query: Where is the bridge over the river Kwai?

title: The Bridge over the River Kwai

text: name was used. Producer George Martin edited out the "K" every time the word "Kwai" was spoken. The Bridge over the River Kwai The Bridge over the River Kwai () is a novel by the French novelist Pierre Boulle, published in French in 1952 and English translation by Xan Fielding in 1954. The story is fictional but uses the construction of the Burma Railway, in 1942–1943, as its historical setting, and is partly based on Pierre Boulle's own life experience working in Malaysia rubber plantations and later working for allied forces in Singapore and Indochina during World War II. The

title: The Bridge over the River Kwai

text: The Bridge over the River Kwai The Bridge over the River Kwai () is a novel by the French novelist Pierre Boulle, published in French in 1952 and English translation by Xan Fielding in 1954. The story is fictional but uses the construction of the Burma Railway, in 1942–1943, as its historical setting, and is partly based on Pierre Boulle's own life experience working in Malaysia rubber plantations and later working for allied forces in Singapore and Indochina during World War II. The novel deals with the plight of World War II British prisoners of war forced by the Imperial

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text: Japanese. Toosey, in fact, delayed building the bridge by obstruction. Whereas Nicholson disapproves of acts of sabotage and other deliberate attempts to delay progress, Toosey encouraged this: termites were collected in large numbers to eat the wooden structures, and the concrete was badly mixed. The bridge described in the book didn't actually cross the River Kwai. Pierre Boulle had never been to the bridge. He knew that the 'death railway' ran parallel to the River Kwai for many miles, and he therefore assumed that it was the Kwai which it crossed just north of Kanchanaburi. This was an incorrect assumption;

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text: the novel, the bridge is not destroyed: the train plummets into the river from a secondary charge placed by Warden, but Nicholson (never realising "what have I done?") does not fall onto the plunger, and the bridge suffers only minor damage. Boulle nonetheless enjoyed the film version though he disagreed with its climax. After the film was released, the Thais faced a problem as thousands of tourists came to see the 'bridge over the River Kwai', but no such bridge existed due to Boulle's aforementioned misassumption. As the film and book meant to 'portray' the bridge over the Mae Klong,

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text: the Thai authorities officially renamed the river. The Mae Klong is now called the Kwae Yai ('Big Kwae') for several miles north of the confluence with the Kwae Noi ('Little Kwae'), including the bit under the bridge. In 1962 Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers, with Peter Cook and Jonathan Miller, released the record "The Bridge on the River Wye", a spoof of the film version of "Kwai" based around the 1957 "Goon Show" "An African Incident". It was intended to have the same name as the film, but shortly before its release, the film company threatened legal action if the

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text: of Congress. It has been included on the American Film Institute's list of best American films ever made. In 1999, the British Film Institute voted "The Bridge on the River Kwai" the 11th greatest British film of the 20th Century. In early 1943, British POWs arrive by train at a Japanese prison camp in Burma. The commandant, Colonel Saito, informs them that all prisoners, regardless of rank, are to work on the construction of a railway bridge over the River Kwai that will connect Bangkok and Rangoon. The senior British officer, Lieutenant Colonel Nicholson, informs Saito that the Geneva Conventions

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text: The Bridge on the River Kwai The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British-American epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel "Le Pont de la Rivière Kwaï" (1952) by Pierre Boulle. The film uses the historical setting of the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943. The cast included William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Alec Guinness, and Sessue Hayakawa. It was initially scripted by screenwriter Carl Foreman, who was later replaced by Michael Wilson. Both writers had to work in secret, as they were on the Hollywood blacklist and had fled to England in

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text: colour mis-registration, and a tick-like effect with the image jumping or jerking side-to-side. These issues, running throughout the film, were addressed to a lesser extent on various previous DVD releases of the film and might not have been so obvious in standard definition. The Bridge on the River Kwai The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British-American epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel "Le Pont de la Rivière Kwaï" (1952) by Pierre Boulle. The film uses the historical setting of the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–1943. The cast included William

title: Return from the River Kwai

text: Return from the River Kwai Return from the River Kwai is a 1989 British film directed by Andrew McLaglen and starring Edward Fox, Chris Penn and Timothy Bottoms. It is not a sequel to "Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), although it deals with POWS of the Japanese in World War Two. The film is based on a 1979 factual book with the same name about a 1944 Japanese prisoner transport of 2,217 British and Australian POWs, who had been working as forced labour on the Burma Railway, building the bridge over the River Kwai. They were taken by railway

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text: by the other prisoners. Julie Summers, in her book "The Colonel of Tamarkan", writes that Boulle, who had been a prisoner of war in Thailand, created the fictional Nicholson character as an amalgam of his memories of collaborating French officers. He strongly denied the claim that the book was anti-British, although many involved in the film itself (including Alec Guinness) felt otherwise. Ernest Gordon, a survivor of the railway construction and POW camps described in the novel/film, stated in a 1962 book, "Through the Valley of the Kwai": "In Pierre Boulle's book "The Bridge over the River Kwai" and the

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text: writes that Pierre Boulle, who had been a prisoner of war in Thailand, created the fictional Nicholson character as an amalgam of his memories of collaborating French officers. Boulle outlined the psychological reasoning which led him to conceive the character of Nicholson in an interview which forms part of the 1969 BBC2 documentary "Return to the River Kwai" made by former POW John Coast. A transcript of the interview and the documentary as a whole can be found in the new edition of John Coast's book "Railroad of Death". Unlike the fictional Nicholson, Toosey was not a collaborator with the

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text: music" - much less time than he was used to. He described the music for "The Bridge on the River Kwai" as the "worst job I ever had in my life" from the point of view of time. A memorable feature of the film is the tune that is whistled by the POWs—the first strain of the march "Colonel Bogey"—when they enter the camp. Gavin Young recounts meeting Donald Wise, a former prisoner of the Japanese who had worked on the Burma Railway. Young: "Donald, did anyone whistle "Colonel Bogey" ... as they did in the film?" Wise: "I never

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text: by former POW John Coast, sought to highlight the real history behind the film (partly through getting ex-POWs to question its factual basis, for example Dr Hugh de Wardener and Lt-Col Alfred Knights), which angered many former POWs. The documentary itself was described by one newspaper reviewer when it was shown on Boxing Day 1974 ("The Bridge on the River Kwai" had been shown on BBC1 on Christmas Day 1974) as "Following the movie, this is a rerun of the antidote." Some of the characters in the film use the names of real people who were involved in the Burma

