List of notable bridges
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Notable bridges are listed here. For a complete list, see List of bridges.
- Albert Edward Bridge - England, large single span cast iron railway bridge similar to Victoria Bridge
- Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge - Japan, suspension bridge with the longest section span of 1.9 km.
- Bosphorus Bridge - Turkey, connects Asia and Europe
- Brooklyn Bridge - connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
- Charles Bridge - Czech Republic, famous 14th century bridge in Prague
- Chicago Skyway - USA, a 7.8-mile toll bridge bypassing much of the southwest of Chicago
- Confederation Bridge - Between Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick in Canada, world's longest bridge over waters that freeze.
- Donghai Bridge - China, is the longest cross-sea bridge in the world at present.
- Forth Railway Bridge - Scotland, one of the most famous cantilever bridges in the world.
- Golden Gate Bridge - USA, one of the most famous suspension bridges in the world.
- Great Belt Fixed Link, Eastern Bridge - Denmark, second longest section span of 1.6 km
- Hangzhou Bay Bridge - China, under construction, scheduled to be completed in 2008. A cable-stayed bridge across Hangzhou Bay, China. It will be the second-longest bridge in the world and the longest trans-oceanic bridge.
- Hartland Bridge - Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada, world's longest covered bridge.
- Hercilio Luz Bridge - Florianopolis, Brazil, longest Brazilian suspension bridge, one of the 100 largest suspension bridges of the world and one of the oldest hanging bridges in the world.
- Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) - Kolkata, India, the world's busiest cantilever bridge in the world and world's one of the longest cantilever bridge.
- The Iron Bridge - England, the world's first iron bridge.
- Jamuna Bridge- Bangladesh, longest railroad bridge in south asia, 2nd longest in world.
- Lake Pontchartrain Causeway - USA, spanning Lake Pontchartrain in south Louisiana, it is the longest bridge in the world at 23.87 miles (38.41 km).
- Lupu Bridge- the People's Republic of China, longest single steel arch.
- Mackinac Bridge - USA, Opened to traffic in 1957, connecting the two peninsulas of Michigan; held the title of the world's longest two tower suspension bridge between anchorages until the 1990s.
- Mahatma Gandhi Setu - Patna, India, the longest river bridge in the world.
- Menai Suspension Bridge - Wales, first road suspension bridge in the world.
- Millau Viaduct - France, the tallest vehicular bridge in the world.
- Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge - USA, a rare example of a segmented precast concrete arch bridge, and the first to be built in the US.
- New River Gorge Bridge - USA, the second tallest vehicular bridge in the world.
- Øresundbroen/Öresundsbron - Denmark - Sweden - Built year 2000. Connects Sweden with Denmark and Northern Europe with Europe
- Overtoun Bridge, - Scotland, dogs have leaped to their deaths from this bridge, leading to urban legends.
- Palace Bridge - St Petersburg, Russia, one of iconic images of the city
- Penang Bridge - Malaysia, longest bridge in Southeast Asia.
- Penobscot Narrows Bridge - USA, first bridge in the Western Hemisphere with an observatory[1],first bridge to use a nitrogen gas enclosed around each cable stay[2].
- Québec Bridge - Canada, largest cantilever bridge in the world.
- Rio-Antirio bridge - Greece, the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.
- Rio-Niterói Bridge - Brazil, highest central span in the world.
- San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge - USA, especially for seismic retrofit and eastern span replacement.
- Sundial Bridge - USA, a dramatic single cantilever spar cable stayed span for pedestrians.
- Sunshine Skyway Bridge - USA, longest cable-stayed concrete bridge in the world. Replaced a cantilever truss structure which partially collapsed in 1980 as a result of collision by a freighter.
- Sydney Harbour Bridge - Australia, arguably the best-known suspended-deck compression arch bridge, also the world's widest long span bridge (according to Guinness World Records).
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge - USA, famous for its collapse due to aerodynamic effects.
- Tatara Bridge - Japan, largest span cable-stayed bridge.
- Tower Bridge - London, England, and a symbol of this city.
- Trajan's bridge - Romania, ancient Roman bridge over the river Danube, only fragments visible.
- Tsing Ma Bridge - Hong Kong, the world's longest rail & road suspension bridge
- Tyne Bridge - England, one of Northern England's most iconic structures.
- Vasco da Gama Bridge - Portugal, the longest bridge in Europe at 17.2 km.
- Verrazano-Narrows Bridge - USA - longest suspension bridge in USA.
- Victoria Bridge - England large single span cast iron railway bridge similar to Albert Edward Bridge
- Victoria Falls Bridge - linking Zimbabwe to Zambia, built in 1905 as part of the projected Cape-Cairo railway.
- Vidyasagar Setu (a.k.a. 2nd Hooghly Bridge) - over Hooghly River in Kolkata, West Bengal, India is the longest cable-stayed bridge in South Asia (including Southeast Asia). The total length is 823 m (2,700 ft), with the main span measuring 457.2 m (1,500 ft) in length
- Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge - USA, built during Boston's Big Dig, the widest cable-stayed bridge.
- Zhaozhou Bridge - China, is the world's oldest open-spandrel stone segmental arch bridge in the true sense.
[edit] References
- ^ Brian MacQuarrie. "View from a bridge", The Boston Globe, October 8, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-08.
- ^ Tanya Mitchell. "Just the facts", VillageSoup, September 28, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-08.
