2006-06-07 13:40:46 · 14 answers · asked by Tshan 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The bridge to the florida keys.
2006-06-07 13:42:14 · answer #1 · answered by unusualpsycho 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1991 the governments of Denmark and Sweden agreed to build a bridge to connect the two countries across the Oresund Strait. The 16 km long Oresund link between Malmo, Sweden (right) and Copenhagen, Denmark (left) was completed and opened to traffic in 2000. Denmark and Sweden were linked once more - 7,000 years after the Ice Age when they were landlocked. The Oresund Bridge is the world's longest single bridge carrying both road and railway traffic. The high bridge with its record-breaking cable-stayed span of 490m is designed to harmonize both structurally and aesthetically with the approach bridges. The connection starts on the Denmark side near the airport as an underwater tunnel that emerges on a man-made island. From there, the bridge continues to the Sweden side. The ASTER image was acquired April 10, 2004, is centered near 55.6 degrees north latitude, 12.7 degrees east longitude, and covers an area of 50.8 x 25.9 km
2006-06-07 20:45:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends what you mean by "longest bridge". The Florida Keys bridge system is actually a whole series of quite small bridges.
The longest single bridge in the world (if it's finished yet!) is here: http://www.strettodimessina.it/3_ENG_HTML.htm
2006-06-07 20:46:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Confederation Bridge connecting Prince Edward Island to mainland Canada is 12.9 km long and was completed in May 1997.
2006-06-07 21:15:49 · answer #4 · answered by Lynn K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
would the Great Wall of China counts as a bridge?
2006-06-07 20:45:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not 100% sure but I think u should be looking towards Japan. They may notr have finished it yet and I can't remember the name of it but it was supposed to be the longest.
2006-06-14 09:34:17 · answer #6 · answered by BEAN 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought is was Chesapeake bay bridge tunnel, but it may be the one in the keys
2006-06-07 20:44:12 · answer #7 · answered by ERRRRRR 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would be the Mackinac Bridge in Northern Michigan. that thing to the keys is a causeway
2006-06-07 20:44:30 · answer #8 · answered by Iron Rider 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in southern Louisiana, 23.87 miles (38.41 kilometers) long.
2006-06-07 22:19:23 · answer #9 · answered by AF 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site lists them by type and by span:
http://www.tkk.fi/Units/Departments/R/Bridge/longspan.html
2006-06-07 20:46:41 · answer #10 · answered by themainsail 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