Ten Longest Bridges In World
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- Date: Feb 16,2008
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
4. Chesapeake Bay Bridge
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge (commonly known as the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland; spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state’s Eastern and Western Shore regions. At 4.3 miles (7 km) in length, the original span was the world’s longest continuous over-water steel structure when it opened in 1952. The bridge is officially named the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge after William Preston Lane, Jr. who, as governor of Maryland, implemented its construction.
3. King Fahd Causeway
The King Fahd Causeway is multiple dike - bridge combination connecting Khobar, Saudi Arabia, and the island nation of Bahrain.
A construction agreement signed on July 8, 1981 led to construction beginning the next year. The cornerstone was laid on November 11, 1982 by King Fahd of Saudi Arabia and Sheikh Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa of Bahrain; construction continued until 1986, when the combination of several bridges and dams were completed. The causeway officially opened for use on November 25, 1986.
2. Donghai Bridge
Donghai Bridge (simplified Chinese: ????; traditional Chinese: ????; pinyin: D?ngh?i Dàqiáo; literally “East Sea Grand Bridge”) is the longest cross-sea bridge in the world and the longest bridge in Asia. It was completed on December 10, 2005. It has a total length of 32.5 kilometres (20.2 miles) and connects Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port in China. Most of the bridge is a low-level viaduct. There are also cable-stayed sections to allow for the passage of large ships, largest with span of 420 m.
1. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, or the Causeway, consists of two parallel bridges that are the longest bridges in the world by total length.[2] These parallel bridges cross Lake Pontchartrain in southern Louisiana. The longer of the two bridges is 23.87 miles (38.42 km) long. The bridges are supported by over 9,000 concrete pilings. The two bridges feature bascule spans over the navigation channel 8 miles (13 km) south of the north shore. The southern terminus of the Causeway is in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. The northern terminus is at Mandeville, Louisiana.
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Crazy stuff!
Whether you are driving north or south, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel showcases the mighty surge of the Atlantic Ocean, the beauty of the Chesapeake Bay, and the soaring grace of an engineering marvel. Both a tourist attraction and a travel convenience, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel connects Virginia’s Eastern Shore with the Virginia mainland at Virginia Beach near Norfolk. source:http://www.cbbt.com/
The Bridge-Tunnel project is a four-lane 20-mile-long vehicular toll crossing of the lower Chesapeake Bay. The facility carries US 13, the main north-south highway on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, and provides the only direct link between Virginia’s Eastern Shore and south Hampton Roads, Virginia. The crossing consists of a series of low-level trestles interrupted by two approximately one-mile-long tunnels beneath Thimble Shoals and Chesapeake navigation channels. The manmade islands, each approximately 5.25 acres in size, are located at each end of the two tunnels. There are also high level bridges over two other navigation channels: North Channel Bridge and Fisherman Inlet Bridge. Finally, between North Channel and Fisherman Inlet, the facility crosses at-grade over Fisherman Island, a barrier island which includes the Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge administered by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Toll collection facilities are located at each end of the facility.
Official Name:
Lucius J. Kellam, Jr. Bridge-Tunnel
get your facts straight pls
There’s another long bridge in Louisiana off of Interstate 10 that goes across the Atchafalya Basin. According to Wikipedia it is 18.1 miles long. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atchafalaya_Basin
You are in accurate about the Chesapeake Bay Bridge it is not in Maryland it is in Virginia. One side of the bridge is connected to Virginia Beach, VA and the other is the Eastern Shore. 3/4 of the Eastern Shore is in Virginia. The bay is also majority in Virginia.
What about the Mackinac Bridge pretty sure that beats most of the bridges on this list.
Guessing on # 2…the traditional is probably ????.but its just a guess
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is not in Maryland but in Virginia. It connects the “Hampton Roads” area to the Eastern Shore.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is also 17.6 miles shore to shore instead of 4.3 miles.
The chesapeke bay bridge links the eastern shore of virginia with the southside of the state of Virginia. You state that it is on the state of Maryland.
