Image CansoCauseway.jpg 200px thumb right CansoCauseway from Cape Breton Island Image CapeBretonEntrance.jpg 200px thumb right The Canso Canal Bridge crosses the Canso Canal at the eastern end of the causeway ... Scotia peninsula mainland Nova Scotia . The CansoCauseway Cabhsair Chanso in Canadian Gaelic Gaelic coord 45 38 38 N 61 25 11 W display title is a convert 1385 m ft abbr on rock fill causeway in Nova Scotia , Canada . The causeway crosses the Strait of Canso , connecting Cape Breton Island by road ... abbr on long Canso Canal , which is located at the eastern end of the causeway to allow ship traffic to transit the Strait of Canso. The convert 94 m ft abbr on Canso Canal Bridge is a swing bridge which carries the road and railway line across the canal. The word Canso is believed to be derived from ... nshist15.html Construction The CansoCauseway was built at a narrow location on the Strait of Canso .... Official opening The official opening of the CansoCauseway took place on August 13, 1955 when ..., the 100th bagpiper refused to pipe. Unreferenced section date November 2011 Legacy File CansoCauseway Aerial 2007.jpg thumb CansoCauseway from the air, looking northwest from the Cape Breton side. When the causeway was completed, the eastern end of the Strait of Canso became ice free during the winter .... fact date November 2011 From 1955 to the early 1990s, the CansoCauseway charged a toll to motorists ... railway line which crossed the CansoCauseway to the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway ... pm.php?id exhibit home&fl 0&lg English&ex 00000222 The CansoCauseway s History and Impact ... Chauss e de Canso pt CansoCauseway ... Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway . Constructed in an S shape, the causeway has a base width ... to the construction of the causeway, Cape Breton Island was connected to the mainland by separate train ... thumb left ICR rail ferry Scotia provides service across the Strait of Canso ca. 1903 In 1880, the Intercolonial ... more details
Canso can refer to several different things Canso, Nova Scotia , a small fishing town in eastern Nova Scotia , Canada . CansoCauseway , a rock fill causeway connecting Cape Breton Island to mainland Nova Scotia, Canada Canso crater is a crater on Mars which was named after the Nova Scotian town. Canso song , a troubadour form PBY Canso , a World War II era patrol bomber flying boat flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force. Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation CANSO , the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation Strait of CansoCanSo Clothing A line of Designer Tee s created by Frank Caruso, aka Frankie CanSo . disambig de Canso pt Canso desambigua o ... more details
causeways in the world CansoCauseway , Nova Scotia , Canada Coord 45.6443 61.4184 type landmark Hindenburgdamm , Germany Coord 54.8852 8.5404 type landmark Johor Singapore Causeway Coord 1.4520 103.7700 type landmark Lake Ponchartrain , Louisiana Coord 30.1974 90.1205 type landmark King Fahd Causeway ...other uses Citation style date September 2009 BridgeTypePix type name Causeway image Hindenburgdamm.jpg image title The Hindenburgdamm Hindenburgdamm Rail Causeway across the Wadden Sea to the island of Sylt ... Image Antelope Island Causeway.jpg thumb 250px The causeway to Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA Image Singapore Johor Causeway.jpg thumb right 250px The Johor Singapore Causeway ... The Sorell Causeway in Tasmania , Australia Image Heading north on Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.jpg thumb right Lake Pontchartrain Causeway bridge in New Orleans . Image I 195 Miami eastbound.jpg thumb right 250px The Julia Tuttle Causeway , one of the major arteries connecting Miami and Miami Beach, Florida Miami Beach in Florida . Image Causeway at Colwyn Bay Beach.jpg thumb right 250px Causeway across Colwyn Bay Colwyn Bay Beach , Wales , United Kingdom . A causeway is a road or railway route ... blurred when flood relief culvert s are incorporated in the structure a causeway is however primarily ... and Malaysia the Johor Singapore Causeway , Bahrain and Saudi Arabia 25 km long King Fahd Causeway ... , and Markerwaarddijk . In Louisiana , two very long bridges, called the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway .... In the Republic of Panama a causeway connects the islands of Perico, Flamenco, and Naos to Panama ... English name causeway is sometimes confused with Coastway , name of a touristic zone in Panama city ... and Coloane in Macau was initially built as a causeway. The sea on both sides of the causeway had become ... landmark Mahim Causeway , Mumbai , Republic of India India Coord 19.04871 N 72.83816 E type landmark Swarkestone causeway, Derby , England, United Kingdom Causeway across Haraldssund , Faroe Islands ... more details
