Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
A pedestrian bridge in Kuching, the capital and most populous city of Malaysia’s state of Sarawak, was formally dedicated. This 905.5-foot (276-meter)-long structure crosses the mouth of Sarawak River and has the distinction of being the only pedestrian bridge connecting the northern and southern sections of Kuching. Abdul Taib bin Mahmud (1936-2024), who served as... Continue Reading →
October 27, 1981 The Wonhyo Bridge in South Korea’s Seoul metropolitan area was officially opened. This girder bridge spans the Han River and connects Yongsan District with Yeondeungpo District in that region of the country. The 4,822.8-foot (1,470-meter)-long structure was the 13th bridge to be built across the Han River. Construction on the Wonhyo Bridge... Continue Reading →
October 7, 2017 Operations began for a railway station in West Java, which has the distinction of being the Republic of Indonesia’s most populous province and is based in the western part of the island of Java. This station is located specifically in the administrative district of Bekasi Timur (East Bekasi) in West Java’s city... Continue Reading →
September 23, 2017 The Taiping Sky Bridge in Meishan Township of southwestern Taiwan’s Chiayi County was opened for regular use by pedestrians. Measuring 921.9 feet (281 meters) in length, this footbridge holds the record as Taiwan’s longest suspension bridge. A little over a month after the Taiping Sky Bridge first went into daily service, it... Continue Reading →
August 5, 2010 A major bus station in Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan, first went into service. Those taking part in the inauguration of this station included Hau Lung-pin (born in 1952), who was mayor of Taipei from 2006 to 2014. The Taipei City Hall Bus Station is located in a mixed-use skyscraper complex... Continue Reading →
July 25, 2013 Operations began for Kualanamu International Airport in Indonesia’s province of North Sumatra. This airport is located in Deli Serdang Regency, which is about 14 miles (23 kilometers) east of North Sumatra’s capital city of Medan. A little over eight months after the “soft opening” of Kualanamu International Airport, a formal inauguration of... Continue Reading →
July 15, 2018 In the Indonesian province of Central Java, the second phase of construction on a controlled-access toll road was officially completed with the opening of the segment of that route between the district of Kartasura and Sragen Regency. This section was inaugurated by Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (born in 1961), who served as president... Continue Reading →
May 21, 2018 Operations officially began for an airport rail link in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. This transit service was inaugurated by Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (born in 1961), who was president of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024. The link was built to reduce travel time between Padang, West Sumatra’s capital and largest city;... Continue Reading →
April 11, 2019 In the Philippines’ Southwestern Tagalog Region, a celebration was held to commemorate the newly renovated passenger terminal building (PTB) at the only airport serving the island province of Marinduque. This airport is located in the province’s Municipality of Gasan. The work on extensively rehabilitating Marinduque Airport’s PTB began exactly three years earlier.... Continue Reading →
March 21, 2022 After more than a quarter-century of service, the patrol ship USS Whirlwind (PC-11) was decommissioned at the U.S. Navy base Naval Support Activity Bahrain. (That military installation in the Kingdom of Bahrain serves as home to both U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and the U.S. Fifth Fleet.) Whirlwind had been built at... Continue Reading →
Transportation History 