction as this 1995 event in Japan shifted its towers |
an earthquake |
200 |
December 7, 2020 |
| The Chaban-Delmas vertical-lift bridge in the port of Bordeaux signals in blue when this is high |
the tide |
400 |
December 7, 2020 |
| The NYC Dept. of Transportation tries not to do major work at the same time on the Brooklyn & this next bridge up the East River |
the Manhattan Bridge |
600 |
December 7, 2020 |
| The Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge in this South American capital is named for the 20th century leader behind the building of the city |
BrasÃlia |
1000 |
December 7, 2020 |
| Not everything in this city is 500 years old--the Constitution Bridge over the Grand Canal opened in 2008 |
Venice |
|
December 7, 2020 |
| In 2015 45 tons of love locks were removed from the Pont des Arts, one of the bridges on this river |
the Seine |
200 |
April 12, 2016 |
| The Tacoma Narrows Bridge was the first suspension bridge across the narrows of this sound |
Puget Sound |
400 |
April 12, 2016 |
| Opened in 1883, it spans the East River into lower Manhattan |
the Brooklyn Bridge |
600 |
April 12, 2016 |
| If you want to match the International Orange paint color of this bridge, Sherwin Williams' Fireweed is close |
the Golden Gate Bridge |
1000 |
April 12, 2016 |
| In Italian it's known as the Ponte dei Sospiri |
the Bridge of Sighs |
|
April 12, 2016 |
| A statue of engineer Joseph Strauss graces the visitor area on the San Francisco side of this bridge |
the Golden Gate Bridge |
200 |
November 4, 2014 |
| One pylon of this country's Millau Viaduct, the world's tallest road bridge, is higher than the Chrysler Building |
France |
400 |
November 4, 2014 |
| The Vasco da Gama bridge in this European Capital was built to provide easier access to the 1998 World's Fair |
Lisbon |
600 |
November 4, 2014 |
| This country's Firth of Forth Bridge was the world's longest span in the late 1800s |
Scotland |
800 |
November 4, 2014 |
| In the 19th century this man designed both the Niagara & Brooklyn Bridges in New York |
John Roebling |
1000 |
November 4, 2014 |
| In the 1930s this West Coast city hosted a World's Fair & got big new bridges crossing its bay |
San Francisco |
200 |
March 7, 2012 |
| The Alexandre III Bridge was built only 20 feet above this river so it wouldn't obstruct the view from the Champs-Elysees |
the Seine |
400 |
March 7, 2012 |
| A sandstone landmark 275' long, or what some bereaved pet owners believe they'll cross with the departed Fifi |
the Rainbow Bridge |
600 |
March 7, 2012 |
| The Hell Gate Bridge from Wards Island to Queens spans a treacherous part of this river |
the East River |
800 |
March 7, 2012 |
| The Suramadu Bridge linking Surabaya with Madura Island is this country's longest bridge |
Indonesia |
1000 |
March 7, 2012 |
| In medieval castles a windlass was the mechanical winch used to raise & lower this |
a drawbridge |
200 |
October 30, 2009 |
| On Oct. 27, 1989, after the Loma Prieta earthquake, a record 162,414 vehicles crossed this bridge |
the Golden Gate Bridge |
400 |
October 30, 2009 |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an architectural rendering on the monitor.) During construction, you can see the free arm bridge decks, from which this type of bridge gets its name, are anchored at one end, supported by piers & meet in the middle |
a cantilever bridge |
600 |
October 30, 2009 |
| Almost 24 miles long, a bridge over this body of water near New Orleans is the world's longest bridge over water |
Lake Pontchartrain |
800 |
October 30, 2009 |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an architectural rendering on the monitor.) Built so that cars can drive over them or through them, the bridge structures here are named for these support triangles that provide rigidity |
trusses |
1000 |
October 30, 2009 |
| On August 1, 2007 Minneapolis' I-35W bridge collapsed into this river |
the Mississippi River |
200 |
July 7, 2008 |
| Seen here on a stamp, the USA's longest covered bridge takes you from Vermont to this New England neighbor |
New Hampshire |
400 |
July 7, 2008 |
| The Harbour Bridge rises 440 feet above this Down Under city's harbour |
Sydney |
600 |
July 7, 2008 |
| Completed in 2004, the Centennial Bridge, seen here, spans this man-made body of water |
the Panama Canal |
800 |
July 7, 2008 |
| Britain's Humber Bridge, once the longest single-span bridge of this type, bends 10 feet in the middle in high winds |
a suspension bridge |
|
July 7, 2008 |
| No longer "falling down", this bridge from England is now found in Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
London Bridge |
200 |
February 8, 2008 |
| On June 25, 1998 the Mackinac Bridge in this state celebrated its 100-millionth crossing |
Michigan |
400 |
February 8, 2008 |
| One year older than the Golden Gate Bridge is the one connecting San Francisco & this city |
Oakland |
600 |
February 8, 2008 |
| The name of this bridge in Venice is said to have come from the lamentations of prisoners |
