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Bridges, Bridges, Bridges! On Stamps

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Posted 10/01/2016   6:11 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add KuoLC5310 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Turkey
Historical Bridges
September 3, 2016
The Varda Viaduct is a railway bridge situated in Karaisali district of Adana Province in southern Turkey. The stone arch structure, 63 km from Adana Central Station and 306 km from Konya, was designed and built by Imperial German engineers as part of the Baghdad Railway linking Istanbul and Baghdad.

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Latvia
Railway Bridge of Rauna
March 25, 2006
The Railway Bridge of Rauna is located 1 km above River Rauna embouchure in river Gauja, in rail Riga-Valka. The bridge was built in 1889, renewed in 1948, span construction changed in 1985. The construction is placed on high stone pillar. The bridge is 78,9 meters long and 24 meters above the river level.


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Here is an image of a stamp depicting the General Manuel Belgrano Bridge, opened on May 10, 1973, a road bridge that spans the Paraná River, joining the Argentine cities of Corrientes and Resistencia, printed by lithography, and issued by Argentina on September 14, 1974, Scott No. 1025, plus a photo of this bridge from a similar viewpoint.

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Sydney 2000 International Stamp - $1.95 on a maxicard.

This ones flying off to Russia for a swap

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Mexico
Inauguration of the Coatzacoalcos River Bridge
October 17, 1984
At one mile long the Coatzacoalcos II Bridge was the longest single-span, cable suspension bridge in the world in 1984. The bridge spans a salt water channel of the Coatzacoalcos River in the Gulf of Mexico.


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Spain
Bridges of Spain
October 9, 2013
The Bridge of Toledo spans the Manzanares River in Madrid. It was built in a Baroque style between 1718 and 1732 by architect Pedro de Ribera.


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Sweden
Tallberg Bridge
March 17, 2016
Tallberg bridges consists of three railway bridges that cross Öreälven at Smooth rapids, about 4 km from Nyåker in central Sweden. They were built in 1891, 1916, and 1993. A road bridge was added to the oldest railway bridge in 1938.



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Italy
Italian Artistic and Cultural Heritage - Ponte di Tiberio
May 2, 2014
The Bridge of Tiberius (or Bridge of Augustus) is a Roman bridge in Rimini, Italy. The stone arch bridge, with a length of 62.6 m, was built in 20 A.D. The bridge is still open to pedestrian and vehicle traffic.

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Singapore's 1985 set "Bridges of Singapore was designed by Eng Siak Loy and recess printed by Harrison and Sons Ltd. of London. The 10c value has one phosphor band, and the other values are on phosphor coated paper.







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Luxembourg
Architecture and Mobility
September 25, 2012
The pedestrian bridge in Esch-sur-Alzette was constructed in 2009 to provide a direct connection between the heart of the city and a park at a higher elevation. The 150 meter-long bridge has an elevator at one end which leads to the street level.


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Great Britain
Great Britain A-Z Series
April 10, 2012
The Tyne Bridge is a through arch bridge over the River Tyne, linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. It was opened in October 1928.

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Turkey
Historic Bridges
April 10, 2015
Malabadi Bridge is an arch bridge spanning the Batman River near the town of Silvan in southeastern Turkey. The 12th-Century stone bridge is 150 m long and 7 m wide.

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Switzerland and China shared a bridge motif in 1998: The 24 Bridge at Yangzhou historical park area.

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The Swiss post office issued a very special image of the Chinese bridge by putting it in Lake Geneva next to Chillon Castle. The bridge is a bit in the fog, but the mirror image is so clear that you can even count the 24 railing posts. A large stamp (4.5 x 4.5 cm).

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The Jade Belt Bridge also known as the Camel's Back Bridge, is an 18th-century pedestrian Moon bridge, made of white marble, located on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. It is famous for its distinctive tall thin single arch. 2008


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