The Millau Viaduct is almost 2.5km long and crosses the valley of the River Tarn in south Central France. France’s A75 passes over the bridge and serves as an important route from Paris to Spain. The world’s tallest pylon can be found supporting this bridge, rising a whopping 245m over the valley below. This will […]
Completed in 2008, the Sutong Bridge crosses the Yangtze River and connects the cities of Nantong and Changshu. Travel time from Shanghai to Nantong was cut from four hours to just one hour. It is a cable-stayed bridge, and the height comes from the massive towers supporting a 1km span in the middle. All told, […]
The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge connects the city of Kobe to Awaji Island across the Akashi Straight. Prior to the bridge’s completion in 1998, the only way to get across the straight was by ferry, which was often dangerous because of the area’s volatile weather. The Akashi Straight is an important shipping lane, necessitating the bridge’s great […]
The Stonecutters Bridge crosses the Rambler’s Channel at the entrance to Hong Kong’s port and has three spans with a total length of 1.6km. It opened in 2009 and provides a more direct route from the Hong Kong Island to the airport and Disney Land, both located on Lantau Island in the bay. The bridge […]
The Great Belt is the straight between Denmark’s two main islands: Zealand (where the capital Copenhagen is located) and Funen. Prior to the bridge’s completion in 1998, the only way across was by ferry. Travel time was reduced from an hour to 10 minutes. At just over 1.6km, the main span supported by the towers […]
The world’s most iconic bridge was completed in 1937, connecting San Francisco with its suburbs and the rest of northern California. Its signature red hue is unmistakable and the Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most photographed landmarks in the world. At 2.7 km, it was the longest bridge in the world for nearly […]
The Tatara Bridge is one of three bridges that connect Shikoku, the smallest of Japan’s four main islands, to Honshu, the largest. It was completed in 1999 and has a total length of 1.5km. At the time of construction, it had the longest single span of any cable-stayed bridge at 890m (replacing the Pont de […]
The Pont de Normandie crosses the River Seine in Normandy. Construction began in 1988 and the bridge was completed in 1995. At 2.1km, it was the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world until 2004.
The Runyang Bridge was completed in 2005 as part of the highway connecting Beijing and Shanghai. It crosses the Yangtze River downstream of Nanjing. It’s actually two bridges separated by a small island. The northern span is a cable-stayed bridge and the southern span is a suspension bridge. It is the suspension bridge that makes […]
The Runyang Bridge was completed in 2005 as part of the highway connecting Beijing and Shanghai. It crosses the Yangtze River downstream of Nanjing. It’s actually two bridges separated by a small island. The northern span is a cable-stayed bridge and the southern span is a suspension bridge. It is the suspension bridge that makes […]
