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kawazu loop bridge
trust the japanese to make a bridge look like a rollercoaster.
built in 1981, the kawazu loop bridge is possibly the only double loop bridge in the world.
at 45 meters high, 1.1 km long and with a diameter of 80 metres this apparently earthquake-proof construction is something of a tourist attraction in kawazu, japan.
i wonder how many people have accidentally driven of the edge due to dizziness.
as soon as they install a vertical loop i’m there.
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Amazing. Is the loop supposed to help with the earthquakes or is it just to keep the descent from being too steep?
wow this one is MUCH cooler than a similar one in Shanghai called the Nanpu bridge. love the way it flows with the landscape.
jamie - i think it’s just an intelligent way to ‘bridge’ the height gap between roads.
pretty good site i like all the different kinds of bridges there were there lol there really cool keep up the gooooooooood !!!!!!!!!! Work P.S i Am in officer of the winnipeg police departement