Longest bridges in the world?

[14 incher]

Anyone knows where the 10 (or 20) longest bridges in the world are? And what their names are? Pics will be appreciated.

[Vapour]

http://www.tkk.fi/Units/Departments/R/Bridge/longspan.html

[hkskyline]

Tsing Ma, Hong Kong

http://www.pbase.com/specialteam/image/29994334.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/specialteam/image/29994336.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/derekmak/image/21076239.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/thomasyu/image/18822832.jpg

[hkskyline]

George Washington Bridge, New York

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20040825/RIMG9379.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20040825/RIMG9366.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20040825/RIMG9367.jpg

[Effer]

^^Those are some nice bridges! :cheers2:

[۩SkyScraper۩]

Tsing Ma, Hong Kong
looks awesome

[Sounder]

Here are the longest floating birdge spans. The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge span, is 6,527 ft. at its longest span.


Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, Lake Washington, Seattle, 7,578 ft. -

http://www.aerolistphoto.com/images/wa/kirkland/2004/WAKKh041001D_033.jpg

http://www.aerolistphoto.com/images/wa/seattle/2003/seh2003_330.jpg

2nd & 4th longest spans; Lacey V. Murrow Bridge (6,620 ft.) & Homer Hadley (5,811 ft.) Mercer Island Floating Bridges, Lake Washington, Seattle -

http://www.aerolistphoto.com/images/wa/mercer_island/2005/WAMIh050322D_125.jpg


Span #3, Hood Canal Floating Bridge, Port Gamble, WA, 6,521 ft.:

http://www.aerolistphoto.com/images/wa/port_gamble/2005/WAPGh050527D_002.jpg

[Fern]

Vasco da Gama bridge (Lisbon)- 17.2km (56,000 feet)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Pte._Vasco_da_Gama.jpg/800px-Pte._Vasco_da_Gama.jpg

[RRC]

Rio-Niteroi bridge (Rio de Janeiro) - 13,29 Km

http://gregoire.senant.club.fr/rio/images/petit/Escapade%20en%20Bateau%20-%20Pont%20de%20Rio%20Niteroi.JPG

http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/pontes/RJ/rio_niteroi/Ptrnit01.jpg

http://www.probrasil.com.br/rj/PonteRioNiteroi.jpg

[Arpels]

http://www.tkk.fi/Units/Departments/R/Bridge/longspan.html

a Vasco da Gama não esta ai Vapour :uh:

[everythingisone]

Rio-Niteroi bridge (Rio de Janeiro) - 13,29 Km

http://gregoire.senant.club.fr/rio/images/petit/Escapade%20en%20Bateau%20-%20Pont%20de%20Rio%20Niteroi.JPG

http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/pontes/RJ/rio_niteroi/Ptrnit01.jpg

http://www.probrasil.com.br/rj/PonteRioNiteroi.jpg
Are these pictures of the same bridge? Wow.

[CborG]

Zeelandbridge, the Netherlands, Length 5022m.

http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/18023/zeelandbrug.jpg

http://www.museumontwikkeling.nl/images/Zeelandbrug_3.jpg

[Sinjin P.]

A proposed cable-stayed bridge in the Philippines (and actually, it is under construction) is in BUTUAN CITY spanning at around 13 kilometers

[Sinjin P.]

To add to my previous post, here's the rendering and the actual construction ongoing

http://www.msrdc.org/projects/images/bandra_cable_stayed_bridge_set.jpg
http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1158/4121322/8593373/116578120.jpg

[xzmattzx]

the longest twin suspension bridge in the world is here in delaware: the delaware memorial bridge. length is 3650 feet (1112 meters).

http://www.drba.net/bridge/images/bridge_span1.jpghttp://www.drba.net/bridge/images/bridge_span2.jpg
http://www.drba.net/bridge/images/bridge_span3.jpghttp://www.drba.net/bridge/images/bridge_span4.jpg

http://www.drba.net/bridge/photos/dark_bridge.jpg

http://www.drba.net/bridge/photos/sunset.jpg

http://www.drba.net/bridge/photos/history/historypic14.jpg

http://www.drba.net/bridge/

[Sounder]

the longest twin suspension bridge in the world is here in delaware: the delaware memorial bridge. length is 3650 feet (1112 meters).

Not for long:

Tacoma Narrows Project (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=102595)

Tacoma Narrows Bridge, 5,975 feet long

Rendering:

http://www.earthmech.com/images/tacoma%20narrows%201.jpg

A few weeks ago:

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr16narrowsbridge/snapshots/20051007/20051007_3.jpg

[Burnout 3]

Are they going to build the gibrater strait bridge linking Morrocco with Spain.

[Fern]

Who's gonna pay for it??

[Burnout 3]

The European Union

[crazyevildude]

^ not any time in the near future. Maybe 30-50years.

[watcher]

artist impression of the gibraltar bridge
http://www.bruggenstichting.nl/watiseenbrug/toekomstbrug.htm

[Scruffy88]

The Gibraltar Bridge won't be built anytime in the near future if ever. Its a cool design but it would be so expensive. No one has the money right now to pay for that. Except maybe Dubai

[IshikawajimaHarima]

Akashi kaikyo Bridge

The span: 1991m, world record
The total length: 3911m

http://ja.wikipedia.org/upload/a/a6/Akashikaikyoohasi.JPG

[Burnout 3]

they can if they use Space-age materials.