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text: Japanese Army to build a bridge for the "Death Railway", so named because of the large number of prisoners and conscripts who died during its construction. The novel won France's "Prix Sainte-Beuve" in 1952. The largely fictitious plot is based on the building in 1942 of one of the railway bridges over the Mae Klong river—renamed Khwae Yai in the 1960s—at a place called Tha Ma Kham, five kilometres from the Thai town of Kanchanaburi. According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission "The notorious Burma-Siam railway, built by Commonwealth, Dutch and American prisoners of war, was a Japanese project driven

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text: over the Mae Klong river – renamed as a result of the film Khwae Yai in the 1960s – at Tha Ma Kham, five kilometres from Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Boulle had never been to the bridge. He knew that the railway ran parallel to the Kwae for many miles, and he therefore assumed that it was the Kwae which it crossed just north of Kanchanaburi. This was an incorrect assumption. The destruction of the bridge as depicted in the film is also entirely fictional. In fact, two bridges were built: a temporary wooden bridge and a permanent steel/concrete bridge a few

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text: mostly fictional, and though it depicts bad conditions and suffering caused by the building of the Burma Railway and its bridges, the reality was appalling. Historically the conditions were much worse. The real senior Allied officer at the bridge was British Lieutenant Colonel Philip Toosey. On a BBC "Timewatch" programme, a former prisoner at the camp states that it is unlikely that a man like the fictional Nicholson could have risen to the rank of lieutenant colonel; and if he had, he would have been "quietly eliminated" by the other prisoners. Julie Summers, in her book "The Colonel of Tamarkan",

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text: Sam Spiegel had threatened legal action over the film's title, thus breaching the contract. Unger argued that the rights had been bought by Columbia from the Spiegel estate in 1959. Unger claimed he offered to change the film's name and attached a disclaimer denying any connection with the Spiegel film. (When released in the United Kingdom, the film carried a disclaimer that it was not related to or a sequel to the 1957 film.) Unger says he suggested the name "River Kwai" be translated into Thai ("Kwae Noi") and Tri-Star agreed, then changed their mind. Unger claims Tri-Star's decision not

title: Khwae Noi River

text: "The Bridge over the River Kwai" and David Lean's film adaptation of the novel, "The Bridge on the River Kwai", in which Australian, Dutch, and British prisoners of war and indigenous peoples were forced by the Japanese to construct two parallel bridges spanning a river as part of the Burma Railway, also called the "Railway of Death", due to the many lives lost in its construction. One bridge was wooden and temporary. The other was made of concrete and steel and still exists. The bridges actually spanned the Mae Klong, but as the railway subsequently follows the Khwae Noi Valley,

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text: by the need for improved communications to support the large Japanese army in Burma. During its construction, approximately 13,000 prisoners of war died and were buried along the railway. An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 civilians also died in the course of the project, chiefly forced labour brought from Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, or conscripted in Siam (Thailand) and Burma (Myanmar). Two labour forces, one based in Siam and the other in Burma worked from opposite ends of the line towards the centre." Boulle had been a prisoner of the Japanese in Southeast Asia and his story of collaboration

title: Rama VI Bridge

text: railway station, between Bang Son and Bang Bamru stations. The bridge has 5 spans, all of through-truss design: 77, 83, 120, 83 and 77 metres respectively, for a total length of 441 metres. It is thus the longest railway bridge in Thailand, almost 110 metres longer than its nearest rival, the 132 metre River Kwai bridge near Kanchanaburi. Rama VI Bridge Rama VI Bridge () is a railway bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, in Thailand, connecting the districts Bang Sue and Bang Phlat. It was the first bridge to cross the Chao Phraya River. Construction started in

title: Khwae Yai River

text: and hydroelectric power generation. The famous bridge of the Burma Railway crosses the river at Tha Makham Subdistrict of the Mueang District. However, this is not the same bridge as depicted in "The Bridge over the River Kwai" by Pierre Boulle and in its film adaptation. A bridge was built of wood approximately upriver from the current bridge, during the construction of the iron and concrete bridge (which runs in a NNE-SSW direction) and also rebuilt in 1945 when the iron bridge was bombed. No remnants of the wooden bridge remain. That wooden bridge was also not the bridge depicted

title: The Bridge over the River Kwai

text: the bridge actually crossed the Mae Klong river. The novel was made into the 1957 film "The Bridge on the River Kwai", directed by David Lean, which won the 1957 Academy Award for Best Picture. This film was shot in Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon), and a bridge was erected for the purpose of shooting the film over Kelani River at Kitulgala, Sri Lanka. The film was relatively faithful to the novel, with two major exceptions. Shears, who is a British commando officer like Warden in the novel, became an American sailor who escapes from the POW camp. Also, in

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text: was based on his experience with some French officers. However, he chose instead to use British officers in his book. The story describes the mistreatment of prisoners in the POW camp and how they tried to sabotage the construction of the bridge. Lt. Colonel Nicholson marches his men into Prisoner of War Camp 16, commanded by Colonel Saito. Saito announces that the prisoners will be required to work on construction of a bridge over the River Kwai so that the railroad connection between Bangkok and Rangoon can be completed. However, Saito also demands that all men, including officers, will do

title: The River Kwai March

text: The River Kwai March "The "River Kwai" March" is a march composed by Malcolm Arnold in 1957. It was written as an orchestral counter-march to the "Colonel Bogey March", which is whistled by the soldiers entering the prisoner camp in the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai" and again near the end of the film when the bridge is formally dedicated. The Arnold march re-appears (without the "Colonel Bogey March") several times in the film and is repeated at the finale. The two marches have been recorded together by Mitch Miller as "March from the River Kwai - Colonel

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text: you are able to use it in a certain area of commerce, such as the exclusive use of River Kwai in the title of a film. It does not matter where Pierre Boulle got the name." In 1998 a court ruled that the title suggested the film implied it was a sequel to "Bridge on the River Kwai". It was never released in the US. Under said the film took $5 million worldwide outside the US. Return from the River Kwai Return from the River Kwai is a 1989 British film directed by Andrew McLaglen and starring Edward Fox, Chris

