Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
In Toronto, a dedication ceremony was held for a set of highway bridges crossing the Don River Valley’s West Branch in the city’s neighborhood of Hoggs Hollow. These bridges, now collectively known as Hogg’s Hollow Bridge, were formally opened to traffic at three o’clock that Saturday afternoon. More than 1,000 people attended this event and... Continue Reading →
December 22, 1900 In what was then the British colony of New South Wales (NSW), a new timber truss bridge built across the Lane Cove River in Sydney was informally opened to the public. (NSW was a British colony until it became one of the states of the Commonwealth of Australia effective New Year’s Day... Continue Reading →
December 16, 1953 At the Delaware Water Gap – a section where the Delaware River slices through a major ridge of the Appalachian Mountains – a toll bridge connecting New Jersey with Pennsylvania was formally opened to traffic. New Jersey Governor Alfred E. Driscoll (1947-1954) was among the public officials on hand for the Wednesday... Continue Reading →
December 9, 2005 The Sunniberg Bridge near eastern Switzerland’s Alpine village of Klosters was officially opened to vehicular traffic nine years after its completion. (“Sunniberg” means “sunny mountain” in German.) This curved multi-span extradosed bridge – a structure that blends the main components of both a cable-stayed bridge and a prestressed box girder bridge –... Continue Reading →
December 3, 1995 In Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW), a cable-stayed bridge in Sydney was formally opened to traffic. This bridge, crossing Johnstons Bay on the western edge of the city’s central business district, is a major link between the suburb of Pyrmont and the port facility of Glebe Island within the suburb... Continue Reading →
November 26, 1924 The Bear Mountain Bridge in southeastern New York was officially dedicated. This suspension bridge crosses the section of the Hudson River between Bear Mountain Park in Orange County and the town of Cortlandt in Westchester County. At the time of its debut, this structure was the world’s longest suspension bridge -- a... Continue Reading →
November 14, 1938 After two days of being made available exclusively for pedestrians to cross, the newly completed Lions Gate Bridge in the Canadian province of British Columbia was first opened to vehicular traffic. This suspension bridge traverses the First Narrows of Burrard Inlet and links the city of Vancouver with the North Shore municipalities... Continue Reading →
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 31, 1886 A double-deck metal arch bridge on Portugal’s northwestern coast was formally opened. This structure, crossing the river Douro, serves as a link between the cities of Porto and Villa Nova de Gaia. The bridge was named after Dom Luís I (1838-1889), who reigned as king of Portugal from 1861 until his death.... 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 →
Transportation History 