[General Huo]

32km long Donghai (East Sea) Bridge, Shanghai, China, built, open soon
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016E82F6.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016E83AA.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016E85BA.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016E859D.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016E866B.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016E8459.jfif

[General Huo]

36km Hangzhou Bay Bridge u/c, only 80km upstream of Donghai Bridge
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016E6EA8.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016EF16E.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016EF124.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016EF143.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016EF154.jfif

[dave_chanh]

That bridge in Shanghai is truely impressive!!

[bs_lover_boy]

The proposed Zhuhai/Hong Kong/ Macau bridge across the Pearl River Delta.

[George W. Bush]

The longest bridge in the world is the elevated Bangna Expressway in Bangkok, Thailand. This six lane viaduct has a length of slightly over 55 km and has been built above an already existing highway. Although it doesn't cross any water or valley it is technically a bridge.

[Burnout 3]

Chesepeak Bay Bridge and tunnel is one of the longest bridges in the world.

[crazyevildude]

36km Hangzhou Bay Bridge u/c, only 80km upstream of Donghai Bridge
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016E6EA8.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016EF16E.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016EF124.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016EF143.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016EF154.jfif

Is that the bridge with some kind of building, (service station+observation tower?) half way along it. There's a thread for it somewhere, I'll dig it out.

[Edit - Yes it is that bridge. Here's the thread on it http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=254315 There are some lovely renders in there. :yes: ]

[DvW]

Not a bridge, but i'd like to call it here... :D it's a dike in The Netherlands with a motorway on it. Length: 30km. Built in 1932


http://www.hollandluchtfoto.nl/archief/fotomappen/Afsluitdijk/images/002%20Afsluitdijk.JPG

[C|2azyCanuck]

Well it certainly doesn't hold any records but at 13kms the Confederation Bridge linking PEI and New Brunswick is no small span. It might win for the most volitile conditions the way that the Northumberland strait jams up with ice in the winter.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/nighthawk07/album2/Confederation20Bridge_png.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/nighthawk07/album2/wallpaper_800x600.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/nighthawk07/album2/bridge.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/nighthawk07/album2/april04800.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/nighthawk07/album2/03800.jpg

[TYW]

Penang Bridge, Malaysia. 13.5 km long. it was the world's 3rd longest when it was completed

http://img106.exs.cx/img106/4385/luchtfotopenang18mx.jpg

http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/6100/penangbridge25so.jpg

http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/216/penangbridge61zl.jpg

[raymond_tung88]

Could they not have made the Hangzhou Bay Bridge a suspension bridge?

[letsgoworld]

while talking about the longest bridges, the distance is very important, so please mention the distance covered by the bridge, and it connecting source and destination

[I-275westcoastfl]

Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, New Orleans, Louisiana 23.9 miles/38.46km long
/38,463.3216 meters/126,192 feet
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v679/I-275/LA-Causeway-1.jpg
thats the longest bridge in the world.

[Handsome]

in China or US

[Bitxofo]

Are they going to build the gibrater strait bridge linking Morrocco with Spain.
It is NOT approved yet...
:dunno:

[Fern]

32km long Donghai (East Sea) Bridge, Shanghai, China, built, open soon
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/016E82F6.jfif
WOW :eek:

As for the Gibraltar bridge I wonder who's gonna pay for a megalomaniac bridge that'll hardly be used!

[Paulo2004]

Not the longest in the world, but surely one of the longuest -17.2km (56,000 feet) Vasco da Gama bridge in Lisbon - Portugal
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/rael_portugal/Lisbon_Streets_and_Buildings/Lisbon_Aerials/Parque_Nacoes/7045x700.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/rael_portugal/Lisbon_Streets_and_Buildings/Lisbon_Aerials/Parque_Nacoes/7048x700.jpg

[AcesHigh]

Rio-Niterói bridge: 14km long
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/pontes/RJ/rio_niteroi/ptrnit02.jpg
http://www.transportes.gov.br/bit/pontes/RJ/rio_niteroi/ptrnit03.jpg
http://www.kfki.hu/~mixhp/icame97/images/bridge2.jpg

[Nick]

Poor Japan.Its always forgotten.

It has the worlds longest span bridge,the Akashi bridge near Kobe.

The worlds longest undersea tunnel from Honshu to Hokkaido.Longer than the chunnel which I always hear on TV documentaries to be the longest.

The world's biggest city.Tokyo(32 million)

The world's fastest commercial train.The Shinkansen 500 series.

The world's largest bay crossing in an urban area.The aqua line linking Chiba to Yokohama.

I cant think of others but im sure there are plenty of them

[slerz]

WoW, how long will it take to travel on the bridge?