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text: parts over two evenings, due to the film's nearly four-hour length. The film was restored in 1992 by Columbia Pictures. The separate dialogue, music and effects were located and remixed with newly recorded "atmospheric" sound effects. The image was restored by OCS, Freeze Frame, and Pixel Magic with George Hively editing. On 2 November 2010 Columbia Pictures released a newly restored "The Bridge on the River Kwai" for the first time on Blu-ray. According to Columbia Pictures, they followed an all-new 4K digital restoration from the original negative with newly restored 5.1 audio. The original negative for the feature was

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text: Bogey". Due to this, the "Colonel Bogey March" is often mis-credited as "River Kwai March". The Arnold march was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. in a piano arrangement by Robert C. Haring. It also forms part of the orchestral concert suite made of the Arnold film score by Christopher Palmer published by Novello & Co. The River Kwai March "The "River Kwai" March" is a march composed by Malcolm Arnold in 1957. It was written as an orchestral counter-march to the "Colonel Bogey March", which is whistled by the soldiers entering the prisoner camp in the film "The Bridge

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text: Railway. Their roles and characters, however, are fictionalised. For example, a Sergeant-Major Risaburo Saito was in real life second in command at the camp. In the film, a Colonel Saito is camp commandant. In reality, Risaburo Saito was respected by his prisoners for being comparatively merciful and fair towards them. Toosey later defended him in his war crimes trial after the war, and the two became friends. The major railway bridge described in the novel and film didn't actually cross the river known at the time as the Kwai. However, in 1943 a railway bridge was built by Allied POWs

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text: film which was based on it, the impression was given that British officers not only took part in building the bridge willingly, but finished in record time to demonstrate to the enemy their superior efficiency. This was an entertaining story. But I am writing a factual account, and in justice to these men—living and dead—who worked on that bridge, I must make it clear that we never did so willingly. We worked at bayonet point and under bamboo lash, taking any risk to sabotage the operation whenever the opportunity arose." A 1969 BBC-TV documentary, "Return to the River Kwai", made

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text: of honor and the hypocrisy of Britain’s class system without ever compromising its thrilling war narrative", and in comparing to other films of the time said that Bridge on the River Kwai "carefully builds its psychological tension until it erupts in a blinding flash of sulfur and flame.". Variety gave high praise for the movie saying that it is "a gripping drama, expertly put together and handled with skill in all departments.". Significant praise was also given to the actors especially Alec Guinness, Variety said that "the film is unquestionably Guinness’". William Holden was also credited for his acting, he

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text: was said to give a solid characterization and was "easy, credible and always likeable in a role that is the pivot point of the story". Balu Mahendra, the Tamil film director, saw the shooting of this film at Kitulgala, Sri Lanka during his school trip and was inspired to become a film director. The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. The British Film Institute placed "The Bridge on the River Kwai" as the 11th greatest British film. The 167-minute film was first telecast, uncut, by ABC-TV in color on the evening of 25

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text: chord progressions, then continued with film composer Malcolm Arnold's own composition, "The River Kwai March," played by the off-screen orchestra taking over from the whistlers, though Arnold's march was not heard in completion on the soundtrack. Mitch Miller had a hit with a recording of both marches. In many tense, dramatic scenes, only the sounds of nature are used. An example of this is when commandos Warden and Joyce hunt a fleeing Japanese soldier through the jungle, desperate to prevent him from alerting other troops. Arnold won an Academy Award for the film's score. Many historical inaccuracies in the film

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text: Colonel Saito, the warden of the Japanese POW camp, Nicholson will nevertheless, out of a distorted sense of duty, aid his enemy. While on the outside, as the Allies race to destroy the bridge, Nicholson must decide which to sacrifice: his patriotism or his pride. Boulle's portrayal of the British officers was satirical, for example, Colonel Nicholson is a military snob. Boulle also examines friendship between individual soldiers, both among captors and captives. The victorious Japanese soldiers cooperate with their prisoners, who strive to establish their superiority through the construction of the bridge. The incidents portrayed in the book are

title: Bridge on the River Wye

text: Bridge on the River Wye Bridge on the River Wye is an album by members of the British comedy group "The Goon Show" and other humorists. It was produced by George Martin for EMI's Parlophone Records. It is a parody of the 1957 film "The Bridge on the River Kwai". The record stars Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook, and also features Peter Rawley and Patricia Ridgway, with incidental music composed and directed by Wally Stott. The script was written by Spike Milligan, based on an earlier script by Milligan and Larry Stephens for "The Goon Show",

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text: "African Incident" (Series 8, Episode 14), first broadcast on BBC radio on 30 December 1957. The record jacket advises, "For best results, play this record in a circular fashion". Artwork was designed by Dennis Gosling (1934–2014). Bridge on the River Wye Bridge on the River Wye is an album by members of the British comedy group "The Goon Show" and other humorists. It was produced by George Martin for EMI's Parlophone Records. It is a parody of the 1957 film "The Bridge on the River Kwai". The record stars Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook, and also

title: Pedestrian Bridge over the Petite Decharge River

text: Pedestrian Bridge over the Petite Decharge River The Pedestrian Bridge over the Petite Decharge River, one of the tributaries of the Saguenay River in Alma, Quebec, Canada is the first pedestrian bridge made from friction stir welded aluminium panels in Canada. The bridge was inaugurated on 29 December 2016 for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the City of Alma. The Pedestrian Bridge over the Petite Decharge River was commissioned by the City of Alma to replace a worn concrete bridge at the same location. The construction project was conducted by Construction Proco Inc. in Saint-Nazaire and the Quebec

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text: manual labor. In response to this, Nicholson informs Saito that, under the Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907), officers cannot be required to do hard work. Saito reiterates his demand and Nicholson remains adamant in his refusal to submit his officers to manual labor. Because of Nicholson's unwillingness to back down, he and his officers are placed in the "ovens"—small, iron boxes sitting in the heat of day. Eventually, Nicholson's stubbornness forces Saito to relent. Construction of the bridge serves as a symbol of the preservation of professionalism and personal integrity to one prisoner, Colonel Nicholson, a proud perfectionist. Pitted against

title: The Bridge Is Over

text: set to the tune of the famous Billy Joel song "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me": "The Bridge is Over": The song went on to become one of the most sampled hip hop songs in hip hop history. The Bridge Is Over "The Bridge Is Over" is a 1987 song by Boogie Down Productions from their debut album "Criminal Minded", performed by rapper KRS-One and produced by DJ Scott LaRock and KRS-One.The song's intro samples "The Bridge" by MC Shan. It is considered to be a classic diss song, aimed at MC Shan, Marley Marl, the Juice Crew and

