Knoxville's Gay Street Bridge, which closed for repairs June 25 after a problem was spotted, has been a landmark for well ...

Inspired by a 2,500-year-old Persian technique, pontoon bridges are serving as a vital link between the Sangam and the 4,000-hectare 'akhada' areas, connecting 25 vibrant sectors at the Maha Kumbh ...

Built in 1888 and named after a Dutch queen, the Queen Emma Bridge is supported by 16 pontoon boats and swings open laterally to allow ships to enter and leave the bay. It's the perfect viewpoint ...

A note from the Army of the James, dated yesterday, says: There is a heavy freshet in the James River, stopping travel over the pontoon bridges. The Richmond Whig, of the 12th inst., contains the ...

The latest unconventional proposal comes from real estate investor and male model Parker Shinn, who is pitching a temporary floating pontoon bridge across the East River. His plan would provide ...

historian and former professor and head of Medieval and Modern History at Allahabad University. Prof Tiwari added that in India, the first pontoon bridge opened to traffic in October 1874 ...

Patna: Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary said here on Wednesday that the govt has decided to build three pontoon bridges across the rivers Ganga and Kosi at a cost of Rs 56.81 crore that will facilitate ...

Prayagraj, Jan 14 (ANI): Sadhus walk on a pontoon bridge to take 'Amrit Snan' at Triveni Sangam on the occasion of 'Makar Sankranti' during the ongoing Maha Kumbh 2025, in Prayagraj on Tuesday.

The pontoon bridges were first used in 480 BC by Persian king Xerxes I during his invasion of Greece. These bridges were also used by the Zhou dynasty in China during the 11th century BC.

More than 1,000 people worked at least 10 hours a day for over a year to construct pontoons for 30 bridges, claimed to be the largest such project till date A helicopter flies over the devotees at the ...