Has anyone driven across this bridge?

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Go to my original post and click on the "quote" button. That will show the UBB code. Copy and paste the addresses following the "url=" portion of the code into your browser address bar.

Thanks Steve, I was able to get to the website to look at the bridges and read the brief description about them. A couple of them are hundreds of years old. I did order a calendar.

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Try this link here because I sent it to my nephew in Holland as his company builds bridges too and he may be interested in this.

I downloaded IE 7 and could not open one single web page so I uninstalled it the same night. I saved a "prtscr" of the message I got every time but it is on the other computer. I prefer the old version as I know what I am doing.

Emmy,

Thank you for the link. Even though I mentioned it I don't think my problem is IE 7 but you never know.

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Man, the difference between the old one and the new one is dramatic! It's funny how the old cable bridge technology has come back into vogue.

Most of the newer cable bridges being built are cable-stayed bridges, whereas all of the "old" cable bridges are suspension bridges. The only common element is the use of cables; the underlying technologies and structural characeteristics re quite different. But both technologies provide striking architecture.

Personally, I think suspension bridges have more of a "natural" feeling to them, because catenary curves (the shape assumed by the cables on a suspension bridge) occur often in nature. The straight angular forms of a cable-stay, in contrast, speak more to a triumph of materials and engineering.

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[QUOTE= Personally, I think suspension bridges have more of a "natural" feeling to them, because catenary curves (the shape assumed by the cables on a suspension bridge) occur often in nature. The straight angular forms of a cable-stay, in contrast, speak more to a triumph of materials and engineering.[/QUOTE]


Very well stated

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Emmy,

Thank you for the link. Even though I mentioned it I don't think my problem is IE 7 but you never know.

The links work fine for me in both IE7 and Firefox. Might your problem be that you have pop-ups disabled in IE7? Also try right-clicking on each of the thumbnails. Then select "Copy Shortcut" and paste the link into a browser address bar.

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It doesn't work for me. I did switch to IE 7 a week or 2 ago. I even tried to open in new tab and in new window. Could it be IE 7?

Steve, I had no problem with opening your thumbnails either but I had a problem opening any web page after I downloaded IE 7. I made a comment about that because rci124 mentioned this in his post too. I still don't know what the problem is and I will ask Panda Software next week.