08 24 ref Further reading The CansoCauseway s History and Impact http www.museevirtuel virtualmuseum.ca ...?sid 280427&sc 145 title Canso Canal closing early this year for renovations last King first ... Canso Canal information from the Canadian Coast Guard coord 45 38 53 N 61 24 50 W display title name Canso Canal Category Ship canals Category Canals in Nova Scotia Category Transportation in Inverness ... more details
9546056 0 8 ref References reflist External links http www.straitofcansostudies.ca Strait of Canso Economic Development Studies online collection of studies of the Strait of Canso area coord 45 35 50 ... Scotia Canso Category Geography of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia Category Geography of Guysborough ... Scotia NovaScotia geo stub be fr D troit de Canso it Stretto di Canso ja ru ... more details
about the river crossing in Perth causeways in general Causeway Image Causeway North.jpg thumb right Northwestern section of the Causeway, viewed from Heirisson Island The Causeway is the name of the traffic ... which restricted river navigation, the Colony Government constructed a causeway and bridge across ... future floods. Over the following decades, the three bridges making up this second Causeway were widened several times, and they were eventually replaced by the present pair of Causeway bridges in 1952. The current Causeway bridges were the first in Western Australia to use steel composite construction ... Register of Heritage Places . History First Causeway 1843 File Causeway 1862.jpg thumb right Stereoscopic ... at the site, and Roe showed the public suggested plans for the proposed causeway. ref name Cygnet6 ... work had been carried out towards building the causeway, which is thought to have been the upgrading ... to investigate into the viability of a causeway at the site. ref name Cygnet6 On 16 February 1839 ... Cygnet Cygnet , p. 7 ref This original causeway consisted of a central bridge for river navigation , with a raised ... The causeway was sufficiently completed in January 1842 to be used by horsemen, and the causeway ... of only one other person, one of his friends. ref name Cygnet7 The causeway was originally a toll ... been Perth s only toll road. ref name Priestner Second Causeway 1862 File Perth Causeway, 1906.jpg thumb right The second Causeway with a tram, viewed from the Perth side. In June 1862 major flooding ... causeway was almost destroyed after being under seven or eight feet of water. ref name Priestner ref name Cygnet8 However, Governor of Western Australia Governor John Hampton ordered the causeway be rehabilitated and raised several feet. ref name Priestner ref name Cygnet8 The new Causeway was designed ... PDF Files C 20Reg Causeway 20Bridges 20 28P 29.PDF title Permanent Entry Causeway ... of Western Australia ref The opening of the newly refurbished Causeway was a more pompous affair ... more details
MarsGeo Crater name The crater Canso on Mars image Image Canso crater.jpg 200px eponym Canso, Nova Scotia latitude 21.6 N or S N longitude 60.7 E or W W diameter 27.4 km Canso is a Mars Martian Impact crater crater . It lies about 450 kilometres west of the Viking 1 lander, slightly northeast of Lunae Planum , and west of Chryse Planitia , in the Lunae Palus quadrangle . The crater is named after Canso, Nova Scotia Canso , a fishing town in Nova Scotia . The name was officially adopted in 1988 by the International Astronomical Union s Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature IAU WGPSN . gallery Image Canso Crater.JPG Canso Crater North Wall and Floor, as seen by HiRISE. gallery References http Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov IAU WGPSN Planetary Feature Gazetteer Database. USGS Branch of Astrogeology, Flagstaff, Arizona. crater stub Mars stub Category Impact craters on Mars bs Canso krater de Canso Marskrater fr Canso crat re pt Canso cratera sk Canso kr ter ... more details