the Bridge of Sighs |
800 |
February 8, 2008 |
| Carrying traffic from Fort Lee to New York City since 1931, its lower level opened in 1962 |
the George Washington Bridge |
1000 |
February 8, 2008 |
| The Middle East's first suspension bridge, the Mubarak Peace Bridge, opened in 2001 & crosses this canal |
Suez Canal |
200 |
April 24, 2003 |
| In December 2001 this country opened its first bridge over the Mekong |
Cambodia (Kampuchea) |
400 |
April 24, 2003 |
| The Oresund Bridge links Sweden to this country to which it had been unconnected by land for 7,000 yrs. |
Denmark |
600 |
April 24, 2003 |
| In 1998 the U.K. lost out to this Asian country for the longest suspension bridge in the world record |
Japan |
1000 |
April 24, 2003 |
| The Chain & Elizabeth Bridges cross this river to connect Buda & Pest |
Danube |
|
April 24, 2003 |
| It's the "presidential" bridge that connects Manhattan & New Jersey |
the G.W. (George Washington) |
200 |
March 14, 2002 |
| Bridges over the Bosporus in this city connect Asia & Europe |
Istanbul |
400 |
March 14, 2002 |
| Found in Cologne, Germany, the Zoo Bridge spans this river |
the Rhine |
600 |
March 14, 2002 |
| 19th C. artist William Morris called this U.K. country's Forth Bridge "supremest specimen of all ugliness" |
Scotland |
800 |
March 14, 2002 |
| This famous bridge in Venice was first planned in 1524 & finally opened in 1591 |
the Rialto |
1000 |
March 14, 2002 |
| This French engineer best known for his tower designed a 525-foot bridge over the Douro River |
Eiffel |
100 |
February 23, 1996 |
| As of July 1995 more than 1,000 people had jumped from this San Francisco span |
Golden Gate Bridge |
200 |
February 23, 1996 |
| Before a permanent bridge was built across this river in the 1840s, ice sometimes cut off Buda from Pest |
Danube |
300 |
February 23, 1996 |
| O.H. Ammann designed this bridge that connects Manhattan with Fort Lee, N.J. |
the George Washington Bridge |
400 |
February 23, 1996 |
| Bruges in this country derives its name from a bridge built there by the Romans |
Belgium |
500 |
February 23, 1996 |
| This bridge spanning NYC's East River was designated a national historic landmark in 1964 |
Brooklyn Bridge |
100 |
November 13, 1991 |
| This bridge in Venice connects the doge's palace with the old state prison |
Bridge of Sighs |
200 |
November 13, 1991 |
| The 1st Roman bridge of which there is any record is the Pons Sublicius, built in 621 B.C. over this river |
Tiber |
300 |
November 13, 1991 |
| The Francis Scott Key Bridge crosses the Patapsco River in this city |
Baltimore |
400 |
November 13, 1991 |
| This Colorado canyon has the world's highest suspension bridge â 1,053' above the Arkansas River |
Royal Gorge |
500 |
November 13, 1991 |
| At 746 feet, the 2 steel towers of this San Francisco bridge are the world's tallest |
the Golden Gate Bridge |
100 |
October 30, 1989 |
| Yes indeed, Hannibal, Mo. does have a memorial bridge named for this 19th century citizen |
Mark Twain |
200 |
October 30, 1989 |
| Located in Metaire, La. & named for the "Kingfish", it's the world's longest railroad bridge |
the Huey Long Bridge |
300 |
October 30, 1989 |
| The Mackinac Bridge links the 2 land masses of this state |
Michigan |
400 |
October 30, 1989 |
| Virginia's 17.6 mile long bridge-tunnel complex takes U.S. Highway 13 across this body of salt water |
the Chesapeake Bay |
500 |
October 30, 1989 |
| In the Middle Ages these retractable types were all the rage at castles with moats |
drawbridges |
100 |
May 2, 1989 |
| Term for the distance between adjacent support of a bridge |
a span |
200 |
May 2, 1989 |
| This river is crossed by the Bendorf Bridge near Coblenz & by the Zoo Bridge at Cologne |
the Rhine |
300 |
May 2, 1989 |
| Opened in 1879, the Chicago & Alton RR Bridge over the Missouri was the 1st bridge made entirely of this |
steel |
400 |
May 2, 1989 |
| This South American country has a waterfall system 3,212 ft. high & a bridge 2,336 ft. long |
Venezuela |
500 |
May 2, 1989 |
| In the nursery rhyme, it's the bridge that "is falling down" |
London Bridge |
100 |
May 19, 1987 |
| While this San Francisco bridge isn't world's longest, it has the tallest towers |
Golden Gate Bridge |
200 |
May 19, 1987 |
| With 220, Pennsylvania has more of this historic type of bridge than any other state |
covered |
300 |
May 19, 1987 |
| Currently, bridge with longest suspension in the world crosses River Humber at Hull, in this country |
England |
400 |
May 19, 1987 |
| Virginia's 17 1/2 mile long bridge-tunnel complex takes U.S. Highway 13 across this body of salt water |
Chesapeake Bay |
500 |
May 19, 1987 |
| You can't sell Lake Havasu the Brooklyn Bridge; it already bought this one |
London Bridge |
100 |
October 2, 1984 |
| Marin County's chief commuter route to S.F. |
the Golden Gate Bridge |
200 |
October 2, 1984 |
| Colloquial name of the Queensboro Bridge & real name of the song "Feeling Groovy" |
59th Street Bridge |
300 |
October 2, 1984 |