The Longest Bridges

The Longest Bridges

1 - Bridge Haiwan Qingdao - China - 42,500 meters

    The Qingdao haiwan Bridge connects the city of Qingdao in east China's Shandong province with the suburban Huangdao District through the waters of the northern part of Jiaozhou Bay. They are 42.5 kilometers in length. Opened in 2011, the structure is the world's longest bridge over water.

       The bridge took four years to be built, worked on this project, at least 10,000 people.We used 450,000 tons of steel and 2.3 million cubic meters of concrete. designed to be able to withstand severe earthquakes, typhoons, and collisions with ships.

2 - Lake Pontchartrain Bridge - USA - 38,422 meters

   The Lake Pontchartrain Bridge consists of two parallel tracks that cross Lake Pontchartrain over a length of 38,422 meters and is the second longest bridge in the world.

3 - Manchac Swamp Bridge - U.S. - 36,710 meters

      The Manchac Swamp Bridge is a bridge located in the state of Louisiana in the United States. With a total of 36,710 meters in length and is the third longest bridge in the world.

4 - Hangzhou Bay Bridge - China - 36,000 meters

        The Hangzhou Bay Bridge is located in China, owns 36,000 meters long, was completed in 2008 and is the fourth longest bridge in the world.

5 - Bridge Runyang - China - 35,660 meters

        The Bridge of Runyang is located in China. It has 35,660 meters long, was completed in 2005, and is the fifth longest bridge in the world.

6 - Donghai Bridge - China - 31,500 meters

       The Donghai Bridge is located in China. It has a length of 31,500 meters, completed in 2005 is the sixth longest bridge in the world.

7 - Atchafalaya Basin Bridge - USA - 29,290 meters

       The Atchafalaya Basin Bridge is located in the United States. It has 29,290 meters in length, their work was completed in 1973, and the bridge is the seventh largest in the world.

8 - The King Fahd Causeway - Saudi Arabia - 25,000 meters

       The King Fahd Causeway is located between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Its length is 25,000 meters, was completed in 1986, and is the eighth largest bridge in the world.

9 - Bridge Vasco da Gama - Portugal - 17,300 meters

          The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a bridge over the Tagus river, in the greater Lisbon area, linking Lisbon to Montijo and Alcochete and Sacavém, was inaugurated in 1998, the bridge is the longest in Europe and is currently the ninth most extensive of all the world, with its 17.3 km length, of which 12 are on the waters of the Tagus estuary. The span (length of the board) of the central viaduct is 420 m 155 meters high.

10 - Bridge Penang - Malaysia - 13.500 meters

            The Penang Bridge is located in Malaysia. His work was completed in 1985, the bridge has a total of 13,500 meters, is the tenth largest bridge in the world.