The canso IPA oc kan su, ka su lang , IPA ca k n so, kan so lang modern Occitan language Occitan spelling canson , modern Catalan language Catalan spelling can , pl. can ons is a song style used by the troubadour s. It consists of three parts. The first stanza is the exordium , where the composer explains his purpose. The main body of the song occurs in the following stanzas, and usually draw out a variety of relationships with the exordium . The canso can end with either a Tornada Occitan literary term tornada or envoi . This part usually bring the piece to some form of resolution. A tornada is a shortened stanza, containing only a latter part of the standard stanza used up to that point. Some cansos contain more than one tornada. The canso became, in Old French , the grand chant . External links http cunnan.sca.org.au wiki Canso Cunnan wiki source GFDL Category Occitan literature Category Western medieval lyric forms ca Can trobadors es Canci n trovador fr Canso it Canso lmo Cans troad r ja oc Canso pl Canso ru sl Canso pesem sr uk ... more details
unreferenced date September 2010 This article is about the headland. For the town, see Canso, Nova Scotia . Location map Canada Nova Scotia label Cape Canso position right lat 45.3 long 60.9325 caption Location of Cape Canso in Nova Scotia Cape Canso is a Headlands and bays headland located at the eastern extremity of the Nova Scotia peninsula in the Canada Canadian province of Nova Scotia . coord 45 18 00 N 60 55 57 W display title DEFAULTSORT Canso, Cape Category Headlands of Nova Scotia Category Geography of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia NovaScotia geo stub ... more details
Orphan date December 2010 The Canso Rocks Coord 63 39 S 59 18 W source GNIS display inline,title are two rocks lying west of Bone Bay Antarctica Bone Bay , convert 2 nmi km 0 northwest of Notter Point , Trinity Peninsula . They were named by the UK Antarctic Place Names Committee after the Consolidated PBY Catalina Canso , one of the types of aircraft used by the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition 1955 57 . ref name gnis References Reflist refs ref name gnis cite gnis type antarid id 2387 name Canso Rocks accessdate 2011 10 24 ref usgs gazetteer id 2387 Category Rock formations on Trinity Peninsula TrinityPeninsula geo stub ... more details
italictitle The Canso d Antioca was a late twelfth century Occitan language Occitan epic poem in the form of a chanson de geste describing the First Crusade up to the Siege of Antioch 1098 . It survives only in a manuscript fragment of 707 alexandrines preserved in Madrid . ref name Sweetenham Sweetenham, 2. ref ref name Mace145 Mac , 145. ref The Canso was a reworking of an earlier Occitan epic history of the First Crusade written by Gregory Bechada probably between 1106 and 1118. ref name Paterson84 Paterson, 84. ref Being based partially on eyewitness testimony, the Canso serves as a source in its own right for the Occitan contribution at Antioch. ref name Paterson84 ref Sweetenham, 79. ref It emphasises the feats of the knights of southern France, especially Gouffier de Lastours , and southern Italy, the Italo Normans under Bohemond I of Antioch Bohemond of Taranto . ref name Paterson84 It is sometimes supposed to have also dealt extensively with Raymond IV of Toulouse , but he is not found in the surviving fragments. ref name Mace145 The Canso also served as the literary model for the early thirteenth century Chanson de la Croisade Albigeoise of William of Tudela ref name Paterson84 and for the late thirteenth century History of the War of Navarre of William Anelier . ref Sweetenham, 4. ref ref Mac , 146. ref Portions of it were also translated into Castilian language Castilian for the Gran Conquista de Ultramar , which also contains unique material possibly borrowed from the complete version of the Canso or from Bechada s earlier epic. ref name Sweetenham References div class references small The Canso d Antioca An Epic Chronicle of the First Crusade , ed. and trans. Carol Sweetenham and Linda M. Paterson. Aldershot and Burlington Ashgate Publishing, 2003. http books.google.ca ... literature Category Crusade literature Category Chansons de geste de Canso d Antiocha it Canso d Antioca la Canso d Antioca ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Raid on Canso partof King George s War date May 23, 1744 place Canso, Nova Scotia result French victory combatant1 flagcountry Kingdom of France br Wabanaki Confederacy Mi kmaq combatant2 flagcountry Kingdom of Great Britain commander1 Joseph Dupont Duvivier Fran ois du Pont Duvivier commander2 Patrick Heron British Army officer Patrick Heron POW br George Ryall POW strength1 17 vessels 2 privateers 1 sloop 14 fishing boats 351 soldiers 139 men and officers of the troupes de la marine 212 militia strength2 over 100 men several ships casualties1 Negligible casualties2 1 killed, 4 wounded, about 100 captured campaignbox Campaignbox War Of Austrian Succession King George s War The Raid on Canso was an attack by French forces from Louisbourg on the British outpost of Canso, Nova Scotia shortly after war declarations opened King George s War . The French raid was intended to boost morale, secure Fortress of Louisbourg Louisbourg s supply lines with the surrounding Acadian settlements, and deprive Britain of a base from which to attack Louisbourg. While the settlement ... 