Read more bridge stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7694/bridge.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:22:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72340/aussie-bridge-has-a-cow-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAustralians will get up close and personal with their breakfast on Sunday when 15 cows and a football field’s worth of turf take over the Sydney Harbour Bridge for a picnic. The cows and grass are part of “Breakfast on the Bridge,” an event that showcases regional produce. Ticketholders will...http://www.newser.com/story/72340/aussie-bridge-has-a-cow-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 13:44:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69226/british-bridges-duel-on-twitter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritain's best-known bridges are battling it out on Twitter, the Daily Telegraph reports. The steady stream of monotonous updates from London's Tower Bridge's official Twitter feed—"I am opening for the SB Lady Daphne, which is passing upstream"—inspired someone to set up a spoof account for nearby London Bridge,...http://www.newser.com/story/69226/british-bridges-duel-on-twitter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Sep 2009 6:30:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63045/us-built-bridge-supports-afghan-drug-trade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA US-built bridge linking Afghanistan and Tajikistan that cost taxpayers $37 million has greatly benefited exporters of Afghan opium, McClatchy reports. The bridge over the Panj river was supposed to facilitate commerce between the two nations, but the surging flow of opium across Afghanistan’s northern border threatens to turn Tajikistan—...http://www.newser.com/story/63045/us-built-bridge-supports-afghan-drug-trade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Jun 2009 16:39:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59918/passer-by-pushes-would-be-suicide-off-bridge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina’s Haizhu Bridge has attracted 12 would-be jumpers since April—none jumped, but all caused traffic jams. The latest, Chen Fuchao, was the final straw for Lai Jiansheng: After traffic was stopped for 5 hours by police, Lai broke through a barrier, shook Chen’s hand, and pushed him off the...http://www.newser.com/story/59918/passer-by-pushes-would-be-suicide-off-bridge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 23 May 2009 9:00:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59792/bridge-may-help-super-seniors-trump-dementia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn exclusive club of senior citizens—people who have passed 90 without suffering from dementia—is helping researchers delve into the secrets of aging and the keys to staving off mental decline. "The most successful agers on earth," who represent just one-half of 1% of the population, are "only just...http://www.newser.com/story/59792/bridge-may-help-super-seniors-trump-dementia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 10:10:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49307/aussie-dad-hurls-girl-to-her-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Australian man has been charged with fatally throwing his 4-year-old daughter off a bridge during Melbourne's rush hour, the BBC reports. Arthur Freeman, 35, tossed the girl 190 feet into a river this morning as hundreds of cars passed. Freeman, said to be suicidal, is believed to be in...http://www.newser.com/story/49307/aussie-dad-hurls-girl-to-her-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 8:04:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34236/chess-too-wimpy-for-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChess players and bridge players will be spectators when the Olympics begin this week, but both are making a strong push to be official sports at the 2012 Games, Time reports. First, they'll have to convince a skeptical International Olympic Committee that they belong, despite their decided lack of physical...http://www.newser.com/story/34236/chess-too-wimpy-for-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Aug 2008 18:25:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29817/levees-crumbling-midwest-struggles-to-stem-tide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe worst flooding in 15 years has exposed some serious vulnerabilities in the Midwest's aging infrastructure, the Chicago Tribune reports. Levees, bridges, and dams, some a century old, are barely coping with severe storms—while some are collapsing completely. Dikes and levees broke in several states last week after torrential...http://www.newser.com/story/29817/levees-crumbling-midwest-struggles-to-stem-tide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Jun 2008 8:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26365/minn-bridge-victims-strike-38m-compensation-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMinnesota will establish two funds totaling $38 million to compensate victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people last summer, the Star Tribune reports. One pool allows victims up to $400,000 each; the other provides those "extraordinarily impacted" by the collapse with extra funds for medical bills...http://www.newser.com/story/26365/minn-bridge-victims-strike-38m-compensation-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 May 2008 13:19:33 CDT