Ten Longest Bridges In World
Here
is a list of the ten longest bridges in the world with pictures and
descriptions. Those beautiful photos are showing to us that there are no
borders and everything is reachable.
10. Seven Mile Bridge
The
Seven Mile Bridge, in the Florida Keys, runs over a channel between the
Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Strait, connecting Key Vaca (the
location of the city of Marathon, Florida) in the Middle Keys to Little
Duck Key in the Lower Keys. Among the longest bridges in existence when
it was built, it is one of the many bridges on US 1 in the Keys, where
the road is called the Overseas Highway.
9. San Mateo-Hayward Bridge
The
San Mateo-Hayward Bridge (commonly called San Mateo Bridge) is a bridge
crossing California's San Francisco Bay in the United States, linking
the San Francisco Peninsula with the East Bay. More specifically, the
bridge's western end is in Foster City, the most recent urban addition
to the eastern edge of San Mateo. The eastern end of the bridge is in
Hayward. The bridge is owned by the state of California, and is
maintained by
Caltrans, the state highway agency.
8. Confederation Bridge
The
Confederation Bridge (French: Pont de la Confédération) is a bridge
spanning the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait, linking Prince
Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick, Canada. It was commonly
referred to as the "Fixed Link" by residents of Prince Edward Island
prior to its official naming. Construction took place from the fall of
1993 to the spring of 1997, costing $1.3 billion. The 12.9-kilometre (8
mi) long bridge opened on 31 May 1997.
7. Rio-Niteroi Bridge
The
Rio-Niteroi Bridge is a reinforced concrete
structure that connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi in
Brazil.
Construction began symbolically on August
23, 1968, in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in their first and thus far only
visit to Brazil. Actual work begun in January, 1969, and it opened on
March 4, 1974.
Its official name is "President Costa e
Silva Bridge", in honor of the Brazilian president who ordered its
construction.
"Rio-Niteroi" started as a descriptive
nickname that soon became better known than the official name. Today,
hardly anyone refers to it by its official name.
6. Penang Bridge
The
Penang Bridge
(Jambatan Pulau Pinang in Malay) E 36 is a
dual-carriageway toll bridge that connects Gelugor on the island of
Penang and Seberang Prai on the mainland of Malaysia on the Malay
Peninsula. The bridge is also linked to the North-South Expressway in
Prai and Jelutong Expressway in
Penang. It was officially opened to traffic
on September 14, 1985. The total length of the bridge is 13.5 km (8.4
miles), making it among the longest bridges in the world, the longest
bridge in the country as well as a national landmark. PLUS Expressway
Berhad is the concession holder which manages it.
5. Vasco da Gama Bridge
The
Vasco da Gama Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Vasco da
Gama, pron. IPA: ['põt(?) 'va?ku d? 'g?m?])
is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts and roads that spans the
Tagus River near Lisbon, capital of Portugal. It is the longest bridge
in Europe (including viaducts), with a total length of 17.2 km (10.7
mi), including 0.829 km (0.5 mi) for the main bridge, 11.5 km (7.1 mi)
in viaducts, and 4.8 km (3.0 mi) in dedicated access roads. Its purpose
is to alleviate the congestion on Lisbon's other bridge (25 de Abril
Bridge), and to join previously unconnected motorways radiating from
Lisbon.
4. Chesapeake Bay Bridge
The
Chesapeake Bay Bridge (commonly known as the Bay Bridge) is a major
dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland; spanning the Chesapeake
Bay, it connects the state's Eastern and Western Shore regions. At 4.3
miles (7 km) in length, the original span was the world's longest
continuous over-water steel structure when it opened in 1952. The bridge
is officially named the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge after
William Preston Lane, Jr. who, as governor of Maryland, implemented its
construction.
3. King Fahd Causeway
The King Fahd Causeway is multiple dike - bridge combination connecting
Khobar, Saudi Arabia, and the island nation of Bahrain.
A construction
agreement signed on July 8, 1981 led to construction beginning the next
year. The cornerstone was laid on November 11, 1982 by King Fahd of
Saudi Arabia and Sheikh Isa bin Salman
al-Khalifa of Bahrain; construction
continued until 1986, when the combination of several bridges and dams
were completed. The causeway officially opened for use on November 25,
1986.
2. Donghai Bridge
Donghai
Bridge (literally "East Sea Grand Bridge") is the longest cross-sea
bridge in the world and the longest bridge in Asia. It was completed on
December 10, 2005. It has a total length of 32.5 kilometres (20.2 miles)
and connects Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port in
China. Most of the bridge is a low-level viaduct. There are also
cable-stayed sections to allow for the passage of large ships, largest
with span of 420 m.
1. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
The
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, or the Causeway, consists of two parallel
bridges that are the longest bridges in the world by total length.[2]
These parallel bridges cross Lake Pontchartrain in southern Louisiana.
The longer of the two bridges is 23.87 miles (38.42 km) long. The
bridges are supported by over 9,000 concrete pilings. The two bridges
feature bascule spans over the navigation channel 8 miles (13 km) south
of the north shore. The southern terminus of the Causeway is in
Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. The northern terminus is
at Mandeville, Louisiana.
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