transport: Bridge

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The Howrah Bridge (Bengali: [ɦaoɽa]) is a balanced steel bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking both sides of Kolkata. Burrabazar is connected with Howrah rail terminal because of this bridge. On 14 June 1965, it was renamed Rabindra Setu after the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was the first Indian and Asian Nobel laureate. It is still popularly known as the Howrah Bridge. The bridge is one of four on the Hooghly River and is a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. The other bridges are the Vidyasagar Setu (popularly called…

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The Samuel-De Champlain Bridge, colloquially known as the Champlain Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge designed by architect Poul Ove Jensen and built to replace the original Champlain Bridge over the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, between Nuns' Island in the borough of Verdun in Montreal and the suburban city of Brossard on the South Shore. A second, connected bridge links Nuns' Island to the main Island of Montreal. It is the second busiest bridge in Canada, behind only the Port Mann Bridge in Vancouver, carrying approximately 137,000 vehicles/day annually. The new span is located just north of the location of the original Champlain Bridge, demolition of which began as soon as the new brid…

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The history of bridges dates back to prehistoric times, when logs or stepping stones were used to cross creeks and ravines. A bridge is a structure carrying a road, railroad, path, or canal across a river, lake, railroad, road, ravine, or other obstacle. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over an obstacle, which is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross. There are many different designs of bridges, each serving a particular purpose and applicable to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on factors such as the function of the bridge, the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, the material used to make it, and the funds av…

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The use of smart surveillance technologies for suicide prevention in public spaces: a professional stakeholder survey from the United Kingdom.. BACKGROUND: Around a third of suicides in the United Kingdom occur in public spaces, such as on the railways, at bridges, or coastal locations. Increasingly, the use of Artificial Intelligence and other smart technologies are being proposed as a means of optimising or automating aspects of the surveillance process in these environments. Yet relatively little is known about how they are being used for suicide prevention and the realities of deploying these systems in public spaces. METHODS: 108 professional stakeholders across the UK completed an onl…

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A bridge is a structure designed to span an obstacle, such as a river or railway, allowing vehicles, pedestrians, and other loads to pass across. Most bridges consist of a flat deck, supported by beams, arches, or cables. These structures rest on a foundation that is carefully designed to transfer the weight of the bridge to the subsoil without settling. Bridges can be constructed in a wide variety of forms, determined by the location, intended purpose, and available construction technologies. Simple bridge structures include beam bridges made from logs, and suspension bridges made of ropes or vines. The Romans and ancient Chinese built major arch bridges of timber, stone, and brick. During…