Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to the supports at each end. These supports, called the abutments, carry the load and ...

A new road has been opened in Newquay. The Newquay Strategic Route built by the Duchy of Cornwall and Cornwall Council links the east and the south of the town and crosses the train line via a bridge.

But what is the oldest bridge in the world that is still standing? It is a corbel arch bridge, constructed during the Mycenaean Period, in the Bronze Age, some 3,354 years ago. Incredibly, it is still ...

Arch Labs, whose eponymous network is one of the many projects trying to bring DeFi to Bitcoin, had no trouble raising its $7 million launch capital from big-name venture firms last year.

Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch to the supports at each end. These supports, called the abutments, carry the load and ...

Network Rail Network Rail said the new bridge had been clad with 1,000 tonnes of granite from the De Lank quarry It said the 82ft (25m) long single-arch bridge had been built with 16 pre-cast ...