The longest bridge in the world

The bridge is not only a place that evokes a romantic mood, but also a real architectural masterpiece. A huge number of bridges have been built around the world and among them there are very interesting and fascinating specimens. We will get to know more closely the most interesting buildings, as well as find out which bridge is the longest bridge in the world.

10 of the longest and most famous bridges in the world

Let's begin our acquaintance with the longest bridges in the world. By the way, as you will soon notice, most of them are built in China.

  1. Danyang-Kunshan viaduct is the record among bridges, which is even included in the Guinness Book of Records. The bridge is in East China, and its length is 164,800 meters. The bridge is conveniently located railway, as well as several transport lanes. This masterpiece was built in just 4 years, and about 10,000 people worked on it.
  2. Tianjin Viaduct takes second place in the above-mentioned book. It is also located in China and is also a railway bridge. The length of the bridge of Tianjin is 113,700 meters, and it was erected only in 2 years.
  3. Another railway Chinese record holder is the Great Weinan Bridge. The length of this bridge is 79,732 meters. It is also noteworthy that this bridge belongs to the longest high-speed railroads.
  4. Until 2010, the Bang Na Expressway, built in Thailand, was the first line of this rating, but today 55,000 meters is not very impressive. Therefore, only the fourth place.
  5. Again we return to China and get acquainted with the Qingdao Bridge, which is the longest bridge passing through the river. The length of this connection is 42,500 meters. It should be noted that this bridge is designed so that, if necessary, it will be able to withstand a very strong earthquake or typhoon.
  6. The Hangzhou Bridge, also located in China - is one of the most beautiful and longest bridges in the world, which is built above the water. The length of the bridge is 36,000 meters, and it was built in the shape of the letter S. In the middle of the bridge there is a cozy island, which the resourceful Chinese erected specially for the rest of the drivers. The most important thing in this bridge is that it was built in the most difficult conditions, but its strength is beyond doubt.
  7. The largest suspension bridge is the bridge located in Japan - Akashi-Kaikyo. The pendant span on this bridge is 1,991 meters, and the length of the entire structure is 3,911 meters.
  8. Let's not be surprised that the highest bridge in the world is also located in China. At an altitude of 472 meters is the bridge Si Du River Bridge, which is 1,222 meters long. Can you imagine how you feel when you travel on it?
  9. The largest and widest bridge in the world is Sydney Harbor Bridge. Its length is only 1,149 meters, and its width is as much as 49 meters. In this space there was a place for two railroad tracks, a bicycle and a pedestrian walkway, as well as an eight-lane highway.
  10. And now a little surprise - the biggest bridge in Europe is called the Blue Bridge, which is in St. Petersburg! The width of this bridge exceeds its length by a factor of three, and is 97.3 meters.

Interesting bridges

Now a few interesting facts. After the dry figures of the bridges of the record holders, we will digress a bit on the most unusual bridges.

  1. The longest wooden bridge is only 500 meters and was built already in 1849 in Myanmar.
  2. The longest natural bridge was formed in the USA. In height, it is 88.4 meters, and at a length of 83.8 meters. This creation of nature has arisen because of the washing out by the flow of rock.
  3. We finish our list with the shortest, but at the same time, international bridge Zovikon Island, which connects two small islets of Canada and the United States. The length of this building is only 10 meters.

Of course, in the world there are many not so long, but also famous bridges, for example Tower Bridge in London and Charles Bridge in Prague .