Amazing bridges

The Millau Viaduct in France: 2,460 m long, 32 m wide and 343 m high at the

highest point

The Magdeburg Water Bridge: 918 m long, 34 m wide and

4.25 m deep

The Oresund bridge from Denmark to Sweden, with the Danish islands Saltholm on the left and

Peberholm on the right; on the horizon is Malmö

The Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam is 808 m long, cost €75 million to construct and was opened in September 1996

The Jadukata Bridge, the longest span cantilever bridge in India with a central span of 140 m, stretches so naturally from one shore to the other that it seems to grow out of the rich

vegetation itself

The Sutong Bridge in China is a cable-stayed bridge with the world’s longest main span (1,088 m); its overall length is 8,206 m and the two

bridge towers are the world’s second tallest at 306 m

The Akashi Bridge in Japan is the world’s longest suspension bridge with a total

length of 3,911 m and contains a 6-lane highway

Sundial Bridge in Redding, California is a pedestrian bridge, 213 m long and 7 m wide; it is stretched precisely from south to

north, making the bridge a functioning sundial

PONTE VECCHIO, FLORENCE

TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON

SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE, SYDNEY

SAN DIEGO-CORONADO BRIDGE, SAN DIEGO