Drimmer

Max Drimmer


 * 1) What is the name of the bridge?
 * 2) When and where was the bridge built?
 * 3) What is the purpose of this bridge? What does it span and what does it connect?
 * 4) Why was this bridge needed?
 * 5) What type of bridge is it (arch, suspension, cable, beam, etc.)?
 * 6) How much did it cost?
 * 7) What materials were used to build this bridge?
 * 8) What were some of the special challenges that the bridge engineers faced? How did they overcome these challenges?
 * 9) How long did it take to build this bridge?
 * 10) What are the measurements of this bridge?
 * 11) Did you find any fun or interesting facts or stories about this bridge?

> > > • Width of bridge: 14.82 meters (48.6 feet) > • Height of pylon: 118 meters (387 feet) > • Height of deck (clearance to street): 3.71 meters (12.2 feet) > • Longest open span (distance between abutments): 160 meters (535 feet) > • Distance between diaphragms: 4 meters (13 feet) > • Concrete: 5500 cubic meters (194,230 cubic feet) > • Pylon steel weight: 1,241 tons > • Deck steel weight: 2,720 tons > • Walkway steel weight: 48 tons > Also, the messiah is supposed to enter the city under this bridge!
 * 1) The bridge is called the New Jerusalem Bridge
 * 2) The bridge was finished on June 26, 2008
 * 3) The purpose of the bridge is to span a busy intersection in the west entrance to the city, to allow a light-weight rail train.
 * 1) The bridge is needed to suspend a light weight rail train that will go from the airport in Tel Aviv to the center of Jerusalem.
 * 2) The NJB is a arch and cable bridge
 * 1) The NJB cost $73 Million
 * 2) It is made out of Jerusalem Stone and steel.
 * 3) The builders of the bridge faced many challenges. One challenge was that the bridge is white, whereas the rest of the buildings in Jerusalem are all Jerusalem stone, so that created controversy. There were also huge traffic jams in the street below that prevented construction. In the end, the bridge spent twice it's budget but only opened three weeks late.
 * 4) The NJB was finished in six years.
 * 5) Length of bridge: 360 meters (1,181 feet)
 * 1) Fun facts: The cables are arranged in a parabolic shape, which makes the cables look like a three-dimensional triangle in the sky. Overall the strings and form of this structure look as if it was a giant harp - the harp of King David as a symbol of the holy city - making residents to refer to it as the "Bridge of Strings," or, "Bridge of Chords."



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