If the home is connected to land by a 180-foot-long bridge, is it still considered an island?
An initial investigation shows the 1, 111-foot-long bridge collapsed when a tractor-trailer hauling an oversized load hit one of the bridge's overhead tresses, according to Deborah Hersman, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the incident.
It is the major 3 mile long bridge connecting the west side of the Hudson River and Rockland County New York with the east side in Westchester County, 20 miles upriver from the George Washington Bridge.
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Chelsea were partial architects of their own downfall as Jon Obi Mikel headed a long Bridge clearance towards his own goal but Tevez then repeatedly managed to hold off both Terry and Ricardo Carvalho before shooting limply beyond the outstretched but ultimately futile dive of Hilario.
At either end of this 1, 280-metre (4, 200-foot) long suspension bridge, both the police and the National Guard are stationed like anchors watching the traffic and keeping a keen eye out for anything unusual.
There is a long, covered bridge across the Rio Grande with high bars running up the side, making it look a little like a prison.
And given the huge supplies of the fuel and its versatility, it looks like natural gas could be a long and sturdy bridge, and one that might not break the bank.
The move helps plug a gaping hole in the iPhone's capabilities--voice recognition--while pitting Google against Microsoft, whose Tellme unit has long sought to bridge the gap between phones and the Web with voice recognition-enabled applications.
While the Brazilian media shows a rosy picture of the scenario, there have been complaints about the implementation and there is a long held mistrust between residents and police officials, the former enemy who represented a violent threat on their community, that will take a long time to bridge.
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Michael Yardy was able to captain an experiemental Sussex team, having not been required for international duty, and arrived at the ground during the afternoon after making the long journey from Trent Bridge.
The mile-long route takes in Bow Bridge, which is decorated with Richard's coat of arms and features a white boar.
Six miles east of Lanercost, I reach the tranquil bend of the River Irthing, where a new bridge carries the long-distance footpath to the hamlet of Willowford.
Manhattanites have long called it the 59th Street Bridge, a designation Simon and Garfunkel made famous in a song.
Transport Minister Norman Baker has promised to put pressure on Network Rail to make long-term improvements at Cowley Bridge.
Washington state officials said Saturday that it will take time to find both short- and long-term fixes for the bridge that collapsed on Interstate 5.
It warned us of a monster backup on the George Washington Bridge and estimated how long that would delay us in case we wanted to take an alternate route.
Warrington increased their lead midway through the first half when, on the sixth tackle, they kept the ball alive and a long pass from Lee Briers allowed Bridge to glide through.
That seems a long way from sleeping under a bridge, and I get a sense that the Sartre book is a kind of talisman: a pledge to himself that it will happen.
Pew's research is encouraging, but there's still a long way to go in helping seniors bridge the digital divide.
The bridge was 1, 112 feet long and 180 feet wide, with two lanes in each direction, state DOT spokesman Noel Brady said.
"The bridge we're demolishing has a long history of accidents with at least 20 reported over the past 20 years - some resulting in vehicles overturning, " he said.
The Group of Thirty argue that it needs to be made easier to bridge the gap between global savings and long-term investment - otherwise countries will struggle to find the necessary funding for expanding infrastructure, factories and education.
The Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) has long-established links with the country including the China Bridge Project, which is aimed at tackling environmental issues like global food security as well as a collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences based on the environmental sciences.
We stopped halfway across the bridge in the lovely pink light that remained of the long June day and peered down to the water.
Meanwhile, 18-year-old defender Sam Hutchinson has signed a new four-year contract at Stamford Bridge, following Scott Sinclair's commitment to a long-term deal last week.
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These called for an immediate ceasefire, followed by a cooling-off period and a series of confidence-building measures to bridge the gap between the current violence and a resumption of long-term negotiations.
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