What aboutthe Braga Bridge? It runs from Portugal to America??
how are these ranked? certainly not by length…
I drive the causeway everyday to go to work. It’s a truly mind-numbing experience.
chesapeake bay bridge tunnel is in VA, not MD. It connects the eastern shore of Virginia with the Hampton Roads area, specifically Virginia Beach.
The next time you completely plagiarise the text on Wikipedia, at least include a short bibliography letting us know.
Nice list of bridges, I personally have driven over the seven mile and the Penang bridge.
i’ve driven over what i’ve now discovered is called the “atchafalaya swamp freeway” in louisiana, and i know it’s REALLY long. a section of I-10 before baton rouge crosses over the henderson swamp and a very long section (well over 10 miles i recall) is what seems like an interminable bridge. i was expecting to find it on here.
The Danish Great Belt Fixed Link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Belt_Bridge) consists of two connected bridges with a total length of over 13 km, probably not including access roads. Methinks it might qualify for this list?
That’s pretty stupid, it is obvious that the Chinese bridge is longer. The Louisiana bridge is 23.5 kms. Period. You are obviously biased.
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nice list …
i’ve driven along penang bridge a coupla times …
it was amazing …
“The Chesapeake Bay Bridge (commonly known as the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland; spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state’s Eastern and Western Shore regions.”
The Bay Bridge connects Norfolk, Virgina to the Eastern Shore of Virginia. NOT MARYLAND.
This is terrible. The write-ups don’t even all include length.
Not to mention they’re not in order of…anything that I can see? Certainly not length. And you have an artist conception for a bridge that was completed in ‘05.
::sigh::
Very interesting collection.
I heard Spain plans to build a bridge to Africa. This will be not as long as the mentioned bridges, but it will be build in deep water.
Holy shit O_O what a bridges!
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel should replace the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The two bridges are often confused by those outside the area. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel connects the Eastern Shore of Virginia to Virginia Beach. The total length is 23 miles and the shore to shore length is 17.6 miles.
Check your geography, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel has both its endpoints in Virginia, not Maryland.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge is in Virginia not Maryland
“Storebæltsbroen” in Denmark is 11.2 miles long. Should that one have been on the list too?
Anders
the chesapeake bay bridge is not in maryland. it is in virginia and connects virginia’s eastern shore with virginia beach.
the atchafalaya swamp freeway in louisiana is a nearly 20 mile long bridge that crosses the lakes and swamps of the atchafalaya basin.
Also, just outside of New Orleans, Interstate 55, Interstate 10, and Interstate 310 form the longest continuous elevated bridge in the world at nearly 39 miles. On this stretch, the interstate 55 portion occupies just over 23 miles, while the interstate 10 and 310 portions occupy 10 and 6 miles, respectively.
#4: Chesapeake Bay Bridge. NOT IN MARYLAND! It’s in Virginia. Both sides of the bridge are in Virginia.
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge IS in Maryland. and it does fit the description on this page. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel however IS in Virginia and DOES connect Virginia Beach to North Hampton County on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Perhaps You Morons could get your facts straight.
I do, however agree that the CBBT in Virginia is a much more impressive structure and should have been included instead of Maryland’s much smaller and less impressive counterpart.
Don’t be so quick to call others on their facts until you have checked your own.
Ok, there seems to be a lot of angry people concerning the bay bridge. As a Baltimore Md resident, with family in Hampton Va, I would like to clarify something. The bridge pictured and mentioned is the Bay Bridge in MARYLAND, on Rt. 50. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel is a different bridge/tunnel system that connects Md/Va. Yes, there are two Bay bridges. The one pictured is commonly called the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, the Md/Va connect is called Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel. Subtle differences, but the two structures are different.
The bridge referred to in #4 is correct, despite the many comments to the contrary left herein. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel are two separate entities. The former is in fact located in Maryland, while the bridge/tunnel is located further south in Virginia. I don’t understand how so many commenters don’t seem to realize this; #4 never claimed to be the bridge/tunnel, right?
