Zeeland Bridge II is a photograph by Dave Bowman which was uploaded on April 1st, 2013.
Zeeland Bridge II
Architectural study of Zeeland Bridge (Zeelandbrug) on a foggy day, Zeeland, Netherlands.
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The Zeeland Bridge (Dutch - Zeelandbrug) is the... more
by Dave Bowman
Title
Zeeland Bridge II
Artist
Dave Bowman
Medium
Photograph
Description
Architectural study of Zeeland Bridge (Zeelandbrug) on a foggy day, Zeeland, Netherlands.
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The Zeeland Bridge (Dutch - Zeelandbrug) is the longest bridge in the Netherlands. The bridge spans the Oosterschelde estuary. It connects the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland in the province of Zeeland.
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The Zeeland Bridge was built between 1963 and 1965. At the time of its completion, it was the longest bridge of Europe. It has a total length of 5,022 metres, and consists of 48 spans of 95 metres, 2 spans of 72.5 metres and a movable bridge with a width of 40 metres. The province of Zeeland paid for the construction of the bridge, and the costs were recovered by levying tolls for the first 30 years.
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The province of Zeeland is a large river delta situated at the mouth of several major rivers. Most of the province lies below sea level and was reclaimed from the sea by inhabitants over time. What used to be a muddy landscape, flooding at high tide and reappearing at low tide, became a series of small man-made hills that stayed dry at all times. The people of the province would later connect the hills by creating dikes, which led to a chain of dry land that later grew into bigger islands and gave the province its current shape. The shape of the islands has changed over time at the hands of both man and nature.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeelandbrug
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April 1st, 2013
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John Hughes
Congratulations, your wonderful image having been placed 2nd in the PHOTOGRAPHY ONLY BRIDGES CONTEST has been featured on the Homepage of the Photography Only Group, please feel free to add it as a permanent record to the Discussion thread for featured images.
John Hughes
Congratulations, your wonderful image has been placed 2nd in the PHOTOGRAPHY ONLY BRIDGES CONTEST, please add your image to the Group if has not already been added in order that it can be Featured on the Group Homepage.
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet!
Bob Lentz
Congratulations!, Dave, on being selected Co-Artist for March 16-31, 2021, as voted by members in the Best of Minimalism group on FAA.
Bob Lentz
Congratulations! This simple and essential image has been selected by group members as a Featured Image in the Best of Minimalism group.
Linaji Creating
Absolutely Excellent Work! CONGRATULATIONS on being featured in our group: All Abstract Art! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Here is the link to the Gallery #44 Opening: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/all-abstract-art.html?showmessage=true&messageid=6320726&targetid=6320730#6320730