This 200 Year Old Bridge Canal Has Something to Say About Being Green
Photo: equinoxefr under a Creative Commons license . Being something of a history buff as well as TreeHugger writer, a recent visit to the Briare Bridge Canal in France’s Loire River Valley caught my attention. The structure itself is remarkable: a 662 meter (2,172 ft), water-filled causeway, it allows boats to cross 11 meters over the Loire quickly and safely, no matter the state of the river below. Nothing markets the canal, built of steel and stone, as especially green, but it has a surprising amount to tell us about today’… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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This 200 Year Old Bridge Canal Has Something to Say About Being Green
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