1745 an attack on Louisbourg in 1745, using Canso as a staging area. Background The inhabitants .... Within a week of the arrival of the news of war a military expedition to Canso was agreed upon ... Duvivier Fran ois du Pont Duvivier , arrived during the night of May 24, finding Canso weakly defended ... several casualties. The terms of surrender were promptly worked out, and by mid morning Canso was in French ... on Canso caused great excitement and celebration in Louisbourg, bolstering the morale of the French ... of Louisbourg . John Bradstreet was captured in the French raid on Canso, and while imprisoned at Louisbourg ... Category Battles involving Great Britain Canso Category Battles involving France Canso Category Battles of the War of the Austrian Succession Canso Category History of Nova Scotia Category Conflicts in Nova Scotia Category Conflicts in Canada Category 1744 in Nova Scotia Category Military raids Canso ... more details
unreferenced date November 2011 notability date November 2011 Image CapeBretonEntrance.jpg 200px thumb right The Canso Canal Bridge crosses the Canso Canal at the eastern end of the Canso Causeway . The navigable canal is considered the official dividing line between Cape Breton Island and Nova Scotia peninsula mainland Nova Scotia . The Canso Canal Bridge is a swing bridge in Nova Scotia , Canada . The bridge is a rotating swing bridge that crosses the Canso Canal at the eastern end of the Canso Causeway . The bridge carries the 2 traffic lanes of Nova Scotia Highway 104 Highway 104 the Trans Canada Highway as well as a single track railway line operated by the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway CBNS . The bridge is owned and maintained by the railway company, although maintenance costs are shared by the Government of Nova Scotia s Department of Transportation and Public Works. Dimensions The bridge is a 94 metre 308.3 feet long swing bridge of a truss design which carries the Trans Canada Highway road and railway line across the canal immediately south of the southern end of the canal s single lock. History The bridge carried its first traffic a train on April 18, 1955 when the Canso Causeway construction was completed. Its official opening was on August 13 of that year. From 1955 1993 the bridge was owned and operated by the Canadian National Railway CN . Ownership was transferred to the CBNS after that company purchased the Truro, Nova Scotia Truro Sydney, Nova Scotia Sydney railway line in 1993. The railway employs a bridge operator who is required by federal law to rotate the structure to accommodate vessel passage. coord 45 38 50.61 N 61 24 45.08 W display title Category Bridges in Nova Scotia Category Road rail bridges Category Swing bridges in Canada Category Transportation in Inverness County, Nova Scotia Category Buildings and structures in Inverness County, Nova Scotia Category Bridges completed in 1955 Category Bridges on the Trans Canada ... more details
A causeway is a road or railway elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. Causeway may also refer to Locations Battleship Parkway , commonly referred to The Causeway , Mobile, Alabama Causeway, County Kerry , a village in the Republic of Ireland Causeway Bay , a heavily built up area of Hong Kong Causeway Islands , four small islands near the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Causeway Road , a main road in Hong Kong Giant s Causeway , a rock formation in Northern Ireland Lake Pontchartrain Causeway , the world s second longest 24 miles over water bridge, located in Louisiana, United States Causeway Lane , the home ground of Matlock Town F.C., an English football club who play in the Northern Premier League Premier Division The Causeway , two bridges that span the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia The Johor Singapore Causeway , which links Malaysia to Singapore The Causeway a short passage across Lake DeFrost that New City, New York to Congers, New York Organisations Causeway Bay MTR , a station on MTR s Island line on Hong Kong Island Causeway Classic , the annual College football game between the University of California, Davis and the California State University, Sacramento the Causeway Carriage is awarded to the winner Causeway Institute , an educational institution in Northern Ireland Causeway Point , one of the largest shopping malls in Singapore disambig ... more details