[General Huo]

Donghai bridge
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/017EC759.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/0176A5DF.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/0176B7CA.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/0176B798.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/0176B79D.jfif

[General Huo]

Hangzhou Bay Bridge u/c, longer than Donghai bridge
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/017644BA.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01766C1C.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/017647A2.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/017647D1.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/017647C3.jfif

[General Huo]

http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01764A1E.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01764B69.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01764B76.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01764B59.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01764B8A.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01764B82.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01764BB7.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01765497.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/0176551B.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/0176552D.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01765939.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01765956.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01765969.jfif

[General Huo]

rendering
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01764A6B.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01764E9C.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01764E86.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01764F40.jpg

[General Huo]

Sutong Bridge, world longest cable-stayed bridge span, u/c in China
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/0176763F.jfif


Zhoushan islands link, eventually will link to Donghai bridge which is shown above
http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/01762F59.jfif

[Hidden Dragon]

Thanks for the pics, General Huo

[skyscraper03]

I posted some pics of Akashi Bridge in Kobe, West Japan.
This bridge is the highest bridge all over the world.

http://kobe-mari.maxs.jp/photo/kobe/akashi_bridge/view/013.jpg
http://kobe-mari.maxs.jp/photo/kobe/akashi_bridge/bridge_003.jpg
http://kobe-mari.maxs.jp/photo/kobe/maiko/park/park_010.jpg
http://www.yakei-kabegami.com/cgi-bin/touroku/photo/168-photo.jpg

[empersouf]

Beautifull pics of beautifull bridges.

[dwrecker]

lake pontchartrain causeway is the longest!


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/lkptmap.gif

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/lpc_nb_app_la-0022_wb.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/bridgebsc.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/bridge2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/Lake_Pontchartrain_Causeway.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/lpc_nb_scene_02.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/lpc_nb_scene_03.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/180px-Lake_Pontchartrain_Causeway.jpg


evacuating from hurricane katrina
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/katrinaevacuation.jpg



24 miles long from mandeville to new orleans, louisiana

[unoh]

oresund bridge(Copenhagen <-> malmo), of course

[empersouf]

That bridge is long too, I'm gonna travel thru it this summer:D

[d_rk]

lake pontchartrain causeway is the longest!


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/lkptmap.gif

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/lpc_nb_app_la-0022_wb.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/bridgebsc.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/bridge2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/Lake_Pontchartrain_Causeway.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/lpc_nb_scene_02.jpg


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/lpc_nb_scene_03.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/180px-Lake_Pontchartrain_Causeway.jpg


evacuating from hurricane katrina
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/dwrecker/katrinaevacuation.jpg



24 miles long from mandeville to new orleans, louisiana


Anybody can confirm, Is it the same bridges which was shown in the ending part of Arnold Movie " True Lies" ??

Raj

[IDigFla85]

No Raj, that was the 7-mile bridge in the Fla keys

[dwrecker]

Anybody can confirm, Is it the same bridges which was shown in the ending part of Arnold Movie " True Lies" ??

Raj


True Lies was shot on the U.S. 1 Florida Keys Bridge.

[NEWWORLD]

Good pictures guys, love the bridges!!!

[FREKI]

Denmark

The Great Belt Bridge
( Worlds second largest suspension bridge )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Belt_Bridge
http://www.highways.dk/danmark/broer/images/bro_storebaelt_naer_500x375.jpg
http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_17alt2.jpg

Denmark/Sweden

The Oresund Bridge
( connecting Denmark with Sweden )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oresund_bridge
http://www.highways.dk/danmark/broer/images/bro_oresund_hojbro_fjern_500x375.jpg
http://ribtickle.co.uk/images/copenhagen/c006.jpg
http://images.forbes.com/images/global/2001/0108/100_400x319.jpg
http://www.stbk.se/oresundsbron.jpg

[Maxim98]

Sunshine Skyway Bridge - Tampa Bay, FL, US

Worlds longest cable-stayed concrete bridge. Construction started in 1982 after the original was struck by a freighter and destroyed. Opened 1987. It is 8.85km long.

http://www.pbase.com/jsuro/image/46849854/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/jsuro/image/47626884/original.jpg

http://www.nanfa.org/NANFAregions/fl_cent/fl2003/DDSunshineSkywayb.jpg

http://www.jbittner.com/germany/uploaded_images/DSCF0732-719215.JPG

[dchengg]

what about the bridge that will be connecting from hong kong to macau and mainland china in the future?

[Sodnal]

Actually, the worlds longest Cable Stayed Bridge is the Rion-Antirion bridge in Greece, which was finished in 2004. The bridge in Florida is not a pure cable stayed bridge but rather a mixed construction.

[Principes]

HOLY SH... 30+km bridge in china.

P.

