Arch bridges are one of the oldest types of bridges and have great natural strength. Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch ...

The single-arched bridge has been standing since 1591 ... It needed to be built with an elegant appearance so that the large curved structure would effortlessly blend into the rural Alpine ...

Just 30 minutes north of Shelton in the Olympic National Forest, one of the tallest railway arch bridges in the United States towers over the Skokomish River. Originally a logging railroad bridge ...

Thanks to his hard work, wooden arch bridges went from being nestled ... "Although different in style, the US also boasts a large number of covered bridges and their experience in protecting ...

The nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to increasing public awareness and appreciation of the Quabbin Reservoir and ...

The arch is squeezed together, and this squeezing force is carried outward along the curve to the supports at each end. The supports, called abutments, push back on the arch and prevent the ends ...

Once widespread in the mountains of what is now southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian provinces, wooden arch bridges were listed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of ...