Hubert Pollak
April 11th, 2008, 10:30 AM
Do you know such a bridges? I know that there is one in Czech Praha.
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View Full Version : Tamway bridges without cars Hubert Pollak April 11th, 2008, 10:30 AM Do you know such a bridges? I know that there is one in Czech Praha. Coccodrillo April 11th, 2008, 10:40 AM There is one in Milan, but I don't have photos. Yardmaster April 11th, 2008, 11:08 AM Melbourne had one across the Maribyrnong River on route 57, but it's been replacced, & I don't have a photo. There are a lot of tram-only over road bridges (or vice versa) in Melbourne, & even a tram-only under heavy rail bridge at Melbourne Zoo. GENIUS LOCI April 11th, 2008, 11:21 AM ^^ Here it is http://www.comune.milano.it/portale/wps/wcm/connect/aad8e3004876e12ab4aeb69a127bd75e/10bg_asse3.jpg?MOD=AJPERES http://i29.tinypic.com/ezpixc.jpg http://i30.tinypic.com/2468hdw.jpg Blijdorp April 11th, 2008, 11:24 AM There are two in Rotterdam. Crossing a canal and motorway in the north (line20/25): http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4857/81882563ol8.jpg (http://imageshack.us) Crossing a motorway in 15 km to the south (line 25): http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9485/29150997dy9.jpg (http://imageshack.us) GENIUS LOCI April 11th, 2008, 11:40 AM Oh guys... where is my post (it was #3)? I posted pics of Milan tramway bridge Vancouverite April 11th, 2008, 12:12 PM In Vancouver we have three bridges for our SkyTrain rapid transit system that are not shared with cars. SkyBridge was the first and it is the longest transit-only bridge in the world at 616 metres (source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skybridge_%28TransLink%29)). The SkyTrain Expo Line uses this bridge. SkyBridge http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/Vancouver_skybridge.jpg Source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skybridge_%28TransLink%29) The North Arm Bridge and the Middle Arm Bridge will both enter service in mid- to late-2009 as part of the new SkyTrain Canada Line. North Arm Bridge http://www.seataf.com/blogs/canadaline/2008-04-02/images/KICX9521.jpg Source (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=3463378&postcount=307) Middle Arm Bridge http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/7349/middlearmbridgeyt3.jpg Source (http://canadalinephotos.blogspot.com/search/label/Middle%20Arm%20Bridge) GENIUS LOCI April 11th, 2008, 12:15 PM ^^ Actualy this is a metro not a tram GENIUS LOCI April 11th, 2008, 12:19 PM There is one in Milan, but I don't have photos. Just beacause database problems deleted my previous posts I try one more time Here it is the bridge http://www.comune.milano.it/portale/wps/wcm/connect/aad8e3004876e12ab4aeb69a127bd75e/10bg_asse3.jpg?MOD=AJPERES http://i30.tinypic.com/2468hdw.jpg GENIUS LOCI April 11th, 2008, 12:20 PM Datbase problems are driving me crazy.... sorry Acemcbuller April 11th, 2008, 02:41 PM The Dom Luis I bridge in Porto, Portugal is a high tram and footbridge: Various photos at http://www.answers.com/topic/porto?cat=travel http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/stream/photoID/73665/features/countries/Portugal/ http://images.google.co.uk/images?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&hs=kDd&q=Dom+Luis+bridge&btnG=Search+Images vlker April 11th, 2008, 07:18 PM Prague tram bridges: http://www.atlasceska.cz/images/foto_kat/stredni/s6933_holesovic.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Trojsky_most.JPG/800px-Trojsky_most.JPG http://www.prazsketramvaje.cz/obrazky/vozyosobni/8372-004.jpg Brno tram bridge http://www.encyklopedie.brna.cz/data/images/0033/img1657.jpg sotavento April 12th, 2008, 02:56 AM The Dom Luis I bridge in Porto, Portugal is a high tram and footbridge: Various photos at http://www.answers.com/topic/porto?cat=travel http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/stream/photoID/73665/features/countries/Portugal/ http://images.google.co.uk/images?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&hs=kDd&q=Dom+Luis+bridge&btnG=Search+Images Welll ... not quite right I'm afraid: The São Luis Bridge is a double bridge (has 2 levels) ... while the upper level was renewed to allow the "metro do porto" to cross the douro river ... the LOWER level still has road usage so ... :cheers: Anyway ... here are some pictures: http://www.tramvia.org/galeria/070200-porto/IMG_5855.jpg http://www.tramvia.org/galeria/070200-porto/IMG_5747.jpg And by the way ... acording to the latest SSC specialists findings the "Metro do Porto" is nor a TRAM nor a METRO nor a SUBWAY nor a COMUTER nor a ... go figure it out what it is. :lol: Hubert Pollak April 12th, 2008, 11:37 AM ... the LOWER level still has road usage so ... but as I see there is only one lane for cars with reduced speed. 