The perennial Verde River burbles through, flanked by cottonwoods that, in the fall, resemble giant yellow cauliflowers. You’ll traverse the one-lane Perkinsville Bridge — the most reliable crossing on the Verde River, and a put-in point for rafters.

2025年1月16日 · When the idea of Strand Road first came up, the riverbank had moved between 50 and 250 yards (45 and 230 m) further westward than it did a century ago. Many prominent old Calcutta institutions came up on ground recovered from the river, such as the magnificent Metcalfe Hall, the Bank of Bengal (later Imperial Bank).

2023年2月28日 · About 14,000 years ago, cataclysmic floods scoured out the Columbia River Gorge. Early visionaries engineered an inspired drive along its towering walls. As America’s first scenic highway and a National Historic Landmark, this 70-mile/113-kilometer route is indeed the “King of Roads.”

In ancient times, transport by river was far easier and faster than transport by road, [30] especially considering the cost of road construction and the difference in carrying capacity between carts and river barges. A hybrid of road transport and ship transport beginning in about 1740 is the horse-drawn boat in which the horse follows a ...

The cliff road refers to the road carved out of the mountain side. China has 6 cliff roads in total, mainly located in the Taihang Mountains and the south-eastern Shanxi province. They are Xiyagou Road (Lingchuan county), Guoliang Road (Hui county), Chenjianyuan Road (Lingchuan county), Huilong Road (Lingchuan County), Kunshan Road and Jingdi ...

This portion of State Route 70 is part of the Feather River Scenic Byway, 130 miles of road carved out of the Feather River Gorge. Another pair of bridges, the Tobin Bridges, cross over the river about sixteen miles east of here on the scenic byway.

The road is steeped in history, having been carved out by Mormon pioneers over a century ago as they searched for a way to cross the Colorado River and reach their new home in southeastern Utah. Today, visitors can explore this historic route themselves, marveling at the ingenuity and perseverance of those early settlers who braved incredible ...

2021年1月30日 · The accumulation of this dumped soil was so huge, that local British authorities thought of laying a road along the banks of the river. Thus, Strand Road came into being and became a part of Marquess Wellesley’s scheme for the embankment of the Ganga.

2021年8月13日 · Some historians believe Chowringhee owes its origin to a village called Cherangi, while others believe the name originated from the legend of a yogi, Chourangi Giri, who discovered an image of Goddess Kali’s face and founded the original Kalighat temple. That’s how and why Chowringhee Road was often referred to as the ‘Road to Kalighat.’

2021年7月9日 · In order to reduce the difficulties of the construction work and allow more natural light to shine onto the road, the cliff roads were carved close to the edge of the cliff and windows were drilled out of the rock every 10 meters. When viewed from a distance, the line of rock windows outline the direction of the tunnel.