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Search results: 8 item(s) for: "491 Highways and Bridges"     
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1. [wa0066] [Couple standing on a suspension bridge] [wa0066] [Couple standing on a suspension bridge]490 Land Transport; 290 Clothing; 491 Highways and BridgesAtayal man and woman on wood-planked suspension bridge. This appears to be the Longyun 龙云 bridge in Wushe (see Matsumoto 1990, p. 345 for comparison).
2. [wa0145] [Cable bridge over the Big Muddy Creek] [wa0145] [Cable bridge over the Big Muddy Creek]480 Travel and Transportation; 130 Geography; 491 Highways and Bridges; 493 Vehicles; 133 Topography and GeologyWhen this bridge was built in March, 1921, it was located at the boundary between Taipei and Hualian Prefectures. Crossing Dazhuoshui 大濁水(now called Heping 和平 river) about 39 miles from Suao, was 514.5 meters long and 3.6 meters wide. Its surfaces were made from a combination of red cypress and other woods. The central bridge tower was taken to be the boundary between Taipei and Hualian....This is the longest bridge along the coastal highway, and was an engineering feat of great difficulty. In 1946, the bridge collapsed during a typhoon, to be replaced in 1949 by a concrete bridge, which in 1961 was in turn replaced by a steel reinforced cement bridge (Liu 1997, p. 217). Translated Japanese caption: ""The 大濁水(Dazhuoshui) Cable Bridge. With a length of 1700 feet and a width of 20ft., with 2600 cables attached to the ferroconcrete co
3. [wa0192] 32 Distant view of the Taiwan Shrine, Taihoku [wa0192] 32 Distant view of the Taiwan Shrine, Taihoku210 Records; 211 Mnemonic Devices; 340 Structures; 346 Religious and Educational Structures; 491 Highways and Bridges; 480 Travel and Transportation; 130 Geography; 133 Topography and GeologyTranslated Caption: ""To the deities who pacify and protect the nation. It is a peaceful venue, cut off from the urban populace, to revere the spirit of Prince Kitashirokawa.""
4. [wa0217] 22 A Suspension Bridge at Kappanzan, Tiwan [sic] [wa0217] 22 A Suspension Bridge at Kappanzan, Tiwan [sic]490 Land Transport; 491 Highways and Bridges; 130 Geography; 133 Topography and GeologyCrossing the Dakekan River in Daxi, the Wire Bridge in Jiaobanshan measured 220 meters, the lifeline for the mountain tribes in their communication with the outside world (Matsumoto 1990, p. 344).
5. [wa0234] The Suspentien-Bridge [sic] at Kappanzan, Formosa [wa0234] The Suspentien-Bridge [sic] at Kappanzan, Formosa490 Land Transport; 491 Highways and Bridges; 130 Geography; 133 Topography and GeologyJiaobanshan's Lahao suspension bridge. According to Omi Wilang: ""Shown is a metal suspension bridge called the Lahao 拉号 Bridge. It was built over a river from the Xiayunpeng 霞云坪 tableland in Fuxing 复兴 Township, Taoyuan 桃园 County to the south. As shown in the picture, the main cables and suspender cables of the bridge were made of zinc; the floor of the bridge was made of wooden boards. The weight limit of a suspension bridge depends on the materials used for the bridge. The capacity of the bridge in this picture was probably limited to only 5 persons at a time. Suspension bridges are the best way to cross over deep rivers and canyons in mountain areas. When the Shihmen 石门 reservoir was built, the Lahao suspension bridge was replaced by the Lofuhong 羅浮紅 Bridge, which was made of concrete"" (
6. [wa0281] [Suspension bridge] [wa0281] [Suspension bridge]490 Land Transport; 491 Highways and Bridges; 130 Geography; 133 Topography and GeologyMatsumoto Akemi editorialized: ""From the picture, one could observe how unsophisticated the techniques of bridge-building were"" (Matsumoto 1990, p. 346).
7. [wa0286] SAVAGE OF MT. KAPPANZAN, TAIWAN　 [wa0286] SAVAGE OF MT. KAPPANZAN, TAIWAN　490 Land Transport; 491 Highways and Bridges; 130 Geography; 133 Topography and GeologySuspension bridge near Jiaobanshan
8. [wa0287] KAPPAN-ZAN TAIWAN [wa0287] KAPPAN-ZAN TAIWAN490 Land Transport; 491 Highways and Bridges; 130 Geography; 133 Topography and GeologyLahao suspension bridge, Jiaobanshan. Same bridge described for image [wa0234]. The Lahao 拉号 bridge was ""the only bridge to go to the villages behind the mountain. It was once broken and so people had to swim across the river in order to get something from the city in the plain areas. Later the bridge was restored by the Japanese. Today the bridge no longer exists. The buttresses of the bridge are under the waters of the Shih-men 石门 river"" (Tung 1996, p. 57).
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