10 longest bridges in the world

Review of the best according to the editorial board. On the selection criteria. This material is subjective, does not constitute advertising and does not serve as a purchase guide. Before buying, you need to consult with a specialist.

The bridge is one of the most wonderful and necessary inventions of mankind. There is a unique opportunity to communicate between people, separated by rivers, seas and oceans. With the advent of these structures, travel began to different lands. In addition, bridges are also important objects in international trade and creating an attractive investment climate for the economic development of the state.

Bridges used to be the usual structures of stone and wood that were required to cross the water. But today they are concrete giants, built using unique innovative technologies using high quality and durable materials.

Building technology and architecture go far ahead. Therefore, in the modern era, specialists are involved in the creation of huge and long structures. These designs are striking in their magnificence. Everyone wants to ride them at least once and find out what it is.

Everyone admires the unusual bridges, which in their time or in the present have broken every conceivable and inconceivable world record. However, it is not always possible to read books or just articles about this. Why not catch up and check out the 'World's Longest Bridges: Top 10 Photos' top?

Longest bridges in the world: Top 10

Nomination	a place	bridge name	extent
Longest bridges in the world: Top 10	10	Hangzhou Bay Bridge – 35.6 km	35.6 km
	9	Yangcun Bridge	35.8 KM
	8	Manchek Swamp Bridge	36.7 KM
	7	Dam bridge over Lake Pontchartrain	38.4 KM
	6	Qingdao bridge	42.5 KM
	5	Bang Na Highway	54 KM
	4	Wei Bridge	79.7 KM
	3	Tianjin great bridge	113.7 KM
	2	Zhanghua-Kaohsiung Viaduct	157.3 KM
	1	record holder for longest bridges: Danyang-Kunshan Viaduct	164.8 KM

10th place. Hangzhou Bay Bridge – 35.6 km

Rating: 4.1

The top ten is opened by the Chinese bridge across the Hangzhou Bay, which has a length of 35.6 kilometers. This is both a pedestrian and a transport facility. So to speak, universal.

Everything about this building is great. Presentable appearance and high technical and operational characteristics were achieved due to European standards, because the design was carried out by Swiss specialists. By the way, they also create durable and high-quality structures at home. But those structures can hardly qualify for participation in competitions in length, because their length does not even reach half a kilometer.

It should be admitted that the work and costs to create this miracle of our time were colossal. It took 10 years only to create a layout and development. More than 600 people from the construction and engineering fields worked on all this.

However, such delays were due to the fact that construction was proceeding directly over the shelf area. This created additional difficulties, but the engineers found a fairly simple and quick solution: part of the construction was constructed on land. Then they just brought it in and installed it.

It should also be noted that this bridge is famous for one unusual local landmark – a service center called 'Between Heaven and Earth'. It provides a huge shopping and entertainment complex, which includes shops, catering, parking. This islet does not interfere with traffic, it is located on piles. The water does not affect it, so there is no need to fear the harmful effects of sea currents.

9th place. Yangcun Bridge

Rating: 4.2

The Yangcun Bridge, the main railway link, is approximately 35.8 kilometers long. Its opening was solemnly held in 2007.

The peculiarity of this structure lies in the fact that it is one of the key links with such large cities as Beijing and Tianjin, the capital and largest port of China.

Separately, it should be noted that trains travel along it at a cosmic speed of 350 kilometers per hour. One can only imagine what high technical and operational characteristics it possesses, since it can withstand these colossal loads every day.

You also need to comment on the construction of this interesting Chinese array. It didn't take as long to build it as the previous one. But also a lot – two years. In addition, the building is famous for its unusual shape, because it connects three cities at once – Beijing, Tianjin and Lavan.

Every tourist who decides to visit China must come to this bridge. If he arrived by train, then it is enough for him to walk a few hundred meters to see this miracle of modern engineering.

8th place. Manchek Swamp Bridge

Rating: 4.3

Now we need to talk about the bridges of another world giant – the United States of America. It is there that the largest bridge in the North American continent, called Manchek Swamp, is located.

The structure, which has a length of 36.7 kilometers, was built in the second half of the 20th century. American drivers and ordinary citizens witnessed the discovery of the achievement of modern (at that time) construction thought in 1979.

This bridge is still in operation. The ratings indicate that its daily traffic is not large enough – it does not reach the Chinese standards. Only 2,500 vehicles pass through it per day. However, the structure does not lose value from this.

There is one mystical but intriguing story connected with Manchek Swamp. In the place where the canvas runs, there used to be wild swamps. According to legend, a werewolf named Lugaru lived there. Later, a witch appeared there, preaching the cult of voodoo. The situation was aggravated by the fact that the witch was strong and evil. Her strength was enough to impose a terrible curse on the surroundings. There were people who did not believe in this, considered it stupid. But by a strange coincidence, on the day of the witch's funeral, a terrible hurricane broke out in three cities and destroyed most of the districts in them.

By the way, before that there was also a bridge with the same name. True, a rather sad fate befell him. It collapsed and no one could explain the reasons.

However, everything is fine with the new building. It has been standing for many years, people ride on it. Nothing bodes well.

7th place. Dam bridge over Lake Pontchartrain

Rating: 4.4

Another American on the list of 'World's Longest Bridges: Top 10, Photos'. This two-way bridge is one of the longest structures to be found above the water. Its length is 38.4 kilometers. It didn't take long to think about the name, it appeared quickly.

