Talk:Rio–Antirrio Bridge

message: In the section "Engineering Feats", it is mentioned:  "The piers are not buried into the seabed, but rather rest on a bed of gravel."  It should I think be added that gravel is placed over a large number of 5 foot diameter steel pilings driven into the soil at the bottom of the gulf - they could not reach bedrock as it was too deep.  It is the pilings that provide support to the weight of the towers. Tony (talk) 16:28, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use of pilings under the gravel bed 

message: I'll upload photos as soon as I can download them from my camera. David.Monniaux 22:19, 6 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. David.Monniaux 14:23, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photos 

message: A map would be handy. Me, I only had to turn and look at my wall-map of Europe. Others may not have that privilige.
An alternative is to describe it better - though hard to see how, one can't simply to "it connects that nearly disconnected bottom bit of Greece to the top bit"... Maybe explain the situation with the Peloponnese and the geography of the area (was it only connected near Corinth previously?). It would be handy to add transliterations of Greek for the placenames (my map, as many newer ones do, shows placenames in their local name - albeit in the Roman alphabet).
Zoney 15:44, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: The map is a great addition! Thanks! Zoney 20:53, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map 

message: "There is provision for the gradual expansion of the strait over the bridge's lifetime."
I am really interested in knowing what, exactly, are the provisions that allow for this gigantic bridge to grow 3cm a year.
An explanation would be great!
MaxPower 16:27, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Any bridge anyway has to withstand dilatation (look carefully: the road is never directly connected to the endings of a bridge, there's always a kind of joint). This one also has to withstand possible sudden seismic movements. It uses jacks and dampers. David.Monniaux 07:50, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Provision for gradual expansion? 

message: I think a similar project is supposed to connect Sicily to mainland Italy. Who knows more about that?
How similar or different is it? A "See also" link would be welcome.
:Hmm.. Strait of Messina is just a stub, and Strait of Messina bridge or Messina bridge are non-exsistant. ❝Sverdrup❞ 10:40, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I've heard about it alright - apparently going down like a lead brick with the environmentalists. There is of course the completed bridge between Denmark and Sweden (there's a tunnel too is there not, for rail?). One could conceiveably group the Channel Tunnel with such projects. There's some unlikely-to-be-done scheme thought up too to connect Spain and Morocco I believe. It'd be interesting to have a catalogue of the major Alpine tunnels (cross-border) too (Mont Blanc, Gottard?). Then there's that mad bridge in France, but despite being a similarly huge scheme, it's not the same category really - only being in one state. I'll tell you something though - long will be the day before Ireland is linked to Britain. We'd sooner see a tunnel to Spain I suspect! :o) Zoney 11:24, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Similar projects in Europe? 

message: Hello.
The official website (English) spells the cities Rion and Antirion (Ρίον and Αντίρριον).
A Michelin map spells them Rio and Antirio (Ρίο and Αντίρριο).
Is there a Greek in the room ready to give us the correct spelling ?
: Yes, there is. "Rion-Antirion" (Ρίον-Αντίρριον) can be said to be the katharevousa form of the words. "Rio-antirio" (Ρίο-Αντίρριο) are in the common Modern Greek speech which has removed most excess "n"s from the end of the words. "Riou-antiriou" (Ρίου-Αντίρριου) would be the genitive version of the words. In this article where there's no reason to deal with obsolete versions of words, stick with "Rio-antirio". Aris Katsaris 12:34, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you very much for your answer. Besides, I'll ask my mother, about this katharevousa form, since she learnt modern Greek.--Olivier Debre 14:49, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)

text: Classic Wikipedianism, where the official website of the bridge itself has "Rion", to counter with the more obscure form— with a justification! --Wetman 09:22, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

text: Yeah, basically we should have both, and use whichever one seems more prevalent in any given situation. In this particular case, that's "Rion-Antirion", though not by a huge margin. The Greek government differs on this depending on which level of government and which ministry; some prefer newer transliterations, others prefer older ones, and others use both depending on who wrote the particular document. As far as this bridge goes, both spellings can be found in official government documents, though the bridge's own website is consistent in using the one with the final 'n's. --Delirium 22:21, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rio/Rion,  Antirio/Antirion ? 

message: Anon user added to map title "<--!NOTE it is marked in a wrong position-FIX PLEASE!-->"
 Leonard G. 7 July 2005 00:51 (UTC)
To my knowledge the location is accurate considering the scale of the map. Check this (you'll need to click "A great dream" and then "connecting Europe" -the map shows bridge location).  NikoSilver  (T)@(C) 13:59, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bridge location? 

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message: 57m according to the illustration used in the text, source?----Bancki (talk) 08:34, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clearance below?