[Petronius]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama_Bridge


vasco da gama bridge:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama_Bridge

[Qatar Son 333]

qatar bahrain causeway bridge 40km underconstruction
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=346366&page=2&pp=20
pictures

http://img160.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b23rw.jpg
http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b31qn.jpg
http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b55hv.jpghttp://img163.imageshack.us/my.php?...image0058em.jpg
http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?i...image0061sa.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/...atarandbahr.jpg

[Gabo]

BRIDGE RAFAEL URDANETA
MARACAIBO --- VENEZUELA

Bridge Rafael Urdaneta, bridge located in the state of Zulia, in Venezuela, on the natural channel that unites the lake of Maracaibo with the bay of the Tablazo. It was inaugurated the 24 of August of 1962. It receives his name in tribute to the military man and politician Rafael Urdaneta. He is one of the most spectacular world-wide scale bridges, with a length of 8,687 ms between "Punta Piedras" and "Punta Iguana", and 17.40 ms of wide, it is the prestressed concrete bridge but long of of the world. Account with four channels of circulation of automobiles and trucks, with five central sections of 235 mts of light, maintained by steel cables, and reaches a height of 45 ms on the level of the water, allowing the free passage of the great boats and originating tankers of the Caribbean Sea. It was designed in 1957 by engineer Italian Ricardo Morandi and made by the Public Work Ministry of Venezuela; their huge scale and the complexity of the systems of concrete prestressed needed the collaboration of professionals and originating technicians of several countries. It unites the city of Maracaibo with the Eastern coast of the lake. In this bridge is the greater monument of lights of Latin America and third of the world

Map of Ubication (between Maracaibo and Santa Rita)
http://discovervenezuela.com/images/map_zulia.gif

Pics
http://www.geocities.com/carolina7701/puente2.jpg

http://www.theiia.org/chapters/files/290/i/puenteRU.jpg

http://www.venezuelatuya.com/occidente/maracaibo/volandosobreelpuente.jpg

http://www.venezuelatuya.com/occidente/maracaibo/puente1.jpg

http://img110.exs.cx/img110/88/puenteru12mc.jpg

http://www.faculty.sfasu.edu/mmckaig/venezuela/PicturePage4/MikePic62.gif

http://www.hotelcostareal.net/images/puente.jpg

http://zulianos.com:8000/html/photos-zulia/000_0304.JPG

http://photos.photosig.com/photos/43/48/1044843-thumb.jpg

http://www.aldeaeducativa.com/images/PuenteMaracaibo.jpg

http://www.imakinaria.com/archives/Puente1peq.JPG

[jadebench]

The San Juanico Bridge is the longest bridge in the Philippines, with a length of 2 km. It crosses the San Juanico Strait, bridging the islands of Samar and Leyte.

It connects Tacloban City on the Leyte side and Santa Rita town on the Samar side. It offers many picturesque views, especially of the San Juanico Strait with its thousand whirlpools as well as the islets of the province. It is approximately 10 minutes from downtown Tacloban City and is accessible by passenger jeepney, bus, motorcab or private vehicle.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL252/1891404/11414419/166658328.jpg
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL252/1891404/11414419/166658327.jpg
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL252/1891404/11414419/166658329.jpg

[General Huo]

worlds longest Cable Stayed Bridge in main span will be Su-Tong Bridge in China, which will be finished by 2008. its main span is 1088 meters.

http://www.stbridge.com.cn/intro/Introduction/images/st1.jpg

http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/Jiangsu/655527_1.jpg

http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/Jiangsu/01E35A5E.jfif

http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/Jiangsu/01E35ACA.jfif

http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/Jiangsu/01F46477.jfif

http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/Jiangsu/01788146.jfif

http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/Jiangsu/01788249.jfif

http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/Jiangsu/01788398.jfif

http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/Jiangsu/01788570.jfif

http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/Jiangsu/01788693.jfif

http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/Jiangsu/0178817C.jfif

http://files.photojerk.com/generalhuo/Jiangsu/0176763F.jfif

[Kauã]

Seto Ohashi Bridge - Japan

http://www.edit.ne.jp/~fkoichi/honshi03/05.jpg

http://www.ib.pwr.wroc.pl/szechinski/japan/993setoohashibridge/PA216264a.jpg

http://www.ib.pwr.wroc.pl/szechinski/japan/993setoohashibridge/PA216269a.jpg

http://home.pusan.ac.kr/~ndo99/brpic/seto/hij_09.jpg


http://www.ce.ntu.edu.tw/photo/bridge/bridge5bBridges%20Between%20Honshu%20and%20Shikoku.jpg

[Am/Ro]

fuck you

[choyak]

I thought this was the most beautiful bridge when I drove over it a few years ago, even though it is tiny

http://www.b-t.com/images/400/alexday.jpg

Alex Frasier near Vancouver

[swallowave]

The longest bridge in the world is the elevated Bangna Expressway in Bangkok, Thailand. This six lane viaduct has a length of slightly over 55 km and has been built above an already existing highway. Although it doesn't cross any water or valley it is technically a bridge.

in fact, there are lots of "technical bridges" longer than 50km, such as elevated railway or expressway, especially in country and mountain area. so i think the water is necessary as a standard in this thread.:)

[BenL]

The longest passenger bridge in the world

Gatwick Airport, London, UK
The bridge, which opened in 2004, connects the North terminal and the sixth satelite pier and is tall enough for a 747 to pass underneath it. Designed by Wilkinson Eyre architects and with Erup engineers, it 646 feet long and 72 feet high. It has great practical use for London's second biggest airport (and the world's sixth) - with almost 35 million passengers per year - removng the need for 50,000 bus journeys.


http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/BenL26/CGA01088d-1.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/BenL26/bridge3.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/BenL26/bridge2.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/BenL26/bridge1.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/BenL26/runway2.jpg

