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Bridge Building Goes Beyond Transport

Posted by: Nate Berg

21 August 2008 - 2:00pm

This article from the BBC looks at the new face of bridge development and argues that crossing rivers is no longer the main reason they're built.

"Once upon a time bridges were all about getting people from one side of a river to the other."

"But in the past few decades, not just in Britain but also elsewhere in Europe, the bridge has started to be used as something more than a mere means of conveying traffic across water."

"In dilapidated areas they are being used as emblems; glistening standards for major urban redevelopment projects."

Full Story: What are bridges for these days?
Source: BBC, August 21, 2008
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