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2006-12-20 05:51:59 · 4 answers · asked by patryksko 1 in Science & Mathematics Geography

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Largest bridges by length.

Lake Pontchartrain Causeway 38,422 (126,024) 45.7 (150) 1969 United States
Donghai Bridge (longest cross-sea bridge) 32,500 (106,627) 400 2005 China
Atchafalaya Basin bridge of I-10 29,290 (96,095) ? (?) 1973 United States
King Fahd Causeway 26,000 (85,300) