The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan heads the list of the top 10 longest single spand bridges in the world. Europe’s longest singel span bridge is the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark, although current plans for a bridge between mainland Italy and Sicily across the Messina straights would surpass it if given the go ahead. The Tsing Ma (Hong Kong to China), has the longest span for a bridge with both road and train traffic.
Tsing Ma Bridge, China – 1,377 m
World’s longest sea bridge opens in China
| 36-km bridge across Hangzhou Bay near Shanghai will boost economic integration |
Making waves: The Hangzhou Bay Bridge in Hangzhou which was inaugurated on Thursday.
JIAXING/NINGBO (Zhejiang Province): The world’s longest sea bridge was inaugurated in the Yangtze River Delta in China on Thursday as part of its effort to boost economic integration and development.
The 36-km bridge — spanning Hangzhou Bay near Shanghai — links Haiyan, Jiaxing City, to Cixi, Ningbo City, in Zhejiang Province.
The bridge would be opened for vehicles on a trial basis. Trucks, heavy vehicles and vehicles that carry dangerous chemicals will be barred from using the bridge during this period to ensure smooth traffic and safety.
“The bridge has become well-known and is expected to attract visitors,” said an official. “We haven’t decided how long the trial operation period will last. That depends ... on the bridge condition and we need time to improve management about its operation.” It will cut the length of the road trip from Shanghai to Ningbo, a busy port, by 120 km and is designed to last 100 years. The bridge, with a 32-km section spanning the sea, is a cable-stayed structure built at a cost of 11.8 billion Yuan ($1.69 billion). Private investors funded almost 30 per cent of the project, the first time China’s private sector had invested in a major public infrastructure project. Construction began in 2003 and was completed in 2007.
Dubai Builds World's Longest Arched Bridge
Talking about bridges:
If you ask anyone living in Dubai "What is the biggest challenge for you?", most probably they will answer: "Traffic is a bitch!". A big part of the problem is the crossing of the creek, separating the 'old' from the 'new' Dubai, which bottlenecks all traffic shuttling between both parts of town, and between Sharjah and the port area of Jebel Ali. When I went back to Dubai in December, 18 months after I changed my duty station in the UAE for Rome, I saw two new bridges over the creek had been built "while I was away".
Two weeks ago they announced the construction of a sixth creek crossing, designed as a new landmark for Dubai with a price tag of US$681: A 1.6 km long bridge, 64 metres wide and 15 metres above the water level. It will have 12 lanes for road traffic and a track for the Dubai Metro. It will be able to handle 20,000 vehicles an hour. Once finished in 2012, it will hold the record of "The World's Longest Arched Bridge".
The project also includes 12 kilometres of new roads and 22 intersections. And oh, it will also provide access to a new island in the creek, which the local developer plans to build an opera house on. But that is a detail
Seven Mile Bridge
Seven Mile Bridge is a 2 lanes bridge in Florida Keys that connects Key Vaca of middle keys with Little duck keys of lower keys over Moser channel. It is 10887.5 meters long and 11.58 meters wide
Millau Viaduct
Worlds tallest vehicular bridge
The Millau Viaduct (French: le Viaduc de Millau) is a cable stayed road bridge that spans the valley of the River Tarn near Millau in southern France. It was formally opened on 14 December 2004 and opened to traffic on 16 December 2004. Designed by British master-architect Lord Foster in collaboration with French bridge engineer Michel Virlogeux, it is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world, with one piers summit at 1,118 ft (341 metres), slightly higher than the Eiffel Tower and only 132 ft (40 m) shorter than the Empire State Building.
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