<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/2dd80012-46b0-453f-b294-c6dbeacb5dfb/D39A32D2-EA96-4602-B8CB-43DD26336B27/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/worlds-largest-solar-powered-tensegrity-pedestrian-cycle-bridge.php#comment-19556402" href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/worlds-largest-solar-powered-tensegrity-pedestrian-cycle-bridge.php#comment-19556402" style="font-size: 11px;">www.treehugger.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/worlds-largest-solar-powered-tensegrity-pedestrian-cycle-bridge.php#comment-19556402"><H1 class="entry-header"><A href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/worlds-largest-solar-powered-tensegrity-pedestrian-cycle-bridge.php">World's Largest (Solar Powered) Tensegrity Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge Opens </A></H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/worlds-largest-solar-powered-tensegrity-pedestrian-cycle-bridge.php#comment-19556402"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.treehugger.com/img/E337658E-B8E3-4019-9864-EE530CB37D01" alt="kurilpa cycle bridge underview photo" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/worlds-largest-solar-powered-tensegrity-pedestrian-cycle-bridge.php#comment-19556402"><P>This week the world's largest tensegrity pedestrian and cycle bridge was officially opened in Brisbane, Queensland. In fact, according to Wikipedia, it is "also the largest <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensegrity">Tensegrity</A> structure in existance." Tensegrity, meaning the tensional integrity based on a synergy between balanced tension and compression components. That might sound like engineering mumbo jumbo, but now that the bridge is open an estimated 36,500 monthly passage of pedestrians and cyclists can go test the theory for themselves, as they cross the 470 metre long span as, the <A href="http://www.publicworks.qld.gov.au/Pages/NewsItem.aspx?NewsTitle=Queensland's%20newest%20bridge%20opens">Kurilpa Bridge</A> arcs over the city's river.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/worlds-largest-solar-powered-tensegrity-pedestrian-cycle-bridge.php#comment-19556402"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.treehugger.com/img/45479588-E95C-404F-97DF-20B7F231BC96" alt="kurilpa cycle bridge overview photo" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/worlds-largest-solar-powered-tensegrity-pedestrian-cycle-bridge.php#comment-19556402">What's equally impressive, is that 84 solar panels will provide (depending on time of day) between 75% and 100% of power the bridge's LED (light emiiting diode) lighting. </blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/D39A32D2-EA96-4602-B8CB-43DD26336B27/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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