Refimprove date September 2008 Infobox Bridge bridge name Galveston Causeway image Old Causeway, Galveston.jpg caption The old 1912 Galveston Causeway, now in use as a railroad bridge. official name Galveston Causeway also known as carries Rail old causeway br Motor traffic new causeway crosses Gulf Intracoastal Waterway , Galveston Bay locale Galveston maint Texas Department of Transportation id design mainspan length width below traffic open 1912 original causeway closed toll free both ways map cue map image map text map width coordinates coord 29.2957934 94.8861265 format dms display inline,title region US type landmark lat long The Galveston Causeway is a set of causeway s in Galveston, Texas , United States . Two of the routes carry the southbound and northbound traffic of Interstate 45 , while the original causeway is restricted to rail traffic. It is the only free roadway access point to Galveston Island . The causeway carries traffic over Galveston Bay and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway . The original causeway was built in 1912 and carried both rail and auto traffic. The auto traffic was transferred to new causeways built to the west in 1939, leaving the original bridge for rail traffic. The original route was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. clear Rebuilding in 2003 Image Newgalvestoncauseway.jpg thumb 512px left New Galveston Causeway bridge under construction in 2007 clear Road construction Construction of replacement bridges for both auto ... Paschenko, Chris http www.galvnews.com story.lasso?ewcd 64a11b740f18d978 Causeway should be open by November ... galvestondailynews.com story.lasso?ewcd 29f131da00b9b7d6 Still some delays after new causeway opens ... 2008, the causeway flooded well before Hurricane Ike , due to the tremendous storm surge created ... of the causeway due to wind before surge. As of the early afternoon on September 13, 12 hours after official Landfall meteorology landfall , the causeway was blocked by numerous watercraft. References ... more details
infobox UK place country England official name Chiddingstone Causeway static image static image caption latitude 51.195300 longitude 0.174450 population civil parish shire district Sevenoaks district Sevenoaks shire county Kent region South East England constituency westminster post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference Chiddingstone Causeway is a village convert 4 mi km 0 west of Tonbridge in Kent , England . It is within the Sevenoaks district Sevenoaks local government Districts of England district . External links Commons category inline Chiddingstone Causeway Sevenoaks Category Villages in Kent Kent geo stub pl Chiddingstone Causeway ... more details
refimprove date December 2008 The Yolo Causeway is a 3.2 mile 5.2 kilometer long elevated highway viaduct on Interstate 80 California Interstate 80 that crosses the Yolo Bypass floodplain and connects the cities of Sacramento, California and Davis, California through West Sacramento, California . Image Yolo Causeway circa 1920.jpg thumb 300px right An artist s representation of the original Yolo Causeway. Circa 1920. The structure An original stretch of the Causeway was opened in 1916 connecting what is now the city of West Sacramento with Davis, California. The viaduct contained one lane in each direction and in 1928 was made a part of the re routed Lincoln Highway , the first road across America. Later, the causeway became a part of US Highways 40 and 99W. It also included a drawspan for barges that sometimes needed to cross the bypass. The current causeway was built in 1962 and renamed the Blecher Freeman Memorial Causeway after two California Highway Patrol officers who were shot to death in 1978 after a highway stop near the causeway. ref name California Highways Interstate 80 cite web url http www.cahighways.org 073 080.html 080 title California Highways Interstate 80 last Faigin first Daniel accessdate 2008 12 02 ref The causeway is composed of two bridges connected by an earth fill segment. The easternmost of the two bridges is the longer of the two and traffic reporters will sometimes refer to the two structures as the long bridge and the short bridge . The bypass The 25,500 acre 103 km Yolo Bypass protects Sacramento and other California Central Valley communities ... Causeway as of August 2011 is undergoing a 30 million dollar renovation repaving and retrofitting project, with milling operations provided by ANRAK cooperation. UCD CSUS The Causeway Classic College ... and the Causeway Carriage trophy awarded to the winner of that game are both named after the Yolo Causeway. References reflist External links http daviswiki.org Yolo Causeway Yolo Causeway Davis Wiki ... more details
