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	* [[Video Short on China's Highest Bridges]]		* [[Video Short on China's Highest Bridges]]
	* [[World's 20 Highest Bridges Poster]]		* [[World's 20 Highest Bridges Poster]]
		+	* [[Top 400 Pre-1970 Wood Roller Coasters]]

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-.  [http://happypontist.blogspot.com/'''THE HAPPY PONTIST'''], [http://www.tallbridgeguy.com/'''TALLBRIDGEGUY'''] and [http://www.bphod.com/'''BRIDGE PHOTO OF THE DAY'''].  Bridge design analysis and criticism is almost impossible to find on the internet.  These 3 bridge blogs make up for that with a great variety of articles, news links and personal observations from three of the smartest bridge engineers out there.
+.  [http://happypontist.blogspot.com/'''THE HAPPY PONTIST'''], [http://www.tallbridgeguy.com/'''TALLBRIDGEGUY'''] and [http://www.bridgeofweek.com/'''BRIDGE PHOTO OF THE DAY'''].  Bridge design analysis and criticism is almost impossible to find on the internet.  These 3 bridge blogs make up for that with a great variety of articles, news links and personal observations from three of the smartest bridge engineers out there.
 While there are hundreds of film experts informing us on the latest movies opening every week, where can a bridge fan read about the best and worst bridges that open every year?  The answer comes from The Happy Pontist, a bridge designer who critiques the latest spans - usually footbridges - that are opening or in the planning stages.  His keen observations are not only on the aesthetics, proportions and details of these sometimes ill-conceived crossings but on the often misguided politics that lead to cost overruns from city councils who are too gullible or uninformed of the engineering risks as well as the engineering firms who are too eager to pitch bold concepts that look dazzling but are too challenging and complex to execute or fund.  He carefully scrutinizes bridge design competition winners, citing the misfires as well as praising designs that are innovative and economical.

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 .  [http://www.railpictures.net/'''RAIL PICTURES'''].  Railfans are among the most dedicated and serious photographers in the world.  They will search out the best locations and wait for the perfect light.  Lucky for us, bridges are an excellent backdrop to show the timeless beauty of the “Iron Horse”.  Arches, trestles and all manner of truss bridges are revealed in thousands of images stored within the library of this classy web site.  From their home page simply click on the category “Bridges/Trestles”.  There are now almost 300,000 images in their database which can be accessed by state, railroad or even locomotive.  One fun category covers the most popular photos of the week, month, year or all time.  Of course if you want to see even more railroad related images you can always visit one of the more than 5,000 other railfan web sites out there.  Just be sure to keep the midnight oil burning!
-[[File:Brueckenweb.jpg|90px|left|link=https://www.brueckenweb.de]]
+[[File:Brueckenweb.jpg|90px|left|link=https://www.brueckenweb.de/]]
-.  [http://www.brueckenweb.de/homepage.php'''BRUECKENWEB'''].  Even though most of this German web site is in its native language, it has one of the largest databases of bridge information on the net with a nice diversity of categories from the longest spans of each bridge type to the world’s 100 best bridges.  Unusual themes include a running history of bridge disasters, bridge postage stamps and bridge images on currency.  It also has one of the best news pages out there with constant updates on developments around the world along with an equally great links page.
+.  [https://www.brueckenweb.de/'''BRUECKENWEB'''].  Even though most of this German web site is in its native language, it has one of the largest databases of bridge information on the net with a nice diversity of categories from the longest spans of each bridge type to the world’s 100 best bridges.  Unusual themes include a running history of bridge disasters, bridge postage stamps and bridge images on currency.  It also has one of the best news pages out there with constant updates on developments around the world along with an equally great links page.
 = Additional Bridge Information =
 * [[Video Short on China's Highest Bridges]]
 * [[World's 20 Highest Bridges Poster]]

