Also known as the Pearl Bridge, it has the longest central span
of any suspension bridge,[2] at 1,991 metres (6,532 ft). It is located
in Japan and was completed in 1998.
Before the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge was built, ferries carried
passengers across the Akashi Strait in Japan. This dangerous waterway
often experiences severe storms and, in 1955, two ferries sank in the
strait during a storm, killing 168 people. The ensuing shock and public
outrage convinced the Japanese government to develop plans for a
suspension bridge to cross the strait.
2.Xihoumen Bridge
The 5.3-kilometre-long suspension bridge connection has a 2.6-kilometre-long main bridge with a central span of 1,650 metres.
3. Great belt bridge
The Great Belt Fixed Link (Danish: Storebæltsforbindelsen) is the
fixed link between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen across the
Great Belt. It consists of a road suspension bridge and railway tunnel
between Zealand and the island Sprogo, as well as a box girder bridge
between Sprogo and Funen
4. Runyang Bridge
The Runyang Bridge is a large bridge complex that crosses the
Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China, downstream of Nanjing. The
complex consists of two major bridges that link Zhenjiang on the south
bank of the river and Yangzhou on the north. The bridge is part of the
Beijing-Shanghai Expressway.
5. Humber Bridge
The Humber Bridge, near Kingston upon Hull, England, is a 2,220 m
(7,283 ft) single-span suspension bridge, which opened to traffic on 24
June 1981. It is the fifth-largest of its type in the world.
6. Jiangyin Suspension Bridge
It connects the cities of Jiangyin and Jingjiang. The main span
of the bridge is 1,385 metres (4,544 ft) meters long, making it the
sixth-longest span suspension bridge in the world.
7. Tsing_Ma_Bridge
The bridge was named after two of the islands at its ends, namely
Tsing Yi and Ma Wan . It has two decks and carries both road and rail
traffic, which also makes it the largest suspension bridge of this type.
8. Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
The bridge furnishes a critical link in the local and regional
highway system. Since 1976, it has been the starting point of the New
York City Marathon.[4] The bridge marks the gateway to New York Harbor;
all cruise ships and most container ships arriving at the Port of New
York and New Jersey must pass underneath the bridge and thus must be
built to accommodate the clearance under the bridge.
9. Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden
Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. It
has been declared one of the modern Wonders of the World by the American
Society of Civil Engineers. The Frommers travel guide considers the
Golden Gate Bridge "possibly the most beautiful, certainly the most
photographed, bridge in the world".
10. Yangluo Bridge
With a main span of 1,280 metres (4,200 ft), it is tied with the
Golden Gate Bridge for the ninth longest suspension bridge in the world
No comments:
Post a Comment