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27-602: Looking directly from Ricardo Palma Bridge on downtown Lima district's East side can be seen a large building with the logo of Cristal beer, one of two famous Peruvian brands. This was the main brewery until the Backus company moved operations to Ate in the 1990s. North of the plant goes the Alameda de los Descalzos , a short boulevard with a large planted median leading into the Convento de los Descalzos (Barefoot Monks convent). Built in

54-543: A red-white-red ribbon in front of a large crowd. In 2019, a bus stop was formally established on the bridge by the Urban Transportation Management as part of its new Corredor Morado bus route. The route was extended in 2022, but was interrupted by anti-government protests in 2023. During said protests, tear gas was deployed after the police perimeter in Abancay Avenue was breached, with

81-421: A unit of volume has continued in the capacity of cargo ships and in units such as the freight ton and a number of other units, ranging from 35 to 100 cubic feet (0.99 to 2.83  m ) in size. Recent specialized uses include the ton as a means of truck classification . It can also be used as a unit of energy , or in refrigeration as a unit of power , sometimes called a ton of refrigeration . Because

108-462: A relatively low, consistent moisture level ( dry weight ). If the material is in its natural, wet state, it is called a wet ton or wet tonne . Both the UK definition of long ton and US definition of short ton have similar underlying bases. Each is equivalent to 20 hundredweight; however, they are long 51 kilograms (112 lb) or short hundredweight 45 kilograms (100 lb), respectively. Before

135-492: A ton is defined as 2,240 pounds (1,016.04691 kg). In the United States and Canada, a ton is defined as 2,000 pounds (907.18474 kg). Assay ton (abbreviation 'AT') is not a unit of measurement but a standard quantity used in assaying ores of precious metals. A short assay ton is approximately 29.17 g (1.029 oz) and a long assay ton is approximately 32.67 g (1.152 oz). These amounts bear

162-411: A total length of 356 metres, of which 58 correspond to the right-side access and 113 m to the left-side's, with the span measured at 185 m. The span between the bridge's abutments is divided in five parts with four piers measured at 37 metres long. The bridge's total width is measured at 23 metres, divided into two nine-metre vehicle lanes and two pedestrian lanes, 2.35 metres long. The curb's length

189-466: A volume between 175 and 213 imperial gallons (210 and 256  US gal ; 800 and 970  L ), which could weigh around 2,000 pounds (910  kg ) and occupy some 60 cubic feet (1.7  m ) of space. There are several similar units of mass or volume called the ton : The difference between the short ton and the other common forms ("long" and "metric") is about 10%, while the metric and long tons differ by less than 2%. The metric tonne

216-411: Is a conventional value, based on the amount of energy released by burning one tonne of coal. Plural name is tonnes of coal equivalent . The unit ton is used in refrigeration and air conditioning to measure the rate of heat absorption. Prior to the introduction of mechanical refrigeration, cooling was accomplished by delivering ice. Installing one ton of mechanical refrigeration capacity replaced

243-544: Is a conventional value, based on the amount of energy released by burning one tonne of crude oil. The unit is used, for example, by the International Energy Agency (IEA), for the reported world energy consumption as TPES in millions of toe (Mtoe). Other sources convert 1 toe into 1.28 tonne of coal equivalent (tce). 1 toe is also standardized as 7.33 barrel of oil equivalent (boe). A tonne of coal equivalent ( tce ), sometimes ton of coal equivalent ,

270-530: Is based on net tonnage , modified for Panama Canal billing purposes. PC/UMS is based on a mathematical formula to calculate a vessel's total volume; a PC/UMS net ton is equivalent to 100 cubic feet of capacity. The water ton is used chiefly in Great Britain, in statistics dealing with petroleum products, and is defined as 224 imperial gallons (35.96 cu ft; 1.018 m ), the volume occupied by 1 long ton (2,240 lb; 1,016 kg) of water under

297-490: Is divided into the following urban areas: 12°02′07″S 77°01′38″W  /  12.03528°S 77.02722°W  / -12.03528; -77.02722 Ricardo Palma Bridge Ricardo Palma Bridge ( Spanish : Puente Ricardo Palma ) is a reinforced concrete beam bridge that crosses the Rímac river , connecting Abancay Avenue with Jirón Hualgayoc and thus connecting the districts of Lima and Rímac , both part of

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324-422: Is half a metre long. The bridge reaches a total height of seven metres above the river, and its aluminum railings and lighting system are identical to the ones used at neighbouring St. Rose bridge. Ton Ton is any of several units of measure of mass, volume or force . It has a long history and has acquired several meanings and uses. As a unit of mass , ton can mean: Its original use as

351-539: Is usually distinguished by its spelling when written, but in the United States and United Kingdom, it is pronounced the same as ton, hence is often spoken as "metric ton" when it is necessary to make the distinction. In the United Kingdom the final "e" of "tonne" can also be pronounced ( / ˈ t ʌ n i / ). In Australia, it is pronounced / t ɒ n / . In Ireland and most members of the Commonwealth of Nations,

