• Jens Nørgaard Larsen / EPA

    With only five feet of free space Finnish-built cruise ship MS Allure of the Seas passes under the Store Belt Bridge at low tide on Oct. 30. The bridge connects the Danish islands of Fuenen and Zealand. The vessel is set for its home port in Florida, US, and like its sister ship, the Allure of the Seas is 360 metres long, and can carry 5,400 passengers. The 16-deck vessel has dozens of cafes and restaurants. There are seven theme areas, including a central park, boardwalk, royal promenade, and a pool and sports zone.

    Tight squeeze

    Read the full story here.

  • Julie Jacobson/AP

    Hoover Dam is framed in the newly completed by-pass bridge spanning the Colorado River Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, near Boulder City, Nev. The bridge was dedicated on Thursday and open to the public Saturday.

    Bridge to somewhere

    By Rich Shulman

    As if the Hoover Dam isn't enough of an engineering marvel, the new bypass bridge soaring over the Colorado River is the longest bridge built with concrete arches in the western hemisphere.

    The 1,900-foot engineering wonder perched 890 feet above the Colorado River is expected to drastically cut travel time along the main route between Las Vegas and Phoenix, as motorists will no longer have to make their way across the dam's winding two-lane road at a snail's pace.

  • Pavel Rahman / AP

    Bangladeshi commuters cross the Buriganga River on a floating boat bridge in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. Since the growth of water hyacinth has hampered the movement of boats on the river a group of boatmen have taken 34 dinghies and connected them together to create the floating bridge. A fee of Taka 2 (USD$0.02) is charged per person allowing the boatmen to make an alternative form of income until they are able to resume boating.

    Floating bridge in Bangladesh

    I wonder if the boats are well lashed together, or if it's a lot of work to avoid falling in when stepping between them.

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