[savas]

The Rion-Antirion Gefyra in Greece -longest cable stayed bridge in the world- has been labeled as best of whats new in 2004 in the engineering category by Popular Science Magazine..

http://patras2006.gr/images/logo_gefyra.gif

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/vakantieingriekenland/marja%20en%20francine/P5020110.jpg

http://www.airphotos.gr/photo1/1448.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/ksino1100/DSC05505Medium.jpg

http://www.fotoartmagazine.gr/weekphoto/photo/rio-antirio-zoumpos.jpg

http://www.ips2007.org/Images/gefyra.jpg

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.01/images/FF_144_bridges1_f.jpg

Opening of the Rion-Antirion Bridge in 2004

http://webpages.charter.net/g.vassilakos/rion-antirion/fireworks3.jpg

http://www.fransbrood.com/picts/large/groupef3_gr.jpg

[got pidh?]

the good thing about the bridge in greece is the setting, see this is one advantage that people living on the Mediterranean have, the clean beaches ;)

other than that im not a fan of these competitions of who has the biggest bridge cause in the end it doesnt really matter

[ZZ-II]

the bridges are gigantic

[Betrayer]

i saw a great bridge in france...don't you know, the name o some pics...it is really fantastic

[BenL]

The Millau Viaduct?
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/BenL26/m.jpg

Designed by Norman Foster and the tallest bridge in the world... And one of the best.

[kikodj]

can any one post the current top ten longest Suspension bridge???

that will be cool....("j)

[Giorgio]

Rio Antirio Bridge in Greece...Amazing. I love it at night.
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7724/suspension1bymijkasc9.jpg

[Andre_Filipe]

the longest bridge in Europe is the Vasco da Gama in Lisbon, Portugal. Its in the top10 of the world too

[Bitxofo]

^^It is almost 18 km. long.
:eek:

[Dreamlıneя]

These are the longest bridges in South America

1. Rio-Niterói Bridge - 13 Km 290 m (Rio de Janeiro and Niteroi - Brazil)

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/4044/bridge2wl9.gif (http://imageshack.us)

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/1461/2qs9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

2. Rafael Urdaneta Bridge - 8 Km 678 m (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/7489/3el5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7108/turismolagodemaracaibovc9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[ZZ-II]

such long bridges are gigantic

[marax0]

who have seen Discovery Extremal Engeneering about bridge between Northen America and Asia?

that would be totaly outstanding bridge

[Dick H]

Akashi kaikyo Bridge
The span: 1991m, world record
The total length: 3911m


This is the view from the Kobe side.

http://www.pbase.com/dickh/image/45042553.jpg

[Occit]

ORINOKIA BRIDGE, VENEZUELA, total lenght 3.156 meters

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/4788/311950894a43b23e26cope2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6347/311950838ae0ca87410oqweuc2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/7894/3049258657ddfda37c0owwwvz8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:)

[Occit]

The 20 longest bridges (meters) of the world, 2006

1) Lake Pontchartrain Causeway 38,422 m United States
2) Donghai Bridge 32,500 m China
3) Atchafalaya Swamp Freeway 29,290 m United States
4) King Fahd Causeway 26,000 m Saudi Arabia/Bahrain
5) The No. 1 bridge of Tianjin Binhai Mass Transit 25,800 m China
6) Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel 24,140 m United States
7) Bonnet Carré Spillway 17,702 m United States
8) Vasco da Gama Bridge 17,185 m Portugal
9) Penang Bridge 13,500 m Malaysia
10) Kam Sheung Road-Tuen Mun viaduct 13,400 m Hong Kong
11) Rio-Niterói Bridge 13,290 m Brazil
12) Confederation Bridge 12,900 m Canada
13) San Mateo-Hayward Bridge 11,265 m United States
14) Seven Mile Bridge 10,887 m United States
15) Third Mainland Bridge 10,500 m Nigeria
16) Shandong-Henan Yellow River Bridge 10,282 m China
17) Sunshine Skyway Bridge 8,851 m United States
18) Twin Span 8,851 m United States
19) General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge 8,678 m Venezuela
20) Mackinac Bridge (road only) 8,038 m United States

[itsmevishal2k4]

To add to my previous post, here's the rendering and the actual construction ongoing

http://www.msrdc.org/projects/images/bandra_cable_stayed_bridge_set.jpg
http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1158/4121322/8593373/116578120.jpg

i believe that that rendering is for the Bandra Worli Sea Link in Mumbai India
its also posted on their website

heres the pic http://www.msrdc.org/projects/images/bandra_cable_stayed_bridge_set.jpg

and a link to the thread
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=197468

[traveler]

Vasco de Gama Bridge

This is a showcase of styles in bridge design, being the largest in Europe. The 10-mile Vasco de Gama Bridge changes in form as it moves over the Tagus River into the horizon. The bridge is a joint venture of London-based engineering firms Kvaerner PLC, and Europe Etude Gecti, EEG, a Campenon Bernard SGE, Affiliate from Paris, France and assisted by various Portuguese engineering firms. The $1-billion bridge was completed on time for the opening of Expo'98 to accommodate visitors traveling by automobile from southern Portugal, Spain and other parts of Europe. This photograph was taken from the north banks of the Tagus near EXPO, the cable-stayed main span of the bridge is 534.8-feet long, supported by 573-feet high pylons and 192 cables. The bridge was designed to withstand an earthquake four times greater than the 1755 earthquake that devastated Lisbon.