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I think thath me was crossing thath bridge (lower level of course) on foot during euro 2004 time. sotavento April 12th, 2008, 02:24 PM The Dom Luis bridge (the tram/metro passes on ther upper level and the cars on the lower level) http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4801/2486/1600/Cam000789.jpg Looking down from the other side we can see where the OLDER suspended bridge used to be ... http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4801/2486/1600/Cam000774.jpg http://cache02.stormap.sapo.pt/fotostore02/fotos//33/be/7f/12695_000g4r2q.jpg http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4801/2486/1600/P1010031.jpg http://papagaio.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/ponte_d_luis2.jpg This is a new bridge built just 500m inland ... the road traffic was deviated from the upper level to here. http://www.cm-porto.pt/users/0/58/ee50566b.jpeg Too many bridges ??? 2 highway (1 not shown/behind the picture) + 2 road + 1 metro/tram + 1 railway + 1 railway(inoperative) http://cache02.stormap.sapo.pt/fotostore01/fotos//ef/82/19/1639228_VGzHV.png There are TOO MANY pictures of the bridge in the internet: :cheers: http://images.google.com/images?q=ponte+dom+luis&hl=pt-PT&client=opera&rls=en&hs=mqJ&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi And if anyone wishes to know a little bit of its history: http://paginas.fe.up.pt/porto-ol/lfp/luiz.html Augusto April 14th, 2008, 04:10 PM Rio de Janeiro: this Aqueduc is for Santa Teresa tram only (and water of course). http://idata.over-blog.com/0/44/26/71/09-bresil/rio-janeiro-tramway1.jpg http://www.diplomatie.be/riodejaneirofr/media%5Criodejaneirofr%5Clapa.jpg Augusto April 15th, 2008, 04:41 AM Also an original one: Le Mans (France): "the X shape bridge" ("le Pont en X"). One of the branch was for the regional steam trams and the other one for the electric city tram. It has been demolished in the 50'. Fortunately the tram came back this year in Le Mans. http://fr.structurae.de/files/photos/64/le_mans/le_mans_pont_en_x.jpg micro April 16th, 2008, 12:08 AM Rio de Janeiro: this Aqueduc is for Santa Teresa tram only (and water of course). Nowadays it's only for the tram, not for water. The tram is from 1890 or so. Justme April 16th, 2008, 04:48 PM Also an original one: Le Mans (France): "the X shape bridge" ("le Pont en X"). One of the branch was for the regional steam trams and the other one for the electric city tram. It has been demolished in the 50'. Fortunately the tram came back this year in Le Mans. http://fr.structurae.de/files/photos/64/le_mans/le_mans_pont_en_x.jpg Amazing. How could they demolish something like this! By the way, is that another bridge under it, or is it just a reflection? Augusto April 16th, 2008, 07:46 PM Amazing. How could they demolish something like this! By the way, is that another bridge under it, or is it just a reflection? In fact it has been bombed in 1944 during WWII. An other picture from http://asso-harel-de-la-noe.org: http://asso-harel-de-la-noe.org/files/images/32-510_640x480.jpg X38 April 20th, 2008, 09:17 PM In Ostend, a city at the North Sea, in Flanders, the Dutch speaking part of Belgium. The Coastal Tramway rides trough this city. -The 4 tram rails with a train rail in between. http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/De_Snor/DSC04200.jpg -The new bridge: http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/De_Snor/DSC04195.jpg -The old bridge, you can see clearly where the former track lied. http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g2/De_Snor/DSC04194.jpg Rodalvesdepaula April 20th, 2008, 09:26 PM Welll ... not quite right I'm afraid: The São Luis Bridge is a double bridge (has 2 levels) ... while the upper level was renewed to allow the "metro do porto" to cross the douro river ... the LOWER level still has road usage so ... :cheers: Anyway ... here are some pictures: http://www.tramvia.org/galeria/070200-porto/IMG_5855.jpg http://www.tramvia.org/galeria/070200-porto/IMG_5747.jpg And by the way ... acording to the latest SSC specialists findings the "Metro do Porto" is nor a TRAM nor a METRO nor a SUBWAY nor a COMUTER nor a ... go figure it out what it is. :lol: The São Luiz Bridge has been for cars and buses in the past. It was adapted to receive the Porto Metro trains. canarywondergod April 20th, 2008, 09:56 PM Sheffield's tram network has been running since the early 1990's and has several tram bridges. http://www.lookinsheffield.co.uk/images/sheffield_supertram.jpg http://www.leytransport.i12.com/stramc.jpg |