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The 10 longest suspension bridges in the US Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the US. Night view of Golden Gate Bridge, the second longest suspension bridge in the US. Mackinac Bridge, spanning the Straits of Mackinac, has a main span measuring 1,158m. George Washington Bridge links the cities of New York and New Jersey.
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15 Most Dangerous Bridges of the World! *GOOSEBUMPS* 3. Trift Suspension Bridge, Switzerland. This is also considered as one of the most dangerous suspension bridge of the world. This suspension bridge is exactly situated at Trift Glacier, near the town of Gadmen in the Swiss Alps. It is about 328 feet high from the sea level and about 558 feet log in distance.
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Mackinac Bridge The length of the bridge's main span is 3,800 feet (1,158 m), which makes it the third-longest suspension span in the United States and 16th longest suspension span worldwide. It is also one of the world's longest bridges overall.
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Construction begins on Golden Gate Bridge When completed in 1937, the Golden Gate has a 4,200-foot-long suspension span, making it the world’s longest suspension bridge. Since opening to the public in May 1937, almost 2 billion vehicles have crossed the bridge, in both the north-and southbound directions.
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Suspension bridge List of longest suspension bridge spans. The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge has the longest central span of any suspension bridge. The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e. the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers).
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Suspension bridge John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge (USA, 1866), then the longest wire suspension bridge in the world at 1,057 feet (322 m) main span. Brooklyn Bridge (USA, 1883), the first steel-wire suspension bridge. Bear Mountain Bridge (USA, 1924), the longest suspension span (497 m) from 1924 to 1926. The first suspension bridge to have a concrete deck.
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- The Mackinac Bridge is five miles long and crosses the Straits of Mackinac, connecting the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan. It is the longest suspension bridge in North America. The building of the Mackinac Bridge began in May 1954 and opened to traffic November 1, 1957.
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Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge - Charleston, SC - Cable Stay Bridge Cable stay bridges uses cables attached to towers to support a roadway. Most of the longest cable stay bridges are in Asia, with the longest in China. There, the Sutong Bridge measures 3,570 feet, more than twice the length of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston, South Carolina.
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The 10 longest suspension bridges in the US Golden Gate Bridge, spanning the Golden Gate strait, connects San Francisco with the County of Marin. With a central span of 1,280.2m, it is currently the second longest suspension bridge in the US. The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District is the operator.
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Interstate 75 in Michigan George Washington Bridge is dedicated. On this day in 1931, eight months ahead of schedule, New York governor Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River. The 4,760-foot–long suspension bridge, the longest in the world at the time, connected Fort Lee, New Jersey with Washington Heights in New York City.
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- If completed, it will not only be the world's longest suspension bridge (26 km), but will also have a main span of about 3,000 m (9,800 ft)—roughly fifty percent longer than the current record.
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- China Opens the World's Longest Bridge Over Water, Toppling American Record-Holder. Along with its massive high-speed rail network, China has officially surpassed the United States in yet another piece of transportation infrastructure: the world's longest sea bridge. The new bridge spans Jiaozhou Bay, on the southern coast of China's Shandong Peninsula in northeastern China.
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The 10 longest suspension bridges in the US It has a main span of 730m ranking as the sixth longest suspension bridge in the US. The westbound bridge, Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge, is named after an iron worker who was involved in constructing the original 1927 Carquinez Bridge, the parallel eastbound span in 1958 and four other Bay Area toll bridges.
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Bridgetown: Portland, Oregon Broadway Bridge. The Broadway Bridge is a bascule, or drawbridge, which was built in 1912-13. At the time of its completion, it was the longest bascule bridge in the world, stretching across the Willamette River at 1,742 feet. Engineer Ralph Modejski designed the bridge, which cost $1.6 million to construct.
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Construction begins on Golden Gate Bridge A+E Networks. On this day in 1933, construction starts on what will become one of America’s most famous landmarks: the Golden Gate Bridge. When completed in 1937, the Golden Gate has a 4,200-foot-long suspension span, making it the world’s longest suspension bridge. Since opening to the public in May 1937, almost 2 billion vehicles have crossed the bridge, in both the north-and southbound directions.
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The biggest, tallest, longest, and most impressive bridges in the world The Golden Gate Bridge is perhaps the most iconic example of this bridge style, but it’s Akashi Kaikyo Bridge — aka the Pearl Bridge — that holds the title for the world’s longest suspension bridge. This 2.4-mile-long bridge reaches across the Akashi Strait, connecting the city of Kobe on the Honshu mainland with Awaji Island.
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- The Mackinac Bridge is five miles long and crosses the Straits of Mackinac, connecting the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan. It is the longest suspension bridge in North America.
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The 10 longest suspension bridges in the US George Washington Bridge, spanning the Hudson River, links the cities of New York and New Jersey. It forms part of the U.S. Interstate I-95 highway and is the fourth longest suspension bridge in the US.
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940) The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, with a main span of 2,800 feet (850 m), was the third-longest suspension bridge in the world at that time. The two larger bridges were the George Washington Bridge between New Jersey and New York City, and the Golden Gate Bridge, just north of San Francisco.
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- World's longest cantilever bridges (by longest span): 1  Quebec Bridge (Quebec, Canada, 1917) 1,800 feet (549 m) 2  Forth Bridge (Firth of Forth, Scotland, 1890) 2 x 1,710 feet (521 m) 3  Minato Bridge (Osaka, Japan, 1973) 1,673 feet (510 m) 4  Commodore Barry Bridge (Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, 1974) 1,644 feet (501 m)
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A tale of two bridgesHow one man and his lawyers slow US-Canada traffic IN 1929 Joseph Bower built what was then the world’s longest suspension bridge between Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario. He called it the Ambassador Bridge to symbolise Canadian-American friendship. But there is nothing neighbourly about the battle between Manuel Moroun, who bought the bridge in 1979, and Canada’s government, which wants a rival span built 2km (1.2 miles) away. The Ambassador Bridge is a glaring bottleneck.
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The 10 longest suspension bridges in the US Golden Gate Bridge. Golden Gate Bridge, spanning the Golden Gate strait, connects San Francisco with the County of Marin. With a central span of 1,280.2m, it is currently the second longest suspension bridge in the US. The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District is the operator.
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Cross If You Dare: The Most Terrifying Bridges in the USA Royal Gorge Bridge — do you dare? (Photo: aspidoscelis/Flickr) The country’s highest suspension bridge, Colorado’s Royal Gorge Bridge is located a staggering 90 stories over the Arkansas River — three times the height of the Statue of Liberty. If that doesn’t make you queasy, then jumping on the gigantic swing perched at the end of the bridge probably will.
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The History of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, 50 Years After Its Construction When it finally opened, 50 years ago this month, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge—honoring the 16th-century Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, though not to the extent of spelling his name correctly—boasted the longest suspended span in the world: 4,260 feet, or four-fifths of a mile.
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Galloping Gertie The name Galloping Gertie was first used for the Wheeling Bridge. Charles Ellet built this 900-foot long suspension bridge in 1849 over the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia. Back then, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. It collapsed in a windstorm in May 1854. Local folks lost no time in nicknaming the bridge Galloping Gertie.. Fascinated by Gertie, thousands of people drove hundreds of miles to experience the sensation of crossing the rolling center span.