The fact is that this construction is located in the very middle of the lake of the same name, located in the beautiful state of Louisiana. It should be noted that the canvas can withstand the loads from cars and retains its strength thanks to several thousand piles made of ultra-strong and high-quality concrete. There are 5,000 of them in total. By the way, the bridge is also a dam. Development and design was carried out locally in Louisiana.

It should be noted that Pontchartrain gained fame for a long time. Additionally, it is included in the top of the longest bridges in the world and is on the honorable list of the largest structures passing through the water.

Pontchartrain creates an excellent transport interchange between Meitari, a suburb of the well-known New Orleans, and Mandeville.

We offer to plunge into history. The design and construction of the structure began back in 1948. It took just over eight years to build it. Colossal money for that period of time – $ 55 million was invested in its creation. The best engineers and architects puzzled over the drawings and diagrams.

Interestingly, all the misfortunes that once affected the state of Louisiana did not affect Pontchartrain. It would seem that the bridge is not young, opened in the middle of the last century. There are natural disasters. And he doesn’t care.

But there were still incidents associated with this construction. During the period of its operation, three accidents were recorded – ship collisions. Unfortunately, with the victims. A total of 9 people died.

6th place. Qingdao bridge

Rating: 4.5

China is one of the world's giants, including in transportation. To maintain a stable economic situation in the country, it is required to build and open new bridges. Therefore, the government spares no effort, time or money for this.

The history of one of the longest canvases in the world, with a length of 42.5 kilometers, began in 2007. There was an urgent need to open communication between two important objects – one of the largest ports in China, Qingdao and Huangdao. It should be noted that the construction took a long time – 4 years. At the same time, the authorities did not economize. For all the time, almost 10 billion dollars were spent on the creation of this structure. More precisely, 9.35 billion. The amount in yuan is generally impressive – 60 billion yuan.

Qingdao Bridge is of high quality. Everything was done so that it stood for a long time and withstand colossal loads, of which there are already many. The structure is divided into six parts, on which 300,000 vehicles move daily. This splendor is supported by 5,500 concrete piles of durable material.

5th place. Bang Na Highway

Rating: 4.6

Bangkok is the capital of Thailand and one of the largest tourist centers in the world. Therefore, the opening of a new 54 km long bridge in 2000 was an incredible event. It is difficult to imagine how many cars are passing through it.

The construction of the bridge began in 1995. The authorities did not spare money for such a large-scale and grandiose construction event, especially with regard to materials. It took a lot of cement to build a strong and solid structure. 1.8 million cubic meters of high quality strong and durable concrete!

4th place. Wei Bridge

Rating: 4.7

The Wei Bridge is the main link between eastern and western China. Hundreds of thousands of cars and wagons travel every day on this 79.7-kilometer structure to get from Zhengzhou to Xi'an.

It should also be noted that Wei got into a different list of records. This design is the first ever high-speed railway for passenger transportation. A huge amount of money was invested in the implementation. If we take into account US dollars, then in total 3.5 billion were spent on construction. The money for the Chinese economy is colossal – 35.3 billion yuan.

The bridge across the Wei hit the record holder back in 2008, when its construction was in full swing. In 2010, the structure was put into operation. However, it ceased to be the first because other bridges were built. And at one time he became a real sensation.

3rd place. Tianjin great bridge

Rating: 4.8

Slowly but surely we approached the top three 'The longest bridges in the world: Top 10, photos'. And it is opened by one of the most famous viaducts of all times and peoples, built in China. We are talking about Tianjin – the Great Bridge. His greatness and nobility is due to the fact that he is the main communicator between the major centers of the Republic of China – Beijing and Shanghai. In parallel, it touches on such areas as Qingxian and Langfang.

Its length is truly a record – 113.7 kilometers. But even more striking is the fact that it took only two years to build this huge colossus. Work on smaller bridges takes decades!

The construction of Tianjin began in 2009, and the commissioning ceremony took place in 2011. It should be noted that any tourist who just arrived in China by train can see him immediately. It only takes a little walk.

Tianjin is a unique attraction for other reasons. The fact is that not far from it, almost ten kilometers away, there is a zoo and an amusement park. The child gets a lot of impressions in one trip!

2nd place. Zhanghua-Kaohsiung Viaduct

Rating: 4.9

The 'Changhua-Kaohsiung' viaduct wins 'Silver' in the Longest Bridge category! Just a few more kilometers, and he would have won the honorable first place! Passenger traffic is carried out along the structure.

It is impossible to imagine what a unique strength and strength a bridge has, capable of transporting 250 million people every month!

1st place, record holder among the longest bridges: Danyang-Kunshan Viaduct

Rating: 5.0

Finally we came to the winner – Danyang-Kunshan Viaduct! As you might guess, this masterpiece of engineering is of recent history. The structure, with a length of 164.8 kilometers, was opened in 2011. As for the data on the funds invested in this project, then there are disputes. It is precisely known that this account amounts to 8.5-10 billion US dollars.

In total, over 10,000 people took part in the project – engineers, architects, builders, suppliers of materials, etc. Thanks to all this, the structure received a well-deserved mention on the pages of the Guinness Book of Records.

In addition, a huge number of concrete piles are recorded here. Almost 10,000 pillars hold the canvas and give it extra strength.

Passengers will not only enjoy a comfortable and fast trip, but will also be able to admire the extraordinary picturesque landscapes throughout the journey: plains, fields, streams, hills and lakes. It's just breathtaking from what you see! So we can say with confidence: one trip will leave a lot of impressions for a lifetime.

All the bridges listed above have entered the history of architecture forever. In the future, they will be regarded as the ideals of the world's modern bridge building.

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