Bridges_presentations



**Vasco da Gama Bridge** Is located next to the site where Expo '98 stood and today stands Parque das Nações (Park of Nations). It's located on the eastern end of Lisbon which, until the beginning of the nineties, was the poor side of the capital, full of abandoned containers, garbage depots, junkyards, slaughterhouses, arms factories, refineries and gas terminals, in short, a rundown area in dire need of redevelopment.

 **Solkan Bridge** Is a 220-metre long stone bridge over the river Soča near Nova Gorica in western Slovenia. With an arch span of 85 metres it is the second longest stone arch in the world and the longest stone arch among train bridges. It was built in the time of the Secession, between 1900 and 1906.



**Eiserner Steg** It is located at Frankfurt, Germany and it crosses the main river, it travels 524 kilometers from east to west, and it empties into the Rhine River. It is a truss bridge of 174 meters long that weights 350 tones, the height above water is 6 and a half meters. This construction allows a heavier load and the bridge was a great success in Frankfurt. = =

=Message to the presenter: =  Dear Teresa Almeida:

I read your impressions of the experience of crossing the great Vasco  da Gama Bridge a few days after his inauguration, and I want to comment that the selection of photos in your video was really impressive to me. Never in my life had I heard about that bridge, but it's really great and useful for the people of Lisbon. The main bridge cables really resemble the sail of a sailboat. I imagine that crossing the bridge should be an enjoyable and memorable experience. Without any doubt is a masterpiece of architecture and engineering. Karen Torres (student of USB Caracas-Venezuela)

**Re: Gama Bridge **  **From: Teresa Almeida d'Eca ** <span style="color: #ff6600; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #ff6600; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Dear Karen, <span style="color: #ff6600; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 172.8%; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #ff6600; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> So sorry for the delayed reply, but when I got your message I was about to leave for a couple of days in Brussels at the invitation of the EU Schoolnet, and it's been hectic since my arrival back home with preparations to leave for two weeks in Russia. <span style="color: #ff6600; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 124.416%; text-align: left;"> Thank you for your very plesant words about my favorite bridge and the choice of photos. It's always very pleasant to have feedback from students who take a look at these presentations on bridges that we all did with so much pleasure at Dafne's invitation. <span style="color: #ff6600; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"> If you ever visit Lisbon, please let me know so we can meet f2f. :-) <span style="color: #ff6600; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 144%; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #ff6600; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 122%; text-align: left;"> Best wishes, <span style="color: #ff6600; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Teresa Almeida d'Eça