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.
2. Donghai Bridge
Donghai Bridge (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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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