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text: that producer Sam Spiegel cheated him out of his rightful part in the credits since he had had a major hand in the script. The film was relatively faithful to the novel, with two major exceptions. Shears, who is a British commando officer like Warden in the novel, became an American sailor who escapes from the POW camp. Also, in the novel, the bridge is not destroyed: the train plummets into the river from a secondary charge placed by Warden, but Nicholson (never realising "what have I done?") does not fall onto the plunger, and the bridge suffers only minor

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text: Clipton expresses grave doubts about the sanity of Colonel Nicholson's efforts to build the bridge in order to show up his Japanese captors. The four commandos parachute in, though one is killed on landing. Later, Warden is wounded in an encounter with a Japanese patrol and has to be carried on a litter. He, Shears, and Canadian Lieutenant Joyce reach the river in time with the assistance of Siamese women bearers and their village chief, Khun Yai. Under cover of darkness, Shears and Joyce plant explosives on the bridge towers below the water line. A train carrying important dignitaries and

title: The Bridge Is Over

text: The Bridge Is Over "The Bridge Is Over" is a 1987 song by Boogie Down Productions from their debut album "Criminal Minded", performed by rapper KRS-One and produced by DJ Scott LaRock and KRS-One.The song's intro samples "The Bridge" by MC Shan. It is considered to be a classic diss song, aimed at MC Shan, Marley Marl, the Juice Crew and rappers from Queens, NY and the Queensbridge projects. It, and from the same album, "South Bronx", are the most famous songs of The Bridge Wars between rappers from the Bronx and Queens. The song's lyrics at the end are

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text: general amnesty, releasing Nicholson and his officers and exempting them from manual labour. Nicholson is shocked by the poor job being done by his men. Over the protests of some of his officers, he orders Captain Reeves and Major Hughes to design and build a proper bridge to maintain his men's morale. As the Japanese engineers had chosen a poor site, the original construction is abandoned and a new bridge begun downstream. Shears is enjoying his hospital stay in Ceylon when British Major Warden invites him to join a mission to destroy the bridge before it is completed. Shears is

title: Rail Bridge over the Iset River, Kamensk-Uralsky

text: Rail Bridge over the Iset River, Kamensk-Uralsky The Rail Bridge over the Iset River - is an experimental bridge over the Iset River is a unique engineering structure made according to the advanced technology of the late 1930s in Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk oblast. The building was granted the status of regional significance on the 28th of December 2001 (the Sverdlovsk oblast Government Decree № 859). The object number of cultural heritage of regional significance is 661710946850005. In 1934 the construction of the Ural Aluminum Plant began. To support the plant, the Yekaterinburg-Shadrinsk-Kurgan railway line running through Kamensk, but located north of

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text: sense of humour and sympathy, while Lean thought Nicholson should be "a bore." On another occasion, they argued over the scene where Nicholson reflects on his career in the army. Lean filmed the scene from behind Guinness and exploded in anger when Guinness asked him why he was doing this. After Guinness was done with the scene, Lean said, "Now you can all fuck off and go home, you English actors. Thank God that I'm starting work tomorrow with an American actor (William Holden)." The film was made in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The bridge in the film was near

text: Metallurgy Center in Trois-Rivieres in collaboration with the REGAL Aluminium Research Centre in Chicoutimi. As requested in the tender, the bridge deck was made from prefabricated, friction stir welded aluminium panels. Ten panels with a size of were welded on a large friction stir welding machine in Chicoutimi from 10 hollow extrusions each. Each panel was first welded from one side, then turned around and welded from the other side. The flash was removed by manual grinding. Pedestrian Bridge over the Petite Decharge River The Pedestrian Bridge over the Petite Decharge River, one of the tributaries of the Saguenay River

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text: soldiers is scheduled to be the first to cross the bridge the following day, so Warden waits to destroy both. However, by daybreak the water level has dropped, exposing the wire connecting the explosives to the detonator. Nicholson spots the wire and brings it to Saito's attention. As the train approaches, they hurry down to the riverbank to investigate. Joyce, manning the detonator, breaks cover and stabs Saito to death. Nicholson yells for help, while attempting to stop Joyce from reaching the detonator. When Joyce is mortally wounded by Japanese fire, Shears swims across the river, but is himself shot.

title: Rossi Bridge over Wollondilly River

text: Bridge is a large scale example of an Allan composite timber truss bridge. The bridge is unusual because of its support by elegant masonry piers (which have not been noted under any other truss bridge in New South Wales.) The truss structure and piers complement an already attractive rural landscape. Rossi Bridge over Wollondilly River was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000. Rossi Bridge over Wollondilly River Rossi Bridge over Wollondilly River is a heritage-listed road bridge on Main Road 248, Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned

title: ETD Bridge over Green River

text: their role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction. ETD Bridge over Green River The ETD Bridge over Green River is a steel girder bridge near Fontenelle, Wyoming, which carries Sweetwater County Road CN4-8SS (Fontenelle Townsite Road) over the Green River. The bridge is a replacement for a historic Pratt through truss bridge built in 1913 by the Colorado Bridge and Construction Company. The bridge was one of the longest Pratt through truss bridges built in the early stages of Wyoming bridge construction. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was

title: EBF Bridge over Powder River

text: Stout Bridge Company of Sheridan built the bridge in 1915. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was one of several bridges added to the National Register for its role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction. EBF Bridge over Powder River The EBF Bridge over Powder River is a bridge located near Leiter, Wyoming, which carries Sheridan County Road CN3-269 over the Powder River. The bridge has two spans; the first span is a Pratt through truss, while the second span is a Warren truss. Due to this configuration, the

