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The sacred bridge - Shinkyo is located between the town of Nikko and its main shrines, Japan. It’s a red lacquered bridge over to the Daiya River and considered for one of the most beautiful structures in Japan. From the bridge the road leads into the park through 16,000 towering cedar trees. Shinkyo was registered as the UNESCO World Heritage in December 1999.
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The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, which consists of two parallel bridges, holds the distinction as the longest over-water highway in the world by total length. The 24-mile long bridge spans 1/1000th of the earth’s circumference on its trek between Metairie and Mandeville, Louisiana. The causeway is a marvelous engineering project and a wonder to behold as you drive over it with the blue of the water and the blue of the sky merging in the distance ahead of you. The bridge is 24-miles long, and consists of two parallel decks 80-feet apart each outfitted with two lanes of traffic. The decks are supported by more than 9,000 pilings and joined by seven turnaround zones for emergency vehicles. Each weekday over 42,000 cars cross Lake Pontchartrain on the longest bridge in the world, The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.
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The Quays covers the three areas of Salford Quays, Trafford Wharf and Old Trafford around the Manchester Ship Canal. These former docks have been completely redeveloped. The area is now a pleasant part of Manchester, well worth a stroll around the quays and with much to see and do. At The Quays there is a wealth of world-class entertainment, leisure and cultural facilities on offer including The Lowry, Imperial War Museum North, Orsall Hall and The Lowry Outlet Mall. You can even take a trip on the famous Mersey Ferry. If you plan on making a weekend of it, there are great hotels such as the Copthorne Hotel, the Golden Tulip and the Old Trafford Lordge to choose from.
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