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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ibnanv" data-source="post: 5059489" data-attributes="member: 218596">What we need is floating bridge to India. It should connect Mannar and Tamil Nadu. similar to the Dubai one. Can keep indian BJP fanatics at bay. A pontoon bridge or floating bridge is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge" target="_blank">bridge</a> that floats on water, supported by barge-or-boat-like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontoon_%28boat%29" target="_blank">pontoons</a> to support the bridge deck and its dynamic loads. While pontoon bridges are usually temporary structures, some are used for long periods of time. Permanent floating bridges are useful for sheltered water-crossings where it is not considered economically feasible to suspend a bridge from anchored <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier" target="_blank">piers</a>. Such bridges can require a section that is elevated, or can be raised or removed, to allow <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship" target="_blank">ships</a> to pass.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontoon_bridge" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontoon_bridge</a>Another Dubai bridge that I found.<a href="http://www.geekologie.com/2008/02/dubai_building_worlds_tallest.php" target="_blank">http://www.geekologie.com/2008/02/dubai_building_worlds_tallest.php</a></blockquote>

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