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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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2001
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bridge n. the elevated, enclosed platform on a ship from which the captain and officers direct operations.
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Bridges.
Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 11/15/2002; 700+ words
; ...called the deck. Bridges must be very strong and sturdy. A bridge not only has to...s Golden Gate Bridge. DID YOU KNOW?? Some bridges are built on a row...to use for each bridge they build. For centuries, bridges have been constructed...
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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BRIDGE REPAIRS COULD COST STATE OVER $2 BILLION.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 8/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...recently rated the state's bridges. State bridge engineer Finn Hubbard said...percent of the state's bridges were considered deficient...supplementing federal money for bridge repair. "Deficient" bridges are considered safe to carry...
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Bridges & culverts.(Directory)
Magazine article from: Public Works; 3/22/2005; 700+ words
; ...Structure Guard WILLDAN BRIDGES, CONCRETE CON/SPAN Bridge Systems 800-526...Precast Mfg Co Precon Bridges SealSource U.S. Bridge United Lock Block Wheeler...Continental Bridge Marine Bridge & Iron Precon Bridges Reinforced Earth Co...
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 "Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK)")
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Oklahoma bridges would cost $3B to fix.
Newspaper article from: Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK); 8/5/2007; 700+ words
; ...support. The ratings of that bridge and about 5,000 other Oklahoma bridges are as bad or worse than the bridge that collapsed in Minnesota...said Bob Rusch, state bridge engineer. Age can also be key -- bridges built in the 1950s and 1960s...
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Bridge effort in `holding pattern' as legal issue looms
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune; 1/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; Paula Shannon thinks the old rail bridge over the Missouri River in Boonville has...breathtaking when you are standing out on the bridge in the middle of the river," she said...Missouri." Shannon is the chair of the Katy Bridge Steering Committee, a group working to...
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Deficient bridges span 2 counties, report says
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 9/5/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...according to bridge safety ratings...survey of 6,400 bridges 20 feet or longer...Maplewood Drive (bridge) closed (over...the state, 200 bridges are listed as...the profile of bridge safety nationally. Deficient bridges Breakdown of deficient...
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Bridges featured in exhibit
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 7/5/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...The seven covered bridges in Preble County are: - Roberts Covered Bridge, built 1829, formerly...replace an iron bridge. Covered Bridges traveling exhibit...stories about the bridges, childrens activities...2 -- Covered bridge preservation.
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Bridges In The Parks.(Tallulah Gorge Suspension Bridge)(New Bridges At Unicoi State Park)(Smithgall Woods Conservation Area Bridges)
Magazine article from: Dixie Contractor; 6/6/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...ago, for example, a bridge was built underground in an Alabama cafe. Bridges are often key elements...challenges that state park bridges bring to the table. Tallulah Gorge Suspension Bridge Suspension bridges are usually thought of...
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 "Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN)")
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Bridges will be dedicated to National Guard soldiers fallen in Iraq.
Newspaper article from: Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN); 9/27/2007; 700+ words
; ...National Guard. "All the bridges are reserved (to be...she will come to the bridge dedication ceremony with...will turn 8, to the bridge dedication for his father...the dedication of the bridges. "It's something...timesfreepress.com BRIDGE DEDICATIONS The public...
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Bridge Inspection and Testing.(I-35W bridge)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 8/6/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...appears that inspecting bridges is as much an art...can't tear down a bridge to test it; you...question will enable bridge inspectors to do...be determined that bridges built circa 1967...if not allow, a bridge failure to occur...history and promise of bridges suggest we must...
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Bridges
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...longer and stronger bridges. Finally, as physicists...principles underlying bridge construction, they...three major types of bridges: arch, cantilever...forces operate on any bridge: the dead load...the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, engineers have...methods for making bridges more ...
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bridges
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...s pre-1100 wooden bridges do not survive, except...Middle Ages, and few new bridge sites were added before...to erect and maintain bridges, and there were also...abbey to maintain Bow bridge, c. 1150, and chapels...features of medieval bridges, as at Wakefield and...
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Bridges, Causeways, and Underwater Tunnels
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
...upstream or downstream. Bridges A bridge is a structure designed...oftentimes water. Bridges carry such transportation...are many examples of bridges that have had dramatic...below. The Brooklyn Bridge. The Brooklyn Bridge...
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Bridges, Sheila 1964–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
Sheila Bridges 1964– Interior designer At...x2026; Selected writings Sources Sheila Bridges is co-founder, president, and CEO...As an entrepreneur, she opened Sheila Bridges Design, Inc. in 1994, which has grown...
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bridge
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Abraham Darby's bridge at Coalbrookdale in 1779, most bridges began to be built...arch, even longer bridges are possible; the Bayonne Bridge between New York...and Combination Bridges The cable-stayed bridge is the most modern...
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