title: ETD Bridge over Green River

text: ETD Bridge over Green River The ETD Bridge over Green River is a steel girder bridge near Fontenelle, Wyoming, which carries Sweetwater County Road CN4-8SS (Fontenelle Townsite Road) over the Green River. The bridge is a replacement for a historic Pratt through truss bridge built in 1913 by the Colorado Bridge and Construction Company. The bridge was one of the longest Pratt through truss bridges built in the early stages of Wyoming bridge construction. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was one of several bridges added to the NRHP for

title: EBF Bridge over Powder River

text: EBF Bridge over Powder River The EBF Bridge over Powder River is a bridge located near Leiter, Wyoming, which carries Sheridan County Road CN3-269 over the Powder River. The bridge has two spans; the first span is a Pratt through truss, while the second span is a Warren truss. Due to this configuration, the bridge has been called "one of [Wyoming's] more interesting vehicular trusses". The trusses in the bridge are connected rigidly rather than by pins; the bridge was built in a transitional period between the two designs and is an early example of rigid connections. The Gregg &

title: ENP Bridge over Green River

text: ENP Bridge over Green River The ENP Bridge over Green River is a historic bridge located near Daniel, Wyoming, which carries Sublette County Road CN23-145 across the Green River. The Western Bridge and Construction Company built the bridge circa 1905. The bridge has two spans, both Pratt trusses; the longer span is a Pratt through truss, while the shorter is a Pratt pony truss. The use of both through and pony trusses in the same bridge was uncommon in Wyoming, and the bridge is the only surviving example of a Pratt truss bridge in this style. The bridge was added

title: Coonamit Bridge over Wakool River

text: in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. This bridge is a representative of Dare truss bridges. Coonamit Bridge over Wakool River The Coonamit Bridge over Wakool River is a heritage-listed road bridge across the Wakool River, located at 386 Main Road, Swan Hill in the Murray River Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The bridge was designed by Harvey Dare and built in 1929. The bridge is owned by Roads and Maritime Services, an agency of the Government of New South Wales and was added to the

title: Tsing Kwai Highway

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title: BMU Bridge over Wind River

text: in the history of Wyoming bridge construction. BMU Bridge over Wind River The BMU Bridge over Wind River is a Parker through truss bridge located near Ethete, Wyoming, that carries Wyoming Highway 132 across the Wind River. The bridge was built circa 1935 as one of seven Parker truss bridges commissioned by the Wyoming Highway Department. It was moved to its current location in 1953–54. At long, the bridge is the longest single-span truss bridge still used in Wyoming. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was one of several bridges

title: ENP Bridge over Green River

text: to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was one of several bridges added to the NRHP for its role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction. ENP Bridge over Green River The ENP Bridge over Green River is a historic bridge located near Daniel, Wyoming, which carries Sublette County Road CN23-145 across the Green River. The Western Bridge and Construction Company built the bridge circa 1905. The bridge has two spans, both Pratt trusses; the longer span is a Pratt through truss, while the shorter is a Pratt pony truss. The use of both through

title: DOE Bridge over Laramie River

text: its role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction. DOE Bridge over Laramie River The DOE Bridge over Laramie River is a Pratt half-hip pony truss bridge located near Bosler, Wyoming, which carries Albany County Road CNA-740 across the Laramie River. The bridge was built in 1926 by contractor N.A. Swenson; it was originally part of the Lincoln Highway. In 1932, the bridge was replaced and moved to its current location. It is the only two-span Pratt half-hip truss bridge remaining in Wyoming. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was

title: Cooreei Bridge over Williams River

text: and Bridges W. J. Hanna with W. Oakes as the contractor. The cost of the bridge, the iron being provided by the Government, was £1,995. Cooreei Bridge over Williams River was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000. Cooreei Bridge over Williams River Cooreei Bridge over Williams River is a heritage-listed bridge at 101 Main Road, Dungog, Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by Roads and Maritime Services, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20

title: Kwai Fong

text: Metropolitan Plaza. The area is well served by public transport to Kowloon, via Kwai Fong MTR station and buses. Kwai Fong Kwai Fong () is an area of Kwai Chung Town, Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong. The mainly residential area extends to Kwai Hing () in the north, Lai King in the south, Tsing Yi Bridge to the west, and Tai Lin Pai Industrial Area to the east. It is part of the reclamation of Gin Drinkers Bay in 1960s. Kwai Fong is named after Kwai Fong Estate, a public housing estate. Kwai () is the first Chinese character of

title: BMU Bridge over Wind River

text: BMU Bridge over Wind River The BMU Bridge over Wind River is a Parker through truss bridge located near Ethete, Wyoming, that carries Wyoming Highway 132 across the Wind River. The bridge was built circa 1935 as one of seven Parker truss bridges commissioned by the Wyoming Highway Department. It was moved to its current location in 1953–54. At long, the bridge is the longest single-span truss bridge still used in Wyoming. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was one of several bridges added to the NRHP for their role

title: CKW Bridge over Powder River

text: of several bridges added to the NRHP for its role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction. CKW Bridge over Powder River The CKW Bridge over Powder River is a Pratt deck truss bridge near Arvada, Wyoming, which carries US 14/US 16 across the Powder River. The bridge was built from 1932 to 1933 by the W. B. Roscoe Company. The bridge has three continuous main spans and two shallow approach spans. It is the only continuous truss bridge still in use on a Wyoming road and one of only two deck truss bridges built on a major highway. The

title: CKW Bridge over Powder River

text: CKW Bridge over Powder River The CKW Bridge over Powder River is a Pratt deck truss bridge near Arvada, Wyoming, which carries US 14/US 16 across the Powder River. The bridge was built from 1932 to 1933 by the W. B. Roscoe Company. The bridge has three continuous main spans and two shallow approach spans. It is the only continuous truss bridge still in use on a Wyoming road and one of only two deck truss bridges built on a major highway. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was one

title: Coonamit Bridge over Wakool River

text: Coonamit Bridge over Wakool River The Coonamit Bridge over Wakool River is a heritage-listed road bridge across the Wakool River, located at 386 Main Road, Swan Hill in the Murray River Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The bridge was designed by Harvey Dare and built in 1929. The bridge is owned by Roads and Maritime Services, an agency of the Government of New South Wales and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20th June 2000. Timber truss road bridges have played a significant role in the expansion and improvement of the