[Vrysxy]

The 20 longest bridges (meters) of the world, 2006

[B]1) Lake Pontchartrain Causeway 38,422 m United States
B]

IS THIS THE BRIDGE THAT WAS DESTROYED BY KATRINA ?

[1100poydras]

The bridge destroyed by Katrina was the Interstate 10 Twin Span bridge, not the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. The I-10 bridge crosses the lake further to the east and is about 8,600 m long. Construction is going on now on the $800 million replacement spans.

Additionally construction is beginning on the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America, the John James Audubon Bridge.

http://www.timedla.com/gallery/photos/AudubonBridge_Aerial_04-27-06.jpg

It will cross the Mississippi River at St. Francisville, LA.

[TYW]

wow!! just love those bridges with multiple towers :happy:

[HiJazzey]

King Fahd Causeway
26 km long. Said to be longest "bridge of it's type" when it opened in 1986.
There's a big manmade island in the middle where customs and immigration facilities are located, plus there are two identical restaurants/observation decks on either side of the island.
http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/en/imgdata/topics/2005/img/tp050610_02e.jpg
http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/t790/T790572A.jpg
http://www.saudiembassy.or.jp/DiscoverSA/regions/images/KingFahdCauseway.JPG
http://www.geocities.com/paulwells_technogold/DCP_1585a.jpg
http://www.galen-frysinger.com/middle_east/bahrain28.jpg
http://www.senses.hu/blog/KingFahadCauseway.jpg
http://www.senses.hu/blog/Szaudi_hatar.jpg

[Qatar Son 333]

^^^^ yes but soon to be overcome by Qatar and Bahrain friendship cause way same kind as the one posted above , With a total length of some 45km, the proposed Qatar-Bahrain Causeway will be the longest fixed link in the world

http://img157.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b17dj.jpg
http://img160.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b23rw.jpg
http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b31qn.jpg
http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b55hv.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7...tarandbahr.jpg

[oliver999]

great bridges, guys.

[DanielFigFoz]

Wow i'm impressed by the Saudi-Arabia--Barain one, I knew it existed but the man made island is really impressive!

[japanese001]

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/6964/hashinu4.jpg

1 Akashi-Kaikyo 1,991m Japan 1998
2 Zhoushan Xihoumen 1,650m China
3 Great Belt East 1,624m Denmark 1998
4 Runyang Yangtze River Highway 1,490m China
5 Humber 1,410m U.K. 1981
6 Jiangyin Yangtze River 1,385m China 1999
7 Tsing Ma 1,377m China 1997
8 Verrazano-Narrows 1,298m U.S.A. 1964
9 Golden Gate 1,280m U.S.A. 1937
9 Yangluo Yangtze River 1,280m China
11 Hoga Kusten 1,210m Sweden 1997
12 Mackinac 1,158m U.S.A. 1957
13 Huangbu Zhujiang 1,108m China
14 Minami Bisan-seto 1,100m Japan 1988
15 Fatih Sultan Mehmet 1,090m Turkey 1988
16 Guizhou Balinghe 1,088m China
17 Bosporus 1,074m Turkey 1973
18 George Washington 1,067m U.S.A. 1931
19 Kurushima-Kaikyo-3 1,030m Japan 1999
20 Kurushima-Kaikyo-2

[skyscraperboy]

Penang Bridge, Penang, MALAYSIA. 13.5km (8 mile)

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m73/sheikhfaisol/Buildings/penangbridge1t.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m73/sheikhfaisol/Buildings/penangbridge2.jpg

[skyscraperboy]

Penang Second Bridge, Penang, MALAYSIA.

The Penang Second Bridge is a new bridge being planned in Penang, Malaysia. It will connect Batu Kawan on the mainland and Batu Maung on Penang Island. It will be the second bridge to link the island to the mainland after Penang Bridge. The total length of the RM 3 billion bridge is 24 km (15 miles) and will become the longest bridge in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Construction of the bridge will begin in early 2008 and is expected to be completed in January 2011.

Overview

The planned bridge will be a four-lane dual carriageway bridge with two motorcycle lanes. Its total length is 24 km (15 miles). 17 km (10 miles) of the bridge will be across the South Channel, the channel between Penang Island and Seberang Perai. 1.5 km (1 miles) will be on the Batu Maung side, while 6 km (3 miles) will be on the Batu Kawan side. Six expressway interchanges will also be constructed as part of this project. K.Preamakanthan, a highly successful project manager of UEM Construction Sdn Bhd, is the Project Director responsible for building this prestigious project.

Features

* It will have two observation platforms with rest and service areas at the central span.
* The design of two observation platforms are the pearl object.


http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m73/sheikhfaisol/Buildings/bridge_graphic2.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m73/sheikhfaisol/Buildings/01bridge.jpg

[Skyman]

HUGE

[jorgen]

Oresund Bridge linking Denmark and Sweden, 7.8km - the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe.