Image Mahim Causeway 2.jpg thumb The Mahim Causeway The Mahim Causeway is a vital link road connecting the Mumbai City city of Mumbai with its northern Mumbai Suburban District suburbs . The causeway links the neighbourhoods of Mahim to the south with Bandra to the north. The Mahim Causeway was built between 1841 to 1846 to connect the island of Salsette with Mahim. The swampy area between the two islands made travel dangerous and thus a need for a causeway arose. The British East India Company , who governed Bombay at that time, refused to fund the project. This led Avabai Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy Lady Jeejeebhoy , wife of the first baronet Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy , to donate the entire amount of Indian rupee Rs. 1,57,000 NUMBERING SYSTEM IS CORRECT See Indian numbering system . on the condition that the government would not charge a toll for its use or disturb the Koli community who lived around the area ref cite news title A bridge with a difference url http week.manoramaonline.com cgi bin MMonline.dll portal ep theWeekContent.do?BV ID &contentType EDITORIAL§ionName TheWeek Last Word&programId 1073754894&contentId 5758088 last Mahesh Dattani ref The Mahim causeway forms the link between Swami Vivekanand Road and Lady Jamshetjee Road, Mumbai L.J.Road , being the stretch between Bandra masjid and St. Michael s Church Mumbai Mahim church St. Michael s . It is not to be confused with the Bandra Worli Sea Link , a major infrastructural project opened on June 30, 2009 which is designed to ease traffic across the causeway by building another bridge across the Mahim Bay . See also http www.wikimapia.org 126775 Mahim Causeway , bird s eye view, Wikimapia References Reflist http www.maharashtra.gov.in pdf gazeetter reprint Thane I trade roads.html 3 Causeways from Thana District Gazetteer http theory.tifr.res.in bombay physical geo mahim.html Mahim http www.dancewithshadows.com mumbai history.asp Bombay Mumbai pages coord 19.04871 N 72.83816 E type landmark region IN MH display ... more details
unreferenced date February 2009 Infobox GAA club club gaa Causeway G.A.A. province Munster county Kerry irish An T char C.L.G. An T chair crest founded nickname colours Maroon and White grounds Causeway coordinates coord 52 24 38.38 N 9 44 12.16 W display it region IE type landmark pattern la whiteflair ... socks 7A0029 h3 7 The parish of Causeway is situated roughly 15 miles north of Tralee, 6 miles ..., hurling takes precedence in North Kerry, and at the centre of this is Causeway G.A.A. Club. Causeway ... after. Club history Early records indicate that Causeway fielded teams sporadically around the late 19th and early 20th century. Causeway first entered the County Senior Hurling championship in 1892. Causeway s first County Championship success came in 1932. Led by the Legendary Neilus Flynn, Causeway ... Neilus Flynn had the honour of captaining two different teams to Championship success Causeway ... in Foxfort. Another interesting aspect is that up to the mid 30 s Causeway played in Black & Amber .... Causeway G.A.A. club entered into agreement with Causeway Comprehensive School and Kerry V.E.C. and developed a field, bought from the late Bart Costello, to the south of village. Causeway G.A.A ... year, Causeway finally re gained the coveted title of County Champions in 1979. Crotta were defeated ... Roger Hussey to become the 1st Causeway man since Neilus Flynn to lift the County Championship ... led Causeway to victory. A centenary final defeat to Ballyduff in 1984 was followed by another county ..., scoreboard and Stand. Then in June 1988 amid great Fanfare, Causeway G.A.A. club proudly opened their facilities ... Causeway has one of the Strongest Under age set ups in the county. The decade finished on a high for the club ... years a Maurice O Carroll led Causeway defeated Crotta in a repeat of the 79 final. In 1999 Causeway U 16 s won the Club All Ireland Shield held in Carlow. While Causeway players have figured prominently ... Official Causeway GAA Club website DEFAULTSORT Causeway G.A.A. Category Gaelic Athletic ... more details
