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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.