Sentences with phrase «century old bridge»

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Chef Joey Baldino, whose nearby Zeppoli across the Walt Whitman Bridge in Collingswood, NJ, landed on our Top 50 list in 2012, took over a century - old Italian social club in South Philly (his uncle, from whom he inherited the space, was a former member) and cleaned it up just enough so that it still feels like Frankie Avalon might come walking through the door at any moment.

A fiscal watchdog group is questioning the state's century - old prevailing wage law for construction workers, saying it unnecessarily costs taxpayers billions of dollars a year in added expenses for big road, bridge and other projects.

Tens of thousands of rail commuters faced disruption Friday morning when a century - old swing bridge in New Jersey failed to close.

But while the bridge will replace the current century - old bridge, that bridge will remain in use until the project is complete.

You can thank those industrious Romans for building the world's oldest reliably dated bridge, too: They erected a stone arch span over the Meles River in Izmir, Turkey, in the ninth century B.C.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today called on Congress to pass the transportation portion of the American Jobs Act during a visit to the Bridgeport - Norristown Viaduct outside Philadelphia, a century - old passenger rail bridge that is among the hundreds of pieces of transportation infrastructure across Pennsylvania in serious need of upgrades and repairs.

From our Princeville Resort rentals, you'll cross the river on the century old Hanalei Bridge which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The canals and bridges are famous throughout the world and a canal cruise is a perfect way to view the seventeenth century picturesque gabled houses, the merchant's elegant mansions and the quirky house boats in the heart of the old city.

One of them involves a unique centuries - old Incan tradition that continues to this day — the renovation of the Q'eswachaka Bridge.

Other historic sights you'll see on this Europe tour are Innsbruck's Golden Roof, the balcony built for Emperor Maximilian in the early 15th century; Pisa's Leaning Tower; and Lucerne's Chapel Bridge, Europe's oldest covered bridge dating back toBridge, Europe's oldest covered bridge dating back tobridge dating back to 1333.

History buffs are sure to be delighted in Regensburg, where your sightseeing features the 12th - century Stone Bridge, the oldest preserved bridge of its kind in Germany; the Porta Pretoria, gates to an ancient Roman fort built in the 2nd century; and St. Peter's Cathedral, begun in the 13th ceBridge, the oldest preserved bridge of its kind in Germany; the Porta Pretoria, gates to an ancient Roman fort built in the 2nd century; and St. Peter's Cathedral, begun in the 13th cebridge of its kind in Germany; the Porta Pretoria, gates to an ancient Roman fort built in the 2nd century; and St. Peter's Cathedral, begun in the 13th century.

Cross the Intracoastal Waterway via the old Bridge of Lions and discover 11 blocks of pedestrian - only traffic along quaint St. George Street, lined by 18th century homes which are now historic landmarks, unique shops, and excellent restaurants.

You then have time to continue exploring Figueres at leisure, perhaps discovering the pentagonal Sant Ferran Castle and the Gothic Church of St Peter, before visiting the historic town of Besalú, a grand old town dominated by a magnificent 11th century fortified bridge.

Amsterdam is known for its 165 canals and 1281 bridges, thousands of old houses from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, and more than 50 museums.

Located in the heart of the city in an old venetian palace of 15th century, two minutes walking from the Rialto Bridge and ten minutes from Piazza San Marco the BB enjoys an ideal location to explore walking the charm of this amazing city.

The prolific 88 - year - old Japanese artist's immersive installations bridge Pop Art and Minimalism, which put her on the map by the middle of the 20th century and have helped make her one of the highest - grossing female artists at auction today.

«We spent six months scouring the region for old steel I - beams of various sizes, forms and colors,» Mr. Schwartzman said, «including several beams that had been part of a turn - of - the - century industrial bridge.»

Old Master Paintings, 19th Century and Russian Art sales totalled # 547.6 million, up 137 % ($ 709.2 million, up 127 %), with one of the highlights of the year including Francesco Guardi's The Rialto Bridge with the Palazzo Dei Camerlenghi, which realised # 26,205,000 in London's July Classic Week.

Armed with a nearly century - old statute and pressing for a special grand jury, a Hampton Roads lawyer hopes to get the city of Norfolk to remove dozens of so - called «love locks» clamped onto a historic pedestrian bridge.