refimprove date February 2008 Chinese pic HK Causeway Bay Buidlings 2007.jpg piccap High Density Buildings in Causeway Bay t linktext s ci IPA yue t l w n j tung sup 4 sup lo sup 4 sup waan sup 4 sup p T nglu w n y T hng L h W hn l Copper Gong Bay Causeway Bay Traditional Chinese ... as Tung Lo Wan as in Tung Lo Wan Road . The rent in the shopping areas of Causeway Bay is ranked ... closing in on fifth avenue retail rents 2011090151391 ref The rent of Causeway Bay is near a double ... thumb 250px right The busy Yee Wo Street crossing Image Causeway Bay View from ICC 201105.jpg thumb 250px View from Kowloon peninsula Image HK Causeway Bay Hysan Avenue AIA Plaza.JPG thumb 250px AIA Building on Hysan Avenue Image Causeway Bay at Night.JPG thumb 250px right Causeway Bay at night ... Park, Hong Kong Victoria Park Part of Causeway Bay, including Tsing Fung Street, Causeway Bay market ... . 2 sub districts of causeway bay are grouped belong to the eastern district of district board ... are causeway bay north and causeway bay south, while that grouped into wan chai are causeway ... of the naming of direction names to districts. The causeway bay middle sub district consisted of most of the causeway bay sub district today and the causeway bay north consisted of most of the victoria park sub district and the causeway bay south consisted of most of the tin hau ... region ref Regional and city based government organizations, like the causeway bay market, fire station ... facility are allocated into the western part. ref google map,government booklet ref History The Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter typhoon shelter of Causeway Bay and the Tin Hau Temple reveal that the area ... land reclamation , Causeway Bay was a heavily silted bay. Its former shape can be found on maps by tracing Tung Lo Wan Road, which goes along the former bay. In the early stage of development a causeway was built, which is the present day Causeway Road. In the 1950s, the coastline was further pushed ... more details
File Causeway panama pano.jpg thumb 220px left Causeway The Causeway Islands Spanish language Spanish Islas Calzada de Amador are four small islands by the Pacific Ocean Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal . They were linked to the mainland via a causeway , made from rock extracted during the excavations from the Panama Canal. In part the causeway was meant to serve as a breakwater for the entrance. A one lane road runs along the causeway to each island, and there is a bicycle jogging path as well. The islands are as follows Naos home to a research lab run by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute STRI . Culebra Perico Flamenco During World War II , fortifications were constructed on the islands to protect the canal but were never used. They have since been dismantled, but bulwarks and empty gun emplacements still exist. Launch facilities are used by pilots boarding ships entering the Panama Canal from these islands. Manuel Noriega built a private house on one of the islands, which was destroyed and looted during his ouster. Since control of the islands reverted to Panama they had previously been part of the Panama Canal Zone Canal Zone , there has been considerable development along the causeway and edges of the islands, including port facilities, marinas, shopping, and restaurants. Away from their perimeters, the hilly islands still contain isolated maritime jungle, though they are threatened by continued development. External links http www.focuspublicationsint.com focuspanama en arti causeway.htm Focus Amador Causeway coord 8.913 79.525 type isle region PA display title Category Panama Canal Category Pacific islands of Panama Panama geo stub es Calzada de Amador ... more details
s Causeway was opened to traffic on 19 September 1871 by John Henry Lefroy Governor Lefroy . The construction ... drawn carriages used the Causeway. The Bermuda Railway operated island wide, providing rail ..., the causeway was lightly used. With the construction of the Fort Bell Army Airfield Kindley Field ... for essential military uses during the wartime emergency, motorized vehicle use of the causeway ... vehicles and the causeway became an essential part of Transport in Bermuda Bermuda s transport infrastructure for the average citizen. Throughout its existence, the causeway has suffered from damage due to hurricanes. On 1 September 1880, the causeway was wrecked by the great storm . It was rebuilt ... was ravaged by another powerful hurricane. Afterwards, the causeway was rebuilt of stone block ... alternatives to simply repairing the Causeway after each storm knocked it out. These alternatives ... on these plans began in October, 2006. By February 2010, however, plans to replace to Causeway had been ... http www.newcrossing.gov.bm Bermuda Government website on future Causeway development References Reflist Category