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#bridges

This Bridge Spans the Atlantic OceanIt seems like quite an engineering feat for 1793. Back then, Britain was starting to launch its world-spanning empire, so it was appropriate that a great nation would attempt to build a bridge across an entire ocean.That’s what the Clachan Bridge does. On one side is mainland Scotland and on the other the island of Seril. Between them flows a narrow channel of the Atlantic Ocean. So, technically speaking, it crosses an ocean.Atlas Obscura shares an amusing story about an inn on the mainland side of the bridge. The Tig an Truish (The House of the Trousers) got its name after the Jacobite rebellion of 1745. The English suppressed Scottish culture after that failed uprising and forbad Scotsmen from wearing kilts. So islanders would change into trousers at the inn on their way to work and then back into kilts on their way back home on the island.#bridges #Scotland #AtlanticOceanPhoto: W.L. Tarbert

The Arkadiko Bridge: Meet the Oldest Bridge in Europe that is Still in Use Today!The Arkadiko Bridge is the oldest bridge in Europe that can still be used today. The structure, also known as the Kazarma Bridge, is located in Peloponnese, Greece.The small arched bridge, dating back to around 1,3000 BC was originally meant for use by horse-drawn chariots. The structure serves as an important landmark that is currently officially endorsed for pedestrian use. The Arkadiko bridge has remained stable for thousands of years even though it was not built with any form of binder (eg. mortar). So how has it stood for such a long time? Well, it’s all thanks to the construction style employed during its creation. The bridge was built using Cyclopean masonry, which used massive limestone boulders that were fitted together with very little space left between each stone. The limestone and the symmetrical positioning of the blocks made the structure withstand the passage of time. Image credit: Flausa123/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0#Peloponnese #Greece #Bridges #AncientStructures #ArkadikoBridge #KazarmaBridge #CyclopeanMasonry 