WORLD'S LONGEST CABLE STAYED BRIDGE -RIO ANTIRRIO BRIDGE|GREECE|FAMILY TRAVEL VIDEO|4K HD| APR 24

WIFE OF SEAFARER BRONZE STATUE - ‪@Rediscoveringworld1‬
On September 20th, 2008, IMO Secretary-General Mitropoulos unveiled the International Memorial to the “Wife of the Seafarer” in the Greek town of Galaxidi. They stand upon their stone plinth on the tree-lined headland opposite the small town of Galaxidi, a forlorn little group in their plain, homespun clothes, looking out to sea.
The mother waves her handkerchief, her left hand resting on the shoulder of her son, comforting him at the moment of parting. Perhaps he is wondering when he too will be able to go voyaging like his father. The little girl, perhaps too young to really understand the significance of their parting, stands mutely by. They watch their father’s ship heading out into the Gulf of Corinth. Soon the vessel will be hull down, only her masts and sails visible, and they will take the sad walk back to the town, and learn to live without him, for the unknown extent of the voyage, perhaps for ever.
RIO - ANTIRRIO BRIDGE - CENTRAL GREECE
The Rio-Antirrio Bridge is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world at 2,380 metres long. It links the town of Rio on the Peloponnese with Antirrio on mainland Greece, and spans the distance across the Gulf of Corinth. What was once a 45min ferry ride is now a 5min drive. Originally proposed in the late 1800s, the bridge was finally realised in 2004, opening just one week before the Athens Summer Olympics. Its official name is the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge, named after the 19th-century prime minister of Greece whose dream was finally realised 100 years later.
But this is no ordinary bridge; it is an engineering masterpiece! This bridge crosses some of the most active seismic fault lines in Europe, it sits in a natural wind tunnel, and there’s nothing solid at the bottom of the sea to build it on. To make matters worse, one coast is constantly moving away from the other. Owing to these unique conditions, advanced construction techniques were required to make the build a success.
As there is no immediate bedrock under the sea here (just sand, clay and silt), the four piers of the bridge are not buried in the seabed but rather sit on a surface of gravel that was levelled at a depth of 65m below the sea. This allows the pylons to move laterally during an earthquake, whilst the gravel bed absorbs energy. Additionally, the fully suspended string allows extra flexibility and reduced seismic forces, making the bridge earthquake-proof!
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