Geography of Bermuda simple The Causeway, Bermuda ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 The Chembur causeway is a causeway in Bombay , India . It was built about 1846. It is convert 3105 ft m long, from twenty two to twenty four feet wide, and from five to twelve feet high. The causeway is used at all seasons, the chief traffic, besides passengers, being grass, rice, fruit, and vegetables on their way to Bombay. It is repaired as part of the Kurla Trombay road out of the Thana Local Funds. There is no toll. References http www.maharashtra.gov.in pdf gazeetter reprint Thane I trade roads.html 3 Causeways from Thana District Gazetteer Category Streets in Mumbai ... more details
Use mdy dates date January 2012 Infobox bridge bridge name MacArthur Causeway native name small County Causeway small native name lang image Watson Island.png image size 250px alt caption The entirety of the causeway, bisecting Downtown Miami Downtown and South Beach official name General Douglas MacArthur Causeway other name carries 6 lanes of Florida State Road A1A SR A1A crosses Biscayne Bay locale Miami to Miami Beach, Florida Miami Beach maint Florida Department of Transportation FDOT id designer Frederic R. Harris Frederic R. Harris, Inc. , American Bridge Company design Causeway , beam bridge beam material Slab s, girders , embankment transportation fill pierswater length convert 3.5 mi ... Douglas MacArthur Causeway is a six lane causeway which connects Downtown Miami Downtown , Miami ... Star Island . The MacArthur Causeway carries Interstate 395 and Florida State Route A1A over the Biscayne ... left County Causeway, circa 1923 Palm and Hibiscus Islands visible center ground In the late 1910s, with the deteriorating wooden Collins Bridge now, the Venetian Causeway as the only direct land ... in 1917. The roadway, dedicated as the County Causeway, was completed in 1920. Watson Island Miami ... law and government Dade County Commission voted to rename the causeway in honor of World War II General ... title Causeway Our Thanks for Bataan newspaper The Miami News date April 6, 1964 page 1A url http news.google.com ... gallery File MacArthur Causeway 20100520.jpg Large portion of the causeway. Fisher Island Florida .... File Macarthurcauseway.jpg MacArthur Causeway eastbound from Miami to Miami Beach in far background . File Macarthur Causeway at night.jpg Macarthur Causeway at night gallery References reflist See also commons category structurae id s0008039 title MacArthur Causeway , 2006 Miami Area Roads Bridges of Florida Crossings navbox structure Crossings place Biscayne Bay bridge MacArthur Causeway ... Causeway upstream signs downstream text South downstream Florida State Road 886 Port Boulevard ... more details
The historic 1949 Andrews Causeway in Florida , United States bisects the Lake Estelle , allowing attractive views of Orlando, Florida Orlando Loch Haven Park , Florida Hospital and the surrounding neighborhoods. Andrews Causeway allows Florida State Road 15 Mills Avenue to enter into Orlando from Winter Park to the North. The Causeway was renamed by order of the 1949 State Legislature and was dedicated by Harry S. Truman President Truman . Dedication On Tuesday, March 8th, 1949, President Truman continued his trip from Key West to Orlando. As Lieut. Comdr. William M. Rigdon , U.S.N. United States Navy recorded in the President s log The motorcade was halted on North Mills Street , Orlando at the causeway across Lake Estelle. The President, at 11 05 a.m., alighted from his car and was greeted by Mrs. Charles O. Andrews widow of the former United States Senator and Mr. Charles O. Andrews, Jr . Mr. Andrews presented to the President approximately fifty guests who had been invited to witness the ceremony to be held at the causeway. William Beardall, Jr. Mayor Beardall extended to the President the official greetings of his city. The President responded and, with a pair of scissors handed to him, cut the ribbon symbolizing the dedication of the causeway as the Charles O. Andrews Causeway honoring the memory of Senator Andrews. The President paid special tribute to Senator Andrews, referring to him as a great public servant and fine gentleman. ref cite web url http www.trumanlittlewhitehouse.com logs log6.pdf format pdf title Log of President Truman s Trip to Key West and Orlando Florida March 6 19 1949 last Rigdon first Wiliam M. ref References reflist Coord 28.5748 81.3645 region US type landmark display title Category Causeways in Florida Category Landmarks in Florida Florida struct stub ... more details
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