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 .  [http://www.railpictures.net/'''RAIL PICTURES'''].  Railfans are among the most dedicated and serious photographers in the world.  They will search out the best locations and wait for the perfect light.  Lucky for us, bridges are an excellent backdrop to show the timeless beauty of the “Iron Horse”.  Arches, trestles and all manner of truss bridges are revealed in thousands of images stored within the library of this classy web site.  From their home page simply click on the category “Bridges/Trestles”.  There are now almost 300,000 images in their database which can be accessed by state, railroad or even locomotive.  One fun category covers the most popular photos of the week, month, year or all time.  Of course if you want to see even more railroad related images you can always visit one of the more than 5,000 other railfan web sites out there.  Just be sure to keep the midnight oil burning!
-[[File:Brueckenweb.jpg|90px|left|link=https://www.brueckenweb.de/]]
+[[File:Brueckenweb.jpg|90px|left|link=https://www.brueckenweb.de]]
 .  [http://www.brueckenweb.de/homepage.php'''BRUECKENWEB'''].  Even though most of this German web site is in its native language, it has one of the largest databases of bridge information on the net with a nice diversity of categories from the longest spans of each bridge type to the world’s 100 best bridges.  Unusual themes include a running history of bridge disasters, bridge postage stamps and bridge images on currency.  It also has one of the best news pages out there with constant updates on developments around the world along with an equally great links page.

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 .  [http://www.railpictures.net/'''RAIL PICTURES'''].  Railfans are among the most dedicated and serious photographers in the world.  They will search out the best locations and wait for the perfect light.  Lucky for us, bridges are an excellent backdrop to show the timeless beauty of the “Iron Horse”.  Arches, trestles and all manner of truss bridges are revealed in thousands of images stored within the library of this classy web site.  From their home page simply click on the category “Bridges/Trestles”.  There are now almost 300,000 images in their database which can be accessed by state, railroad or even locomotive.  One fun category covers the most popular photos of the week, month, year or all time.  Of course if you want to see even more railroad related images you can always visit one of the more than 5,000 other railfan web sites out there.  Just be sure to keep the midnight oil burning!
-[[File:Brueckenweb.jpg|90px|left|link=http://www.brueckenweb.de/]]
+[[File:Brueckenweb.jpg|90px|left|link=https://www.brueckenweb.de/]]
 .  [http://www.brueckenweb.de/homepage.php'''BRUECKENWEB'''].  Even though most of this German web site is in its native language, it has one of the largest databases of bridge information on the net with a nice diversity of categories from the longest spans of each bridge type to the world’s 100 best bridges.  Unusual themes include a running history of bridge disasters, bridge postage stamps and bridge images on currency.  It also has one of the best news pages out there with constant updates on developments around the world along with an equally great links page.

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 Read through the hundreds of reviews from these 3 experts and you will be on your way to becoming a bridge design expert!
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 .  [http://www.pwcspics.se/'''CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES'''].  With cable stayed bridges surpassing suspension bridges as the most popular style of long span bridging, it was surprising there were no websites out there specific to cable stayed bridges.  Bridge fan Per Wåhlin changed all that when he created Cable-Stayed Bridges A Pictorial, a huge online photo collection of more then 1,000 cable stayed bridges from around the world.  With his home in Sweden, Per has personally visited nearly all the CS spans in Europe, making this region especially well covered.  Cable stayed spans from more then 50 countries are listed.

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-.  [http://www.pwcspics.se/'''CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES'''].  With cable stayed bridges surpassing suspension bridges as the most popular style of long span bridging, it was surprising there were no websites out there specific to cable stayed bridges.  Bridge fan Per Wåhlin changed all that when he created Cable-Stayed Bridges of Europe... and Beyond, a huge online photo collection of more then 1,000 cable stayed bridges from around the world.  With his home in Sweden, Per has personally visited nearly all the CS spans in Europe, making this region especially well covered.  Cable stayed spans from more then 50 countries are listed.
+.  [http://www.pwcspics.se/'''CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES'''].  With cable stayed bridges surpassing suspension bridges as the most popular style of long span bridging, it was surprising there were no websites out there specific to cable stayed bridges.  Bridge fan Per Wåhlin changed all that when he created Cable-Stayed Bridges A Pictorial, a huge online photo collection of more then 1,000 cable stayed bridges from around the world.  With his home in Sweden, Per has personally visited nearly all the CS spans in Europe, making this region especially well covered.  Cable stayed spans from more then 50 countries are listed.
 [[File:PittsburghBridges.jpg|90px|left|link=http://pghbridges.com/]]

