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  2. Bridge of Sighs - Wikipedia

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    The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge's English name was bestowed by Lord Byron in the 19th century as a translation from the Italian "Ponte dei sospiri", [2] [3] from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window before being taken down to their cells.

  3. Barelang Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Barelang Bridge (Indonesian: Jembatan Barelang) is a chain of 6 bridges of various types that connected the Barelang island group of Riau Archipelago built in 1997. The smaller islands of Tonton, Nipah, and Setotok (considered parts of the Batam island group) connect Batam and Rempang, while a further small island - Galang Baru - is connected at the southern end of the chain.

  4. Point of no return - Wikipedia

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    The point of no return (PNR or PONR) is the point beyond which one must continue on one's current course of action because turning back is no longer possible, being too dangerous, physically difficult, or prohibitively expensive to be undertaken. The point of no return can be a calculated point during a continuous action (such as in aviation).

  5. List of bridge types - Wikipedia

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    10,100 m (Jiashao Bridge, Zhejiang, China) Cable-stayed suspension bridge hybrid. Cable-stayed bridge and Suspension bridge. 1,408 m (4,619 ft) Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, [2] Istanbul. Cantilever bridge. 549 m (Quebec bridge) 1042.6 m (Forth Bridge) Cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge.

  6. International Match Points - Wikipedia

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    International Match Points. International match points (IMP) within the card game of contract bridge is a measurement for conversion of the absolute contract bridge scores. The total point difference between two scores is compared to a scale ranging from 1 to 24. [1][2]

  7. Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Indonesia) - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.pu.go.id. The Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Indonesian: Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat; abbreviated as Kemen PUPR), is an Indonesian government ministry that is responsible for public works and public housing. [1][2] The ministry is under the responsibility to the President.

  8. Pasupati Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Pasupati Bridge is the first in Indonesia that utilizes anti-earthquake technology. A lock up device (LUD), engineered in France, consists of 76 individual pieces. The bridge has 663 segments overall, supported by 46 poles. Each segment weighs from 80 tons up to 140 tons. The overpass structure includes a long cable-stayed bridge that ...

  9. Bridge - Wikipedia

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    A bridge can be categorized by what it is designed to carry, such as trains, pedestrian or road traffic (road bridge), a pipeline (Pipe bridge) or waterway for water transport or barge traffic. An aqueduct is a bridge that carries water, resembling a viaduct, which is a bridge that connects points of equal height.