Inspired by an ancient Persian engineering technique, pontoon bridges are at the heart ... In India, the concept was first utilized for the old Howrah Bridge in 1874. Professor Yogeshwar Tiwari ...

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 ...

While King Wen of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China was the first to create a pontoon bridge in the 11th century BC, the first secure and permanent ones, linked with iron chains, came first during ...