2011年6月25日 · This eight-span girder bridge is 296 feet long overall and is an unusual design in that the bridge is an integral part of a concrete raceway flume. Since the water level in the flume is actually above the level of the roadway, the bridge acts as …

2013年5月15日 · Siphon Bridge construction began in 1919. Notice the steel girders of the Iron Bridge in the foreground. The iconic Siphon Bridge was built across the Manistique River in 1919 by the Manistique Pulp and Paper Company, which was owned by the Minneapolis Tribune Publishing Company.

A three-hundred-foot-long reinforced-concrete girder bridge is built through the upper part of the Manistique Paper Company's concrete flume. Local residents call the structure the “siphon bridge” because the roadway is four feet below the level of the Manistique River.

This bridge crosses the Manistique River, as well as the Manistique River flume which is like a concrete river channel that is positioned higher than the actual river to allow water to flow at a higher elevation from a dam upstream.

The main attraction of Bargaon Saharsa is the Siphon Bridge, which is a historical and engineering marvel that spans over the Kosi River. It was built in 1937 by the British and is one of the longest siphon bridges in the world. The bridge offers a scenic view of the river and the surrounding landscape.

2023年7月3日 · An overground siphon aqueduct, also known as a siphon bridge, is a structure that carries water over an obstacle, such as a valley or a depression, using the siphoning effect. It consists of a pipeline or conduit that rises above the water level on one side, crosses the obstacle, and then descends to the water level on the other side.

It was split up into three consecutive siphons by two hydraulic towers ranging up to 40m high, each siphon having its own characteristic bridge. A 4th century earthquake ruined the siphon as well as a trafic bridge crossing the nearby Eurymedon river. The Romans built a huge new bridge across the river using the stone conduit elements of the ...

2016年5月16日 · Anyone traveling through downtown Manistique is sure to cross the Siphon Bridge and massive paper mill flume. This bridge crosses the concrete flume and Manistique River. Not only are these structures cool to look at, they …

To overcome the valleys down the hill an aqueduct bridge was built or a siphon constructed, in order to get enough fresh water to the people on the acropolis. The same applies to Roman forts for example along Hadrians Wall, because of defensibility, were built on hill tops too.

2024年11月10日 · The siphon bridge over the Rio Geirato is the first siphon bridge in history. It was built in five years, from 1772 to 1777, after 112 years of planning. The bridge is more than 600 metres long and is supported by 22 arches .