The Seven Mile Bridge, Florida, USA
Total length : 10 km
Construction completion : 1982
The Seven Mile bridge connects the Gulf of Mexico to the Florida Strait. The length and spectacular view of the bridge have attracted many film makers. True Lies, 2 Fast 2 Furious, The James Bond thriller License to Kill are few movies that were filmed along the Seven Mile bridge.
Oliveira Bridge, Brazil
Total length : 1.6 kms
Construction completion : 2008
The Brazilian cable-stayed bridge, which is 453 ft tall and 1.6km long, is one of the most wonderful bridges that you come across in South America. It is built over the Pinheiros River. The bridge deck has the shape of the alphabet “X” and it is the only bridge that have two curved tracks. It was opened in May, 2008 and since then it has become a popular shooting spot for automobile advertisements.
Magdeburg Water Bridge, Germany
Total length : 918 m
Water depth: 4.25 m
The most noticeable thing about the bridge is that it is not cars and buses that run through it, instead the vehicles are boats and ships! Canal engineers in Germany started the plans for building the Magdeburg Water in the year 1919. But the project was put on hold by the East German Government because of the World War and Cold War that took place later. The project was reopened in 1997 and the bridge got built in 6 years.
Hangzhou Bay Bridge, China
Total length : 35.673 kms
Hangzhou Bay Bridge is the longest trans-oceanic bridge in the world, connecting the municipalities Jiaxing and Ningbo in China. The entire bridge is 35.673 km in length and has 6 lanes of express ways. The bridge was built in 4 years but it was opened to the public only in 1st May, 2008, 1 year after testing and evaluating the work.
Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia
Total length : 1.149 kms
Construction completion : 1932
The Coat Hanger or the Sydney Harbour Bridge is not only the world’s widest span bridge but also the tallest steel arch bridge. The construction of the bridge began in 1923 and it was completed after 9 long years on 19th January 1932. The dramatic view of the Sydney harbour, bridge and the Opera house have attracted millions of tourists and film makers and they have become an iconic symbol.
Tower Bridge, England
Total length : 244 m
Construction completion : 1894
The most important fact to be pointed out about Tower bridge is that it is not “London Bridge” as many people seem to believe. The bridge is 244 m long and was opened to the public on 30th June, 1894. About 40000 passengers passes through the bridge and it is regarded as one of the busiest bridges in the world.
Alcántara Bridge, Spain
Total length : 194 m
Construction completion : 106 CE
The Roman stone arch bridge, built over the Tagus river in 106 CE, is also known as Puente Trajan. The 194 m long bridge was first damaged in 1214 when the Moors destroyed the smallest arch. In 1543, it was rebuilt but the second arch was destroyed by the Spanish to stop the Portuguese. Again in 1809, it was blown up to stop the French. That’s one historic bridge!
Si-o-se Pol, Iran
Total length : 976 ft
Construction completion : 1602
Si-o-se Pol, the Bridge of 33 arches, is also called the Allah-Verdi Khan Bridge. This bridge, built in 1602, is 976 ft long and was built in just 3 years. The bridge is famous because of its wonderful structure and also because it is the finest example of Safavid dynasty bridge design.
Cooper River Bridge, South Carolina, USA
Total length : 10 km
Construction completion : 2005
The structure of Cooper River Bridge, also known as Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, is so strong that it can withstand any hurricanes (even in excess of 300 mph) or earthquakes (about 7.3 or 7.4 on the Richter scale). With a main span of 1,546 ft, it is one of the longest cable-stayed bridge. Total cost: $531 million.
Donghai Bridge,China
Total length : 32.5 km
Construction completion : 2005
The bridge connecting Shanghai and Yangshan, was longest sea cross bridge before Hangzhou Bay bridge opened. It also contains cable stayed sections for the passage of large ships.
Vasco Da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
Total length : 10.7 miles
Construction completion : 1998
Vasco da Gama bridge, the 9th longest bridge in the world, is the longest bridge in Europe. The speed limit for vehicles is 120 kmph (100 kmph in one section). During windy, rainy and foggy conditions, the speed limit is reduced to 90 kmph. The bridge has also proven that it can withstand hurricanes, even with speeds of 250 kmph!
Chengyang Bridge,Sanjiang, China
Total length : 64.4 m
Construction completion : 1916
This bridge, also known as the Wind-Rain bridge, contains wooden handrails on both sides and is a perfect combination of painting, bridge, corridor, veranda and Chinese pavilion. It consists of 2 platforms (at the two ends of the bridge), 3 piers, and 4 spans, 5 pavilions, 19 verandas, and 3 floors. The piers are made of stone, the upper structures are mainly wooden and the roofs are covered with tiles.
Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy
Construction completion : 996
Ponte Vecchio (means Old Bridge) is a medieval bridge, built across the Arno river in Italy. The bridge is noted for the shops that are built along it, which were occupied by butchers at first. Later, jewelers, art dealers and souvenir sellers occupied the place.
Golden Gate Bridge, California, USA
Total length : 2.7 km
Construction completion : May, 1937
The Golden Gate connects San Francisco and Marin County and is reported as the seventh-largest suspension bridge in the world. The overall cost for the construction of the bridge was $26 million!
Hoover Dam Bridge, Nevada & Arizona, USA
Total length : 580 m
Also known as Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. The bridge is being built over Colorado river linking Nevada and Arizona in the US. The bridge is expected to open in November, 2010, and the estimated cost of the bridge is around $240 million!
King Fahd Causeway, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain
Total length : 28 km
Construction completion : 1986
Location : Saudi Arabia, Bahrain
The causeway was built to better the relationships and bonds between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The construction officially began in 1968 and it took 18 years to complete, costing a whopping $1.2 billion! Census reports in 2001 reported that over 10 million passengers traveled through the causeway in a single year.
Penang Bridge, Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
Total length : 13.5 km
Construction completion : 1985
Location : Malay Peninsula, Malaysia
The bridge connects Gelugor to Seberang Prai in Malaysia. Currently the bridge is expanding from 4 lanes to 6 lanes to accommodate the increase in traffic.
Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy
Width : 22.9 m
Construction completion : 1591
Location : Venice, Italy
Rialto bridge is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand canal in Venice. It is the oldest among them.
Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge, China
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Length : 79.7 km
Construction completion : 2008
The bridge is a part of the Zhengzhou – Xi’an High Speed Railway Line, connecting Zhengzhou and Xi’an. Even though the bridge was completed in 2008, it was open to the public only on 6th February, 2010.
Mahtma Gandhi Setu, Bihar, India
Length : 5.57 km
Construction completion : 1982
The bridge is built over the holy river Ganges connecting Patna to Hajipur in Bihar. Before the bridge was built, it was a tedious process for the passengers to travel from Hajipur to Patna and vice versa. Either they had to take ships or they had to take a longer rail route. The bridge became a solution to all these problems.
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