Gephyrophobiacs: look away now

alanocu

5-5-2008 10:17 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/34f453cf-d791-4fe1-9cd3-b0968b5a9bc5/D29AFE1C-3DE0-4883-A5F4-25EEADDF8C6B/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://deputy-dog.com/2008/05/05/gephyrophobiacs-look-away-now/" href="http://deputy-dog.com/2008/05/05/gephyrophobiacs-look-away-now/" style="font-size: 11px;">deputy-dog.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2008/05/05/gephyrophobiacs-look-away-now/"><P><IMG width="710" height="535" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2388/2457173363_43efb3ffbf_o.jpg" /></p> <P>just when you think you’ve seen every type of bridge possible.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2008/05/05/gephyrophobiacs-look-away-now/"><P>this is the sky bridge in langkawi, malaysia, a stunning cable-stayed bridge which actually curves around the single support column from which it’s suspended, 687 metres above sea level. completed in october 2004, the structure relies on an 87 metre high support column to hold the weight of the deck, this weight distributed through 8 load balancing cables attached to its head.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2008/05/05/gephyrophobiacs-look-away-now/"><P>whilst the upsides are incredible views and a testament to engineering brilliance, the downside for <A target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/08/nyregion/08bridge.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin">gephyrophobiacs</A> is that you’re seemingly placing all your trust in a single, relatively thin lattice tower which also happens to be standing at an angle. of course this is essential for the bridge to stay upright (a quality i always look for in a bridge) but visually it couldn’t be more frightening.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2008/05/05/gephyrophobiacs-look-away-now/"><P>all in all, a unique feat of engineering.</p> <P><IMG width="710" height="476" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2039/2457173753_1267104917_o.jpg" /></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://deputy-dog.com/2008/05/05/gephyrophobiacs-look-away-now/"><P><IMG width="709" height="344" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2416/2458004278_aba801dbd4_o.jpg" /></p> <P><IMG width="710" height="258" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2280/2457204557_c5d2efe662_o.jpg" /></p> <P>sources: <A target="_blank" href="http://flickr.com/photos/petermacdonald/143432433/sizes/l/">1</A>, <A target="_blank" href="http://flickr.com/photos/khairilfz/2188158101/sizes/l/">2</A>, <A target="_blank" href="http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=260143&page=4">3</A>, <A target="_blank" href="http://selians.blogspot.com/2007/06/langkawi.html">4</A></P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/D29AFE1C-3DE0-4883-A5F4-25EEADDF8C6B/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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bridges, malaysia, architecture, design

alanocu says:

Just when you think you’ve seen every type of bridge possible.......

You may need to scroll over to the right of the clip window to see the images....coolio design...!

Also a video at the source: http://deputy-dog.com/2008/05/05/gephyrophobiacs-look-away-now/

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5-5-2008 10:42 AM

coconutshell

I'd cross that bridge...probably crawling though.

5-5-2008 11:12 AM

Aribeth

so I'll have to place all my trust in this thin tower...

5-5-2008 12:44 PM

ramsesemerson

Scary. I wouldn't get on it unless I had no choice...I don't care if it's safe.

5-5-2008 12:45 PM

bignosemousie

I would be terrified of getting blown off.

5-5-2008 1:14 PM

alanocu

When I lived in Newport, Rhode Island, I used to have a Jeep Wrangler. The Newport bridge that connected Jamestown (mainland) to Newport was 1 or 2 miles long (I can't remember), but I remember holding on for dear life on windy days.

5-5-2008 1:19 PM

alanocu

here's a photo of the Newport Bridge: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/1213152494/sizes/l/

5-5-2008 10:13 PM