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There were several reasons that bridges and tunnels were important to railroads. The main reason was that without them, trains would not have been able to travel through mountains.
Marlene Hackett
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∙ 13y agoRailroads are unable to move up or down steep slopes. Bridges and tunnels permit them to avoid taking the long way around mountains or up and down the sides of valleys, which is what they would have to do otherwise to keep the tracks to a gentle slope only.
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Why were bridges and tunnels important to rail roads?
Due to the weights of the vehicles and the low coefficient of friction between a smooth steel rail and wheel, railroads are limited in the sharpness of curves they can follow and the amount of grade, or slope, they can climb.
How bridges and tunnels are alike?
Both bridges and tunnels are man-made to provide a way to get to a point that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to get to.
Did the transcontinental railroad have bridges and tunnels?
yes
What do the bridges have in common?
Bridges and tunnels help carry transport, goods and people. This also shortens the amount of time to travel from a place to another. They also both have different types of bridges and tunnels e.g. bridges- suspension bridge, cable-stayed bridge, beam bridge, rope bridge, swing bridge, arch bridge e.t.c. tunnels- road tunnels, high tunnels, wind tunnels, network tunnels e.t.c. Every time you want to cross a bridge or tunnel you have to pay a toll to get through.
How is the Thames crossed?
Mostly by bridges but there are some tunnels as well.
Tunnels and bridges connect this state to Manhattan island?
brooklyn
Why are many bridges tunnels from goa to kerala?
Aarya kota
Which group of people had the most dangerous jobs when building the railroads?
The ones digging tunnels.
What has the author Franz-Georg Grenz written?
Franz-Georg Grenz has written: 'Infrastrukturinvestitionen und Umwelt' -- subject(s): Bridges, Cost effectiveness, Environmental aspects of Bridges, Environmental aspects of Tunnels, Tunnels
How would a person in NYC adapt to not using bridges?
Get used to using tunnels.
Civil engineers work with structural geologists to?
plan bridges, tunnels, and dams
Why engineers build tunnels and bridges to connect the boroughs?
so they can start it from underground