Its longest cable-stayed main spans is 490 metres.
The highest pillar is 204 metres.

http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/oresund/images/3_oresund_bridge.jpg
http://lomo.kyberia.net/gallery/d/3183-2/dansko_pohladnica_most.jpg
http://www.oresundsregionen.org/db/images/oeresundsbron2_daniel_oest.jpg

[z0rg]

World's two largest bridges/tunnels are planned to be built in China. Both will be 100km+ long.

One will be built on Taiwan Strait linking Taiwan and Fujian and the other one will be built on Bohai Gulf, linking Liaoning and Shandong.
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/9394/2005115203253449ul1.jpg


Anyway, I guess they'll choose a tunnel for both projects.

[Bitxofo]

^^Bridges 100 km. long??
:eek2::eek2:

[Matthijs]

World's two largest bridges/tunnels are planned to be built in China. Both will be 100km+ long.

One will be built on Taiwan Strait linking Taiwan and Fujian.
Come on man, do you seriously believe the Taiwanese govt. wants this bridge? It's a Chinese colonial dream...

[AhChuan]

Come on man, do you seriously believe the Taiwanese govt. wants this bridge? It's a Chinese colonial dream...

I quite believe tht. Since China so want to be the country with the most records in anything. ;)

[AhChuan]

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m73/sheikhfaisol/Buildings/bridge_graphic2.jpg

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m73/sheikhfaisol/Buildings/01bridge.jpg

:eek2::eek2:

Waahhh!! Really they wan to build the two viewing platform?? Tht really outrageous!!!:banana: :banana:

[z0rg]

Come on man, do you seriously believe the Taiwanese govt. wants this bridge? It's a Chinese colonial dream...

Your post has been reported. Btw, I was told that the GMD party supports the project.

[gladisimo]

you mean the kmt?

[MDguy]

not even close to the longest bridge, but I think it deserves a mention
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/244/459035004_10d6cb8486_b.jpg
The chesepeake Bay Bridge In Maryland. This isn't the entire bridge. there's more to the right

[dwrecker]

not even close to the longest bridge, but I think it deserves a mention
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/244/459035004_10d6cb8486_b.jpg
The chesepeake Bay Bridge In Maryland. This isn't the entire bridge. there's more to the right

I have seen this one and I think its a cool bridge. Isnt this the bridge that goes underneath the bay about midway across into a tunnel?

[Imperfect Ending]

^^ Oresund Bridge?

[oliver999]

maryland bridge is amazing.

[MDguy]

no, this isn't the chesepeake bay bridge tunnel in VA. This is officially the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge in annapolis, MD. And the other day, sadly, someones trailer detached from there truck, causing many people to crash and three to die :(
here's a few pics of the crash :(
http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2007/05/10/PH2007051002520.jpg

http://img.breitbart.com/images/2007/5/11/D8P277980/D8P277980.jpg

And off subject, here's a pic of the bridge from the air to show how big it is. The crash backed up traffic for a very long time
http://media.nowpublic.com/images/ba/6/ba6d2404d59078ce46c29018dfaaca14.jpg

edit : heres another picture

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1218/1167115984_798dc12fc0_o.jpg

[Amit]

3 major bridges are planned in Mumbai (India)

1. Bandra - Worli Sealink:

Length: 5.5 kms
Cost: $350 million
Status: Under construction, Completion date 2008.

2. Worli - Nariman point Western freeway Sealink:

Length: 14 kms
Cost: $1 billion
Status: Final tender to be awarded by end 2007.

3. Nhava - Sewri Trans-harbour Sealink:

Length: 22 kms
Cost: $1.5 billion
Status: Final tender to be awarded 2007-08.

They are not the longest bridges in world, but it will be quite a feat to have 3 major bridges in one city.

[Rachmaninov]

Penang Second Bridge, Penang, MALAYSIA.

The Penang Second Bridge is a new bridge being planned in Penang, Malaysia. It will connect Batu Kawan on the mainland and Batu Maung on Penang Island. It will be the second bridge to link the island to the mainland after Penang Bridge. The total length of the RM 3 billion bridge is 24 km (15 miles) and will become the longest bridge in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Construction of the bridge will begin in early 2008 and is expected to be completed in January 2011.



I thought the HK-Zhuhai-Macau bridge would be the longest in southeast asia with a total length of 29km?

[The Cebuano Exultor]

The Zhuhai-Macau-Hong Kong is in East Asia and not in South-east Asia. :yes:

[erbsenzaehler]

This may be the longest bridge of whole European continent in the future:

The Fehmarn Belt bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fehmarn_Belt_bridge) - A connection between Germany and Denmark over the Baltic Sea. And the best with this: Germany doesn't have to pay just a cent for this great thang, all costs will be taken by Denmark :banana:

[Rachmaninov]

The Zhuhai-Macau-Hong Kong is in East Asia and not in South-east Asia. :yes:

O right... how do you define EA and SEA coz I have never read that HK is in EA.