title: Kwai Fong

text: Kwai Fong Kwai Fong () is an area of Kwai Chung Town, Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong. The mainly residential area extends to Kwai Hing () in the north, Lai King in the south, Tsing Yi Bridge to the west, and Tai Lin Pai Industrial Area to the east. It is part of the reclamation of Gin Drinkers Bay in 1960s. Kwai Fong is named after Kwai Fong Estate, a public housing estate. Kwai () is the first Chinese character of Kwai Chung. Before the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) served the area, there were only few private residential blocks west

title: EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River

text: bridge construction. EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River The EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River is a Warren pony truss bridge located near Lovell, Wyoming, which carries Big Horn County Road CN9-111 (Cowley-Lovell Road) across the Shoshone River. Contractors McGuire and Blakeslee built the bridge from 1925 to 1926 using a design by the Wyoming Highway Department. The bridge has four spans, the second-most of any truss bridge in Wyoming. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was one of several bridges added to the National Register for their role in the history

title: DOE Bridge over Laramie River

text: DOE Bridge over Laramie River The DOE Bridge over Laramie River is a Pratt half-hip pony truss bridge located near Bosler, Wyoming, which carries Albany County Road CNA-740 across the Laramie River. The bridge was built in 1926 by contractor N.A. Swenson; it was originally part of the Lincoln Highway. In 1932, the bridge was replaced and moved to its current location. It is the only two-span Pratt half-hip truss bridge remaining in Wyoming. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was one of several bridges added to the NRHP for

title: Tsing Kwai Highway

text: opened on 19 February 1997. Other highways in Kowloon and New Territories: Tsing Kwai Highway Tsing Kwai Highway () is a section of Route 3 in Hong Kong, previously known as Route 3 - Kwai Chung Section. From its junction with West Kowloon Highway at Mei Foo Roundabout, the expressway runs in the form of a 3 km dual-4 lane viaduct atop Kwai Chung Road and Kwai Tai Road, circumscribing the container terminals to reach the Rambler Channel. Then, the highway crosses the channel along a 500 m bridge known as Cheung Tsing Bridge (or Rambler Channel Bridge), and ends

title: EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River

text: EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River The EJZ Bridge over Shoshone River is a Warren pony truss bridge located near Lovell, Wyoming, which carries Big Horn County Road CN9-111 (Cowley-Lovell Road) across the Shoshone River. Contractors McGuire and Blakeslee built the bridge from 1925 to 1926 using a design by the Wyoming Highway Department. The bridge has four spans, the second-most of any truss bridge in Wyoming. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was one of several bridges added to the National Register for their role in the history of Wyoming

title: Return from the River Kwai

text: to Singapore, and from there aboard two ships, "Rakuyo Maru" and "Kachidoki Maru", destined for Japan. On 12 September 1944, both ships were torpedoed by US submarines, and 1,559 of the prisoners perished. Film rights were bought by Karl Unger. In 1986 Tri Star agreed to release in the US. Unger said the film was not a sequel. "It is a story that stands completely on its own, and it is a factual story," he said. "The event is not known in America. It is known in the Pentagon, but not by the general public." The words "river Kwai" were

title: The Bridge on the River Kwai

text: Recognising the dying Shears, Nicholson exclaims, "What have I done?" Warden fires a mortar, wounding Nicholson. The dying colonel stumbles towards the detonator and collapses on the plunger just in time to blow up the bridge and send the train hurtling into the river below. Warden turns toward the only survivors of the commando raid, the women bearers, and begs their forgiveness for having to kill Joyce and Shears, and throws the mortar launcher away in disgust, and prepares to leave. Clipton, observing the carnage, shakes his head muttering, "Madness!, Madness!". The screenwriters, Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson, were on

title: The Bridge on the River Kwai

text: Kitulgala. Guinness later said that he subconsciously based his walk while emerging from "the Oven" on that of his eleven-year-old son Matthew, who was recovering from polio at the time, a disease that left him temporarily paralyzed from the waist down. Guinness later reflected on the scene, calling it the "finest piece of work" he had ever done. Lean nearly drowned when he was swept away by the river current during a break from filming. The filming of the bridge explosion was to be done on 10 March 1957, in the presence of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, then Prime Minister of Ceylon,

title: Rossi Bridge over Wollondilly River

text: Rossi Bridge over Wollondilly River Rossi Bridge over Wollondilly River is a heritage-listed road bridge on Main Road 248, Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by Roads and Maritime Services, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000. Rossi's Crossing was a ford over the Wollondilly River used by the locals for access north west of Goulburn towards Wheeo and Crookwell. Built near the estate of F.R.L. Rossi, a well known local, near his estate, Rossiville. G.J. Clarke

title: Cooreei Bridge over Williams River

text: Cooreei Bridge over Williams River Cooreei Bridge over Williams River is a heritage-listed bridge at 101 Main Road, Dungog, Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by Roads and Maritime Services, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000. The Dare truss road bridge was built in 1905. It replaced an 1873 bridge of the same name which had been condemned due to its dangerous condition. It was designed and constructed under the direction of Commissioner and Principal Engineer for Roads

title: Pedestrian Bridge over Segre River

text: temporary supports. Pedestrian Bridge over Segre River Pedestrian Bridge over Segre River is a bridge in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. In 2000, Lleida City Council organized an open competition for a new pedestrian bridge. The pedestrian bridge outstands with sober lines, landscape architectural features and delicate details. It is meant to mark the doorway into The Campus and achieves a double function: communication and public space. The best balance of aesthetics, cost and performance in service (vibrations) has been reached through the selection of a four spans frame long embedded into three slender piers of reinforced concrete. Abutments are integrated into,

title: Pedestrian Bridge over Segre River

text: Pedestrian Bridge over Segre River Pedestrian Bridge over Segre River is a bridge in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. In 2000, Lleida City Council organized an open competition for a new pedestrian bridge. The pedestrian bridge outstands with sober lines, landscape architectural features and delicate details. It is meant to mark the doorway into The Campus and achieves a double function: communication and public space. The best balance of aesthetics, cost and performance in service (vibrations) has been reached through the selection of a four spans frame long embedded into three slender piers of reinforced concrete. Abutments are integrated into, either existing