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 [[File:BridgesDupre.jpg|80px|right|link=https://www.amazon.com/Bridges-History-Worlds-Spectacular-Spans/dp/0316507946/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B2YQ8QYFBMWDC4VQAN40]]
-.  [https://www.amazon.com/Bridges-History-Worlds-Spectacular-Spans/dp/0316507946/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B2YQ8QYFBMWDC4VQAN40'''BRIDGES: A History of the World's Most Spectacular Spans''' by '''Judith Dupre'''].  Originally released in 1997, Judith Dupre's book Bridges went on to become one of the most popular bridge books ever written. In 2017 she updated Bridges with a slew of new spans from all corners of the globe with glossy new wide format photos that are now in color.  The twentieth-anniversary edition also includes excellent commentary and statistics on every bridge including newcomers like the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge, Aizhai Bridge, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, the Millau Viaduct and Zaha Hadid's Danjiang Bridge.
+.  [https://www.amazon.com/Bridges-History-Worlds-Spectacular-Spans/dp/0316507946/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B2YQ8QYFBMWDC4VQAN40'''BRIDGES: A HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S MOST SPECTACULAR SPANS''' by '''Judith Dupre'''].  Originally released in 1997, Judith Dupre's book Bridges went on to become one of the most popular bridge books ever written. In 2017 she updated Bridges with a slew of new spans from all corners of the globe with glossy new wide format photos that are now in color.  The twentieth-anniversary edition also includes excellent commentary and statistics on every bridge including newcomers like the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge, Aizhai Bridge, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, the Millau Viaduct and Zaha Hadid's Danjiang Bridge.
 [[File:JacksonBook.jpg|80px|left|link=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0471143855?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwhighestbri-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0471143855]]

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 .  [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Bridges%20Lian%20Duan'''BRIDGE ENGINEERING HANDBOOK, SECOND EDITION & HANDBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE ENGINEERING''' by '''W.F. Chen and Lian Duan'''].  Despite their hefty cost, these 2 handbooks have a hefty amount of bridge information with more then 1,300 pages in each book on every aspect of bridge design and construction.  Written for both bridge fans and serious engineers, these two volumes have the perfect balance of structural facts and diagrams without too much of the mathematical formulas that plague other bridge books.  The second edition of the Bridge Engineering Handbook contains virtually all the information an engineer would need to know about any type of bridge—from planning to construction to maintenance with more than 1,600 tables, charts, and illustrations.  Thoroughly revised and updated, this second edition includes 14 new chapters.  The International Handbook has chapters on more then 25 countries that were contributed by more then 25 authors with examples of slab, girder, segmental, truss, arch, suspension, and cable-stayed bridges shown for every country.  I must also confess there is an entire 55 page chapter on the World's Highest Bridges that was written by me!  Finally a chapter covers the top 100 longest bridges, and the top 20 longest bridge spans for all the various bridge types.
-[[File:BridgesDupre.jpeg|80px|right|link=https://www.amazon.com/Bridges-History-Worlds-Spectacular-Spans/dp/0316507946/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B2YQ8QYFBMWDC4VQAN40]]
+[[File:BridgesDupre.jpg|80px|right|link=https://www.amazon.com/Bridges-History-Worlds-Spectacular-Spans/dp/0316507946/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B2YQ8QYFBMWDC4VQAN40]]
 .  [https://www.amazon.com/Bridges-History-Worlds-Spectacular-Spans/dp/0316507946/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B2YQ8QYFBMWDC4VQAN40'''BRIDGES: A History of the World's Most Spectacular Spans''' by '''Judith Dupre'''].  Originally released in 1997, Judith Dupre's book Bridges went on to become one of the most popular bridge books ever written. In 2017 she updated Bridges with a slew of new spans from all corners of the globe with glossy new wide format photos that are now in color.  The twentieth-anniversary edition also includes excellent commentary and statistics on every bridge including newcomers like the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge, Aizhai Bridge, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, the Millau Viaduct and Zaha Hadid's Danjiang Bridge.