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Some interesting facts about the Bridge
(two pylons rest on each abutment tower) || and 368 millimetres in diameter || on each bearing ||
 * **Length of arch span** || 503 metres ||
 * **Height of top of arch** || 134 metres above mean sea level ||
 * **Height to top of aircraft beacon** || 141 metres above mean sea level ||
 * **Width of deck** || 49 metres ||
 * **Clearance for shipping** || 49 metres ||
 * **Height of pylons** || 89 metres above mean sea level ||
 * **Base of each abutment tower** || 68 metres across and 48 metres long
 * **Total length of bridge** || 1149 metres including approach spans ||
 * **Bearing pins** || Each of the four pins measures 4.2 metres long
 * **Thrust on bearings** || Under maximum load approximately 20,000 tonnes
 * **Number of rivets** || Approximately 6,000,000 ||
 * **Largest rivet** || Weighed 3.5 kilograms and was 395 millimetres long ||
 * **Longest hanger** || 58.8 metres ||
 * **Shortest hanger** || 7.3 metres ||
 * **Total weight of steelwork** || 52,800 tonnes including arch and mild steel approach spans ||
 * **Weight of arch** || 39,000 tonnes ||
 * **Rock excavated for foundations** || 122,000 cubic metres ||
 * **Concrete used for bridge** || 95,000 cubic metres ||
 * **Granite facing used on pylons and piers** || 17,000 cubic metres ||
 * **Allowance for deck expansion** || 420 millimetres ||
 * **Allowance for arch expansion** || The arch may rise or fall 18 centimetres due to heating or cooling ||
 * **Number of panels in arch** || 28, each 18.28 metres wide ||
 * **Record tonnage erected** || 589 tonnes of steelwork was erected on the arch in one day on 26 November 1929 ||
 * **Paint required** || 272,000 litres of paint were required to give the Bridge its initial three coats ||

=//__ Eiffel Tower FACTS ABOUT THE EIFFEL TOWER__//= //__ Why is the Eiffel Tower called the Eiffel Tower? __// It was named after one the most influential people in its construction, a contractor,enginner,architect and showman by the name of Gustave Eiffel. __// When was the Eiffel Tower built and completed? //__ The Eiffel tower was finished March 31,1889 __// When was the design of the Eiffel Tower designed? //__ The Eiffel tower was first planned out around 1884. //__ How long did it take to build the Eiffel Tower? __// It took around two years and two months to build. It was built during the years of 1887-1889. //__ How far can you see from the top of the Eiffel Tower? __// You can see around 59 kilometers or around 37 miles from the top of the Eiffel Tower.