[ØlandDK]

Germany doesn't have to pay just a cent for this great thang, all costs will be taken by Denmark :banana:

Money ain't a problem...:nuts:

[DJZG]

Krk Bridge (Croatian: Krčki most) is a 1430 m long reinforced concrete arch bridge connecting the Croatian island of Krk to the mainland and carrying over a million vehicles per year. The longer of the bridge's two arches is the second longest concrete arch in the world and among the longest arches of any construction. The bridge was completed and opened in 1980.

http://www.klimno.net/foto_galerija/krcki_most/krcki_most_2.JPG

http://www.klimno.net/foto_galerija/krcki_most/krcki_most_3.JPG

http://www.index.hr/hrfoto/images2/2004_56231041_26574.jpg

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/9122/krckimostpv1.jpg

[mgk920]

The 20 longest bridges (meters) of the world, 2006

1) Lake Pontchartrain Causeway 38,422 m United States
2) Donghai Bridge 32,500 m China
3) Atchafalaya Swamp Freeway 29,290 m United States
4) King Fahd Causeway 26,000 m Saudi Arabia/Bahrain
5) The No. 1 bridge of Tianjin Binhai Mass Transit 25,800 m China
6) Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel 24,140 m United States
7) Bonnet Carré Spillway 17,702 m United States
8) Vasco da Gama Bridge 17,185 m Portugal
9) Penang Bridge 13,500 m Malaysia
10) Kam Sheung Road-Tuen Mun viaduct 13,400 m Hong Kong
11) Rio-Niterói Bridge 13,290 m Brazil
12) Confederation Bridge 12,900 m Canada
13) San Mateo-Hayward Bridge 11,265 m United States
14) Seven Mile Bridge 10,887 m United States
15) Third Mainland Bridge 10,500 m Nigeria
16) Shandong-Henan Yellow River Bridge 10,282 m China
17) Sunshine Skyway Bridge 8,851 m United States
18) Twin Span 8,851 m United States
19) General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge 8,678 m Venezuela
20) Mackinac Bridge (road only) 8,038 m United States
I recall a discussion from a while back in a different forvm where we determined that the I-310 <-> I-10 <-> I-55 continuation northwest of New Orleans, LA was a longer total continuous bridging than the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.

Mike

[Arpels]

I dont now this one of Bonnet Carré Spillway :uh: no pics please?

[Qatar Son 333]

Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Bridge is getting built linking the 2 countries together the bridge is 45 km long i think its going to be the longest bridge in the world !!!!

[BIL]

The longest bridge in world is the Bang Na Expressway in Bangkok, which is 54 km. It was opened in 2000.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang_Na_Expressway

These are the ten longest bridges according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_by_length

1. Bang Na Expressway 54,000 m , Thailand
2. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway 38,422 m , United States
3. Manchac Swamp bridge 36,710 m , United States
4. Yangcun Bridge of Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Rail 35,812 m , China
5. Hangzhou Bay Bridge 35,673 m , China
6. Runyang Bridge 35,660 m , China
7. Donghai Bridge 32,500 m , China
8. Atchafalaya Basin Bridge 29,290 m , United States
9. The No. 1 bridge of Tianjin Binhai Mass Transit 25,800 m , China
10. Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel 24,140 m , United States

[Imperfect Ending]

^^ Hmm.. never thought about it like that

[Northsider]

There's something very unsettling about these massive bridges. You can't just turn around or walk to the nearest gas station if you break down...

[ElChancho]

Nice bridges:cheers:, I wouldn't count that Bangkok freeway as a bridge though

[spongeg]

not one of the longest but its pretty neat - links Oregon and Washington states - i think its 4 miles

http://www.portlandbridges.com/photoimagefiles/astoria-megler-bridge-dreb1crw12011-s.jpg

http://www.texasescapes.com/OregonUSA/Images/AstoriaOregonViewFromColumn0506BG.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2184/2447548763_ffa36a55b5.jpg?v=0

http://www.publicpress.org/static/10532_M_W_400.png

http://blogs.technet.com/blogfiles/technology_trumpet/WindowsLiveWriter/NoIdeatoodaft_96CF/USACE_Astoria-Megler_Bridge.jpg

[Imperfect Ending]

Nice bridges:cheers:, I wouldn't count that Bangkok freeway as a bridge though

Yeah.. they had the advantage of building it on the ground and not really having to deal with it spanning over water haha

But let's see how this goes

[ElChancho]

not one of the longest but its pretty neat - links Oregon and Washington states - i think its 4 miles


looks like the bridge in the movie Free Willy, childhood memories:)

[spongeg]

looks like the bridge in the movie Free Willy, childhood memories:)

it is :) i think

Goonies was also filmed in Astoria - when you visit they have a lot of goonies stuff :banana:

[GrigorisSokratis]

it is :) i think

Goonies was also filmed in Astoria - when you visit they have a lot of goonies stuff :banana:

Man Astoria, OR is one of my fav places on earth, I mean that town rocks!

Also I brings back chilhood memories with films like the Goonies or Kintergarden Cop among others.

If you ever have the chance to visit it, don't forget to visit Goone point that place is just :master: actually if ever got the opportunity to buy a house there I'll do it.

Btw, did I mention I love Astoria, OR? hehehe