Photo Essay: Worlds Most Impressive Bridges, Vol. 2

More sweet shots of spectacular bridges from around a world.

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Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon

1. Vasco da Gama Bridge, Portugal
The longest overpass in Europe spans a Tagus River only outward of Lisbon.
Photo: F H Mira

2. Ponte Vecchio, Italy
This Gothic overpass in Florence shows how it was once usual to combine commerce with stream crossings.
Photo: rayced

Millennium Bridge, Newcastle

3. Gateshead Millennium Bridge, England
When boats need to pass underneath this pedestrian overpass in Newcastle upon Tyne, it tilts up to let them through.
Photo: ahisgett

Boston I-93 Bridge

4. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, USA
Bostons Big Dig building a whole fest yielded this structure upon Interstate 93 downtown. Pictured is a single of a bridges dual pylons, noticed from below.
Photo: David Salafia

RioAntirrio Bridge

5. RioAntirrio Bridge, Greece
This a single crosses a Gulf of Corinth as well as is a worlds longest multi-span cable-stayed bridge.
Photo: stefg74

Wind as well as Rain Bridge

6. Chengyang Bridge, China
A 1916 covered overpass in a Dong Minority Region of Gua! ngxi Pro vince, a popularly known as a Wind-Rain Bridge.
Photo: Domminikki

Confederation Bridge, New Brunswick

7. Confederation Bridge, Canada
Linking a Maritime provinces of Prince Edward Island as well as New Brunswick, a Confederation Bridge is 8 miles prolonged as well as price C$1.3 billion to build in a 90s.
Photo: tuergeist

Penang Bridge

8. Penang Bridge, Malaysia
At 8.4 miles, this is a longest overpass in Southeast Asia. Construction is underway upon a twin crossing only next to it over Malaysias South Channel.
Photo: Photoholic2009

Mostar bridge

9. Stari Most, Bosnia as well as Herzegovina
The old overpass in a city of Mostar is actually a new reformation of a 427-year-old original, which was broken in a Balkan dispute of a early 90s.
Photo: faceymcface1

Tsing Ma Bridge panorama

10. Tsing Ma Bridge, China
The Tsing Ma connects dual of Hong Kongs islands as well as is an critical piece in a expressway which runs from Lantau to a general airport.
Photo: FHKE

San Diego-Coronado Bridge

11. San Diego-Coronado Bridge, USA
This 2.1-mile overpass arcs over San Diego Bay as well as connects a dual cities which give it a name.
Photo: Lee Sie

Hangzhou Bay Bridge!

< span>12. Hangzhou Bay Bridge, China
Currently binds a jot down for longest cross-sea overpass in a world, with a total length of twenty-two miles.
Photo: Mr Y

Pont du Gard

13. Pont du Gard, France
An old Roman aqueduct overpass built in a first century A.D. as well as now a much-visited UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Photo: zak mc

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

14. Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Japan
This a single takes a title for having a longest executive camber of any cessation bridge, at 1,991m (6,532ft).
Photo: roybuloy

Kapellbrcke

15. Kapellbrcke, Switzerland
Lucernes wooden covered overpass is a oldest in Europe, built for defense purposes in 1333.
Photo: bigbirdz

Brooklyn Bridge black as well as white

16. Brooklyn Bridge, USA
Stretching for 6,000ft over New York Citys East River, this was a longest cessation overpass in a universe when it opened in 1883.
Photo: Cyril Abad

resund bridge

17. resund Bridge, Denmark/Sweden
Copenhagen as well as Malm are connected by this 5-mile overpass over a resund Strait.
Photo: supermaskinen

Teak bridge, Burma

18. Teak Bridge, Myanmar
Not distant outward a Burmese city of Mandalay, in a town of ! Amarapur a, this is a worlds longest overpass assembled from teak.
Photo: Nick Kuchmak

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