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Famous Bridges

There are different types of bridges around the world providing passage over a river, valley, or sea.

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It is a combined bascule and It is a famous bridge in the It is a suspension bridge
suspension bridge in London, Iranian city of Isfahan. It was spanning a strait between
over the River Thames. It is commissioned in 1602 by Shah San Francisco and Marin
close to the Tower of London. Abbas I, and the bridge is County to the north.
build of bricks and stones.

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It is a famous stone Gothic It is one of the four bridge It is one of Australia’s
bridge that crosses the Vltava spanning the Grand Canal in best-known and most
River in Prague, Czech Venice, Italy. It is the oldest photographed landmarks.
Republic. Its construction bridge across the canal. It is also the world’s largest
started in 1357. steel arch bridge.

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Mahatma Gandhi Setu is one of the longest river bridges
in India, and it runs over the Ganges. The bridge was Golden Gate Bridge, Tower Bridge,
Sydney Harbour Bridge, Charles Bridge,
opened in 1982 which connects Patna to Hajipur.
Si-o-se-pol Bridge, Rialto Bridge

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