I believe the article is referring to the Maryland Bay Bridge which is sometimes (mistakenly) referred to as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, because it does infact cross the Chesapeake. It is not in anyway a tunnel. The Bay Bridge is a duel sided bridge spanning 4.3 miles (doubed it’s 8.6) and is why it’s on the list.
http://baybridge.com/
Ok. I am tired of reading the uneducated rants of you Virginians. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge of this article is IN MARYLAND. It runs from Sandy Point to Kent Island. Don’t believe me/them, check the website: http://www.baybridge.com/
The Hampton Roads Bridge/Tunnel IS NOT THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE. Please, educate yourself with the facts before posting in a public forum. Otherwise you just look like ranting idiots.
I mean, LOOK AT THE PICTURE! That is NOT the Hampton Roads Bridge/Tunnel!
I think these fine folks went through a lot of trouble to bring us an “interesting tidbit for the day,” and there is no reason to go off on them like that.
Is netiquette really dead?
The “Bay Bridge” pictured is entirely in Maryland the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is the one in Virginia. They have similar names and are both called the bay bridge. The one pictured however is on RT50 in Maryland.
Um, yes, there is a Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Maryland. It’s near Annapolis. Google Earth it. I used to walk the puppy once a year with my girl scout troop when I was a grade schooler.
Now, unless there is another in Virginia with the same name … then Marylanders and Virginians should duke it out in a battle over who gets to claim their bridge as the one true Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
In my wildest dreams I’m waiting for the South Carolina-Bermuda bridge.
I’ve gone across the Donghai Bridge before. It took forever. And once you reach the island, there is nothing but cargo and one sightseeing viewpoint.
@ john
The pontcharttrain Causeway
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 126022.8 ft. (23.87 mi.)
Total length, southbound bridg: 125794.9 ft. (23.82 mi.)
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+30.19610, -90.12332 (decimal degrees)
30°11′46″ N, 90°07′24″ W (degrees°minutes’seconds”)
next time look it up. http://bridgehunter.com/la/st-tammany/pontchartrain/
The Donghai Bridge is 32.5 km which is 20.2 miles
As many have said, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is in Maryland. It is a completely different structure than the tunnel-bridge that is farther south in Virginia.
Once a year, ship traffic is stopped to allow a swiming race that goes from one end to the other to occur. Quite a site to see 600 people swimming between the two spans.
Pictures are great and the bridges are inspirational but there is only ONE longest bridge in the world. The next longet is just tht - not another longet bridge.
I like this picture very much
where is the rades bridge ???????
Heather, The bridge/Tunnel People are referring to is not the Hampton Roads bridge tunnel. They are referring to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Lear to read! I stand by my earlier post. Again, So better check YOUR facts before you go spouting your useless codswallop.
STOP!! Enough with the nitpicking! It was an interesting post untill you pinheads started in. Whatever you want to call it, Bay-Bridge Tunnel, Chesapeake, etc. I was stationed at Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek VA and this structure is very close. It follows US 13 from the VA Beach area to the EASTERN shore of VA and after ~ 10-15 miles you are in Maryland.
Michael. Sigh. It takes Much Longer than 10-15 miles. It’s more like about an hour drive to get to Maryland. Please FOR THE LOVE OF GOD people, look at a map. your (and not just you Micheal, but you as in all y’all as we say in my home town, or Yous Guys as i have heard some say) lack of geographical knowledge makes people in our country look so ignorant.
i like the views of the bridges
its so mesmerizing
soy de san jose costa rica, me impresionan este tipo de estructuras, la grandeza que Dios nos dio de inteligencia, para elaborar tan magnificas estructuras
Thx Andersh. Ya, I just saw a National Geographic on the Storebæltsbroen (Great Belt in english), which connects Sweden to Denmark. Since it was only completed in 1998, perhaps thats why it isn’t on this list. I would definately recommend having this bridge on the Top 10 Longest bridges, since it has the 3rd longest main span (1.6km) in the world, even if the total length is only 10 miles.
I’ve crossed the Rio-Niteroi bridge many times, and it’s spectacular, especially at night. But I can’t believe this list did not include the Interprovincial Bridge that connects Cotnam Island in Ontario with Morrison Island in Quebec (Canada). The pilings alone took two years to install and when the bridge was completed in 1968 the grnad opening was attended by the Queen and Prince Philip.
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