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A new bridge being built at the Hoover Dam

Photo via The Daily Mail Check out this amazing photo of a new bridge being built across the Hoover Dam. The bridge will be named the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge and will serve primarily to relieve the traffic going … Continue reading

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Tension cable testing at Columbia University

City Room takes a brief tour of the Carleton Laboratory in Columbia University where tension cables for suspension bridges are tested to their limits. Inside their facilities, the lab can stretch, weather, heat, cool, and monitor the world’s largest suspension … Continue reading

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