378-511: The historic centre of Lima , the capital city of Peru . It is named after the Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician Ricardo Palma . The bridge, alongside neighbouring St. Rose's Bridge , was one of two major additions to the Cercado de Lima , both carried out under the mayorality of Héctor García Ribeyro (1956–1962). The bridge's construction was authorised on October 5, 1959, and

405-435: The steel industry, the abbreviation THM means 'tons/tonnes hot metal', which refers to the amount of liquid iron or steel that is produced, particularly in the context of blast furnace production or specific consumption. A dry ton or dry tonne has the same mass value, but the material ( sludge , slurries, compost , and similar mixtures in which solid material is soaked with or suspended in water ) has been dried to

432-507: The 18th century by the Spanish colonial government, it is one of the best features in this lower-middle-class district. Northern Rímac, or Amancaes, once romanticized in ballads as "La Flor de Amancaes", a hilly prairie, is now overrun with pueblos jóvenes (shanty towns). The Cerro San Cristóbal, which is the highest point in the Lima Province, is located in the district. As of 1993, Rímac

459-500: The 20th century there were several definitions. Prior to the 15th century in England, the ton was 20 hundredweight, each of 108 lb, giving a ton of 2,160 pounds (980 kg). In the 19th century in different parts of Britain, definitions of 2,240, or 2,352, or 2,400 lb were used, with 2,000 lb for explosives; the legal ton was usually 2,240 lb. In the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and other areas that had used

486-448: The amount of money to be charged in loading, unloading, or carrying different sorts of cargo. In general if a cargo is heavier than salt water, the actual weight is used. If it is lighter than salt water, e.g. feathers, freight is calculated in measurement tons of 40 cubic feet. Gross tonnage and net tonnage are volumetric measures of the cargo-carrying capacity of a ship. The Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System (PC/UMS)

513-399: The approximate volume occupied by one ton of seawater (the actual volume varies with salinity and temperature). It is slightly less than the 224 imperial gallons (1.018 m ) of the water ton (based on distilled water ). One measurement ton or freight ton is equal to 40 cubic feet (1.133 m ), but historically it has had several different definitions. It is used to determine

540-425: The conditions that define the imperial gallon . These are small calories (cal). The large or dietary calorie (Cal) is equal to one kilocalorie (kcal), and is gradually being replaced by the latter correct term. Early values for the explosive energy released by trinitrotoluene (TNT) ranged from 900 to 1100 calories per gram. In order to standardise the use of the term TNT as a unit of energy, an arbitrary value

567-506: The crowd using the bridge to leave the area. The protests interrupted the aforementioned Corredor Morado . The bridge is made up of two nine- metre lanes separated by a curb and is prepared to withstand a load of up to 36 tons on each traffic line. It follows an almost straight line, with a curvature of 25 degrees considering the river's natural path and passes over the railway of the Ferrocarril Central Andino . It has

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594-434: The imperial system, the tonne is the form of ton legal in trade. The displacement , essentially the weight, of a ship is traditionally expressed in long tons . To simplify measurement it is determined by measuring the volume , rather than weight, of water displaced, and calculating the weight from the volume and density. For practical purposes the displacement ton (DT) is a unit of volume, 35 cubic feet (0.9911 m ),

621-516: The same ratio to a milligram as a short or long ton bears to a troy ounce . Therefore, the number of milligrams of a particular metal found in a sample weighing one assay ton gives the number of troy ounces of metal contained in a ton of ore. In documents that predate 1960 the word ton is sometimes spelled tonne , but in more recent documents tonne refers exclusively to the metric ton . In nuclear power plants tHM and MTHM mean tonnes of heavy metals , and MTU means tonnes of uranium . In

648-433: The ton (of any system of measuring weight) is usually the heaviest unit named in colloquial speech, its name also has figurative uses, singular and plural, informally meaning a large amount or quantity, or to a great degree, as in "There's a ton of bees in this hive," "We have tons of homework," and "I love you a ton." The ton is derived from the tun , the term applied to a cask of the largest capacity. This could contain

675-592: Was assigned based on 1,000 calories (1 kcal or 4.184  kJ ) per gram. Thus there is no longer a direct connection to the chemical TNT itself. It is now merely a unit of energy that happens to be expressed using words normally associated with mass (e.g., kilogram, tonne, pound). The definition applies for both spellings: ton of TNT and tonne of TNT . Measurements in tons of TNT have been used primarily to express nuclear weapon yields , though they have also been used since in seismology as well. A tonne of oil equivalent (toe), sometimes ton of oil equivalent ,

702-483: Was completed in December 1961 as the second bridge to be adapted to the road network of the city, connecting Abancay Avenue with Hualgayoc street (the first was Saint Rose Bridge , which connected Tacna Avenue with Jirón Virú). Its construction was overseen by engineer Eduardo Gallo Deza, and carried out by construction firm Ocampo y Cía, S.A. following AASHO regulations, costing about S/. 15,309,576 in total. It

729-411: Was officially inaugurated on January 18, 1962—the 427th anniversary of the foundation of the city—by Héctor García Ribeyro , then Mayor of Lima (1956–62), during an opening ceremony involving major figures of the city's municipal government and the general public. Archbishop of Lima Juan Landázuri Ricketts blessed the bridge and the mayor of Rímac District thanked García Ribeyro, who later cut

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