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Bridges easily take us to places that may otherwise be unreachable. Or, at least, difficult to reach! How many of these big bridges have you visited? Which bridge would top your own list of the most impressive bridges in the world?
 Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, Japan - Also known as the Pearl
Bridge, the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge
is suspended over the Akashi
Strait. The length
of its center span is 6,532 ft (1,991 m), making it known as the longest
suspension bridge in the world.- Tsing
Ma Bridge, China - The Tsing Ma Bridge
is a double-decker bridge that carries both road and railway traffic. The
upper deck is a dual, three-lane carriageway and the lower deck contains
two railway tracks and a two-lane emergency road. The main span of the
Tsing Ma Bridge is 4,518 ft (1,377 m) and is known as the longest bridge
carrying railway traffic.
- Golden Gate Bridge, United
States - When
completed in 1937, the Golden
Gate Bridge
was the largest suspension bridge in the world. Since then, it has been
surpassed in size but remains a symbol of San
Francisco and the United States. The length of
the longest span is 4,200 ft (1,280 m).
- The
Faith Sultan Bridge, Turkey - Also
known as the Second Bosporus Bridge,
the Faith Sultan
Bridge reaches across the Bosphorus Strait. The Faith Sultan is a
suspension bridge with a span that measures 3,576 ft (1,090 m) and is part
of the Trans European Motorway that connects Edirne
and Ankara.
- Ponte
25 de Abril Bridge, Portugal - The Ponte 25 de Abril Bridge is a
suspension bridge with a total length of 2,277.64 m (longest span of 1,013
m). This bridge crosses the Tagus
River and connects the capital
city of Libson
to Almada.
- Forth Road Bridge, United
Kingdom - Built
in 1964, the Forth Road Bridge
is located in east central Scotland
and was constructed to replace a ferry service. This toll bridge's longest
span measures 3,298 ft (1,006 m) and carries motor vehicles, cyclists, and
pedestrians.
- Lions'
Gate Bridge, Canada - The Lions's Gate
Bridge is also known as the First Narrows Bridge.
This bridge connects the city of Vancouver
to the municipalities on the other side. The Lions's Gate, named after the
mountain peaks of north Vancouver,
has a span of 1,550 ft (472 m) and carries three reversible lanes of
traffic.
- Ambassador Bridge, United
States/Canada - The Ambassador
Bridge is a privately owned
bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan (USA)
and Windsor, Ontario
(Canada).
When completed in 1929, it was reported to have the largest span in the
world-measured to be 1,850 ft (564 m). The Ambassador
Bridge is said to be the busiest
international border crossing in North America
in trade volume.
- Little
Belt Bridge, Denmark - The Little Belt
Bridge is 1,969 ft (600 m)
spanning bridge crosses the Little Belt Strait.
This three-lane carriageway was built to connect Jutland and the island of Funen
while relieving congestion on the Old Little Belt Bridge.
- Hercilio
Luz Bridge, Brazil - Although the Hercilio Luz
Bridge has been closed since
1991, it connects the island
of Florianópolis and
the Brazilian mainland. It's be said that the Hercilio Luz
Bridge is the oldest
hanging bridge in the world, with a span of 1,115 ft (340 m).
*Span means the distance between the suspension
towers, that is what is referred to in these descriptions.
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