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There are many ratings most- bridges in the world.
We will not be repeated, and collect only the cream.
Determination of the longest bridge in the world is quite blurred. Therefore, I suggest you
get acquainted with the longest bridge in the world above the water surface.
It is called the Qingdao Haiwan Bridge, located in China.
The length of a bridge 42 500 meters, and it cost the Chinese government $ 8, 72 billion.









If you do not "bother" on where the bridge is located, it is the longest bridge shall be deemed to Bang Na Expressway in Thailand. In reality Bang Na is the construction of overhead bridge type. The length of the giant - 54 kilometers.







The longest suspension bridge (determined by the length of the main span) is located in Japan. It connects the city of Kobe (Honshu Island) and the city of Awaji (island of the same name). The central span of the bridge in length of 1991 meters, which actually is a record. The total length of the bridge - 3911 meters. Oh yeah, it's called Akashi Kaikyo.







The world's longest bridge, the dam is located in the United States and runs through Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. The bridge consists of two separate roads. The one that is longer - 38 kilometers and 420 meters. The total number of concrete piles of the bridge exceeds 9000!





In the Dutch Rotterdam is another "champion", which is called the Erasmus Bridge. It consists of two structures and a singly-suspension bridge. Here is the world's longest swing bridge Erasmusbrug. Its length - 802 meters.









The world's longest bicycle-pedestrian bridge is a bridge Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, located on the Mississippi River in Illinois. Until 1967, this bridge carried the legendary Route 66 (Route 66), but later the route was changed. '31 Bridge essentially empty, while in 1999, it is not officially designated as a bicycle-pedestrian. The total length of the bridge - 1631 meters.







The longest wooden bridge in the world is located in Myanmar and called U Bein. It was built back in 1849 year, and its length is 1, 2 km.









The longest natural bridge in the world is a bridge of the rainbow, which was formed as a result of leaching of rock flow of river water. The bridge is located in the US state of Utah. Its height (88, 4 m) is greater than the length (83, 8 meters).







Funny longest bridge of plastic is in the Scottish town of Aberfeldy and leads to a local golf club. The total length of the bridge Wade - 113 meters.



The longest bridge-aqueduct (water bridge) is located in the German city of Magdeburg. It allows you to overlap two channels - Central German and connecting channels of the river Elbe and Havel. The total length of the bridge - 918 meters and except for vehicles, pedestrians can walk it.







Very beautiful and futuristic Millau Viaduct, located in France. The bridge was designed to unload the road passing through the town of Millau, who suffers from traffic jams every summer with tourists. The highway, which connects the viaduct is located in Paris and the southern city of Beziers. The maximum height of the bridge supports is 341 meters, which is higher than the Eiffel Tower! Overall length - 2460 meters.







At the time of the construction of the viaduct, it was considered the highest. However, the Chinese here are ahead. The newly built bridge Si Du River Bridge over the River Siduhe raised to a height of 472 meters, with a total length of 1222 meters.



One of the highest bridges in the world is located in the US state of Colorado, over the Royal Gorge. Previously, Royal Gorge Bridge and operated vehicles, but is now used only by pedestrians. At the bottom of the gorge winds snake river Arkansas and the distance from the bridge to the bottom surface of the water is 321 meters. The bridge of 384 meters and width 5 meters altogether.











The sources said that if we consider the notion of "the highest bridge" to the height above sea level, the highest bridge should be Bailey bridge in the Indian Himalayas, located in the valley of Ladakh. If we consider that the valley itself is average at an altitude of 5602 meters - the conclusion is simple. Here are just a single shot of the bridge there. Therefore, we believe in the word. The widest long-span bridge in the world, located in the Australian city of Sydney and runs through the city's harbor. The width of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is as much as 49 meters, length - 1149 meters. He holds a cycling and walking track, two track and eight-lane highways for cars. Total weight of the steel structure of the bridge is 52 800 tons.







Well, if you consider all the bridges, it appears that the widest bridge is located ... in St. Petersburg! It passes over the River Moika and is called the Blue Bridge. Its width is essentially equal to the width of St. Isaac's Square, which he seems to be rooted. The width of the bridge is almost three times greater than its length! Blue bridge width is 97, 3 meters! For those who can not see prompt: on the second picture, he starts right behind the monument;)





The bridge with the highest real capacity is the Howrah Bridge in the Indian city of Calcutta on the River Hooghly, which flows into the Ganges. The daily rate of the bridge - 4 million pedestrians and about 150 000 units of transport.





Most Zavikon Island (Zavikon Island Bridge) is officially considered to be the shortest in the world. Its length is only ten meters. The bridge is an international, since connects two islands, one of which belongs to Canada, and the second - USA. Located in a region called the "Thousand Islands».





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