title: ELS Bridge over Big Wind River

text: Register for their role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction. ELS Bridge over Big Wind River The ELS Bridge over Big Wind River is a pony truss bridge located near Dubois, Wyoming, which carries Fremont County Road CN10-21 across the Big Wind River. The bridge was built circa 1920. Its design is uncommon and merges a kingpost truss with an arched chord. The materials used to build the bridge are also unusual and were likely salvaged; for instance, the arches are made from tunnel sets. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22,

title: DDZ Bridge over New Fork River

text: DDZ Bridge over New Fork River The DDZ Bridge over New Fork River is a Kingpost pony truss bridge located near Boulder, Wyoming, which carries Sublette County Road 136 across the New Fork River. The bridge was built in 1917 by Lincoln County's government, as Sublette County had not yet been formed. Unlike most truss bridges at the time, the bridge was built with timber trusses rather than steel; it is the only wooden two-span Kingpost truss bridge remaining in Wyoming. The bridge's construction is considered to be "the most sophisticated" of extant wooden truss bridges in the state. The

title: Gee Gee Bridge over Wakool River

text: Gee Gee Bridge over Wakool River The Gee Gee Bridge over Wakool River is an heritage-listed road bridge across the Wakool River, located at 94 Noorong Road, Cunninyeuk in the Murray River Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Harvey Dare and built in 1929. The bridge is owned by the Murray River Council and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000. Timber truss road bridges have played a significant role in the expansion and improvement of the NSW road network. Prior to the bridges being built,

title: ELS Bridge over Big Wind River

text: ELS Bridge over Big Wind River The ELS Bridge over Big Wind River is a pony truss bridge located near Dubois, Wyoming, which carries Fremont County Road CN10-21 across the Big Wind River. The bridge was built circa 1920. Its design is uncommon and merges a kingpost truss with an arched chord. The materials used to build the bridge are also unusual and were likely salvaged; for instance, the arches are made from tunnel sets. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was one of several bridges added to the National

title: DDZ Bridge over New Fork River

text: bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was one of several bridges added to the NRHP for its role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction. DDZ Bridge over New Fork River The DDZ Bridge over New Fork River is a Kingpost pony truss bridge located near Boulder, Wyoming, which carries Sublette County Road 136 across the New Fork River. The bridge was built in 1917 by Lincoln County's government, as Sublette County had not yet been formed. Unlike most truss bridges at the time, the bridge was built with timber trusses

title: Gee Gee Bridge over Wakool River

text: - In 1998 there were 27 surviving Dare trusses in NSW of the 40 built, and 82 timber truss road bridges survive from the over 400 built. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. Representative of Dare truss bridges. Gee Gee Bridge over Wakool River The Gee Gee Bridge over Wakool River is an heritage-listed road bridge across the Wakool River, located at 94 Noorong Road, Cunninyeuk in the Murray River Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Harvey Dare

title: Khwae Yai River

text: in the film as the river was not called the Kwai Yai at that time. A wooden trestle bridge was built over the Kwai Noi many miles upstream in the jungle and it would more closely resemble the bridge in the film. However, the film is really a fictional depiction of the events with many inaccuracies and neither bridge can really be said to be that depicted in the film. Up until the 1960s, the river was considered part of the Mae Klong itself, but this part of the Mae Klong was then renamed Khwae Yai to bring geographical fact

title: Tramway Lift Bridge over Maroochy River

text: Tramway Lift Bridge over Maroochy River The Tramway Lift Bridge over Maroochy River is a heritage-listed railway bridge at Store Road, Nambour, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1921. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 7 February 2005. The Moreton Central Sugar Mill opened for crushing in 1897. The lift bridge was part of the Moreton Central Sugar Mill Cane Tramway that connected the mill with cane farms, which developed over many years and was in use until late 2003. It was a key factor in the success of the mill and the development

title: Tramway Lift Bridge over Maroochy River

text: traffic to pass underneath. Tramway Lift Bridge over Maroochy River The Tramway Lift Bridge over Maroochy River is a heritage-listed railway bridge at Store Road, Nambour, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1921. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 7 February 2005. The Moreton Central Sugar Mill opened for crushing in 1897. The lift bridge was part of the Moreton Central Sugar Mill Cane Tramway that connected the mill with cane farms, which developed over many years and was in use until late 2003. It was a key factor in the success of the

title: EWZ Bridge over East Channel of Laramie River

text: EWZ Bridge over East Channel of Laramie River The EWZ Bridge over East Channel of Laramie River is a Pratt pony truss bridge located near Wheatland, Wyoming, which carries Platte County Road CN8-204 (Palmer Canyon Road) over the East Channel of the Laramie River. The bridge was built from 1913 to 1914 by the Pueblo Bridge Company. The single-span bridge is long. The bridge's five-panel Pratt pony truss design with steel pin connections was used fairly frequently in Wyoming highway bridges, and the bridge is one of the older examples of the style. The bridge was added to the National

text: Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1985. It was one of 31 bridges added to the National Register for their role in the history of Wyoming bridge construction. EWZ Bridge over East Channel of Laramie River The EWZ Bridge over East Channel of Laramie River is a Pratt pony truss bridge located near Wheatland, Wyoming, which carries Platte County Road CN8-204 (Palmer Canyon Road) over the East Channel of the Laramie River. The bridge was built from 1913 to 1914 by the Pueblo Bridge Company. The single-span bridge is long. The bridge's five-panel Pratt pony truss design with steel

title: Kwai Chung Road

text: Kowloon and vice versa. There are about one hundred bus routes using this road. The road starts from a junction with Cheung Sha Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok Road and Butterfly Valley Road in Cheung Sha Wan, via Kwai Chung Road Flyover in Mei Foo, Lai Chi Kok Bridge, Chung Kwai Chung, and ends at a junction with Castle Peak Road and Cheung Wing Road in Sheung Kwai Chung. It has served the new town of Kwai Chung on the reclamation of Lap Sap Wan, and also the Kwai Chung Container Terminals. It is part of Route 5. Before the

title: The Bridge on the River Kwai

text: and a team of government dignitaries. However, cameraman Freddy Ford was unable to get out of the way of the explosion in time, and Lean had to stop filming. The train crashed into a generator on the other side of the bridge and was wrecked. It was repaired in time to be blown up the next morning, with Bandaranaike and his entourage present. The producers nearly suffered a catastrophe following the filming of the bridge explosion. To ensure they captured the one-time event, multiple cameras from several angles were used. Ordinarily, the film would have been taken by boat to

title: Bridge over Turon River at Wallaby Rocks

text: Bridge over Turon River at Wallaby Rocks Bridge over Turon River at Wallaby Rocks is a heritage-listed road bridge at 216 Main Road, Sofala, Bathurst Region, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Percy Allan and built from in 1897 by E. Taylor of Balmain. The property is owned by Roads and Maritime Services (State Government). It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000. Timber truss road bridges have played a significant role in the expansion and improvement of the NSW road network. Prior to the bridges being built, river crossings were

title: Rossi Bridge over Wollondilly River

text: built the approaches. At some stage a bridge had been built, meetings being held, but it was in dis-repair as early as 1873 needing repairs by Government tender. And again in 1887 and at 1893. Tenders for the new super structure were called in 1898. The bridge over the Wollondilly River at Rossi's Crossing was re-built in 1898-99. The contractors were J.J. Taylor and H.F. Littleproud of Bega, who had submitted a tender of £2545 17s 5d. The bridge is a good example of the 90ft span Allan truss bridge. This type was developed in 1893 and used at least

title: Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge

text: Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge, 36 U.S. (11 Pet.) 420 (1837), was a case regarding the Charles River Bridge and the Warren Bridge of Boston, Massachusetts, heard by the United States Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney. In 1785, the Charles River Bridge Company was granted a charter to construct a bridge over the Charles River connecting Boston and Charlestown, roughly where the present-day Charlestown Bridge is located. When the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sanctioned another company to build the Warren Bridge in 1828, that would be very close

title: Bridges over the Brisbane River

text: for a series of bridges over the Brisbane River to alleviate congestion on Victoria Bridge and to divert traffic away from the Brisbane central business district. The William Jolly Bridge was the first of the Hawken Plan bridges to be constructed. Lack of funds precluded the construction of the downstream bridge at that time. Initially plans called for a transporter bridge further downstream near New Farm. In 1926 Kangaroo Point was recommended by the Brisbane City Council's Cross River Commission. Subsequently the bridge was constructed as a public works program during the Great Depression. The cost was to be no

title: The Bridge on the River Kwai

text: months later. Both bridges were used for two years, until they were destroyed by Allied bombing. The steel bridge was repaired and is still in use today. Japanese viewers disliked the film's "glorification" of a fictitious and indemonstrable "superiority of Western civilization". In particular, they resented the implication in the film that Japanese military engineers were less capable than their British counterparts. In fact, Japanese engineers had been surveying the route of the railway since 1937 and were highly organized. "Variety" reported that this film was the No. 1 moneymaker of 1958, with a US take of $18,000,000. The second

title: The Bridge on the River Kwai

text: as possible to delay the building of the bridge. While Nicholson disapproves of acts of sabotage and other deliberate attempts to delay progress, Toosey encouraged this: termites were collected in large numbers to eat the wooden structures, and the concrete was badly mixed. Some consider the film to be an insulting parody of Toosey. On a BBC "Timewatch" programme, a former prisoner at the camp states that it is unlikely that a man like the fictional Nicholson could have risen to the rank of lieutenant colonel, and, if he had, due to his collaboration he would have been "quietly eliminated"

title: The Bridge on the River Kwai

text: so appalled, he confesses he is not an officer; he impersonated one, expecting better treatment from the Japanese. Warden responds that he already knew and that the American Navy agreed to transfer him to the British to avoid embarrassment. Realising he has no choice, Shears volunteers. Meanwhile, Nicholson drives his men hard to complete the bridge on time. For him, its completion will exemplify the ingenuity and hard work of the British Army long after the war's end. When he asks that their Japanese counterparts pitch in as well, a resigned Saito replies that he has already given the order.

title: Coonamit Bridge over Wakool River

text: truss bridges, and gives Dare trusses some technical significance. In 1998 there were 27 surviving Dare trusses in NSW of the 40 built, and 82 timber truss road bridges survive from the over 400 built. The Coonamit bridge is a representative example of Dare timber truss road bridges, and is assessed as being State significant, primarily on the basis of its technical and historical significance. The Coonamit Bridge over Wakool River was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000, having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern,

title: Tramway Lift Bridge over Maroochy River

text: harness and a system of cables and pulleys located on the timber lift towers and balanced by concrete counter weights. It carries metal tramway lines of gauge laid over timber sleepers. Two metal ladders with metal handrails provide access to the top of the lift towers where there is a tubular metal guardrail. The Tramway Lift Bridge over Maroochy River was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 7 February 2005 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. The Moreton Central Sugar Mill operated between 1897 and December 2003.

text: places/environments in New South Wales. Representative of Allan truss bridges Bridge over Turon River at Wallaby Rocks Bridge over Turon River at Wallaby Rocks is a heritage-listed road bridge at 216 Main Road, Sofala, Bathurst Region, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Percy Allan and built from in 1897 by E. Taylor of Balmain. The property is owned by Roads and Maritime Services (State Government). It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 20 June 2000. Timber truss road bridges have played a significant role in the expansion and improvement of the NSW road

title: Bridges over the Brisbane River

text: Bridges over the Brisbane River The Brisbane River, running through Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is crossed by fifteen major bridges, from the Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges downstream to the Centenary upstream. The river meanders through an urban area that comprises 1.8 million people. There are two smaller crossings in the west of Brisbane City in the suburb of Mount Crosby: the Mount Crosby Weir, and Colleges Crossing (which straddles the boundary between Brisbane and Ipswich). A bridge downstream of the Victoria Bridge was part of a larger plan, devised by Professor Roger Hawken of the University of Queensland in the 1920s,

title: Duplicate Tsing Yi South Bridge

text: Duplicate Tsing Yi South Bridge Duplicate Tsing Yi South Bridge () or Duplicate Tsing Yi Bridge (青衣複制橋) or Kwai Tsing Bridge (葵青橋) is a 640-metre long bridge connecting Tsing Yi Island and Kwai Chung over the Rambler Channel of Hong Kong in parallel to Tsing Yi Bridge, which deteriorated owing to years of heavy usage. The duplicated bridge was built to relieve the overburdened Tsing Yi Bridge and opened on 26 July 1999 before the commencement of Tsing Yi Bridge renovation. This is the fourth vehicular bridge connecting Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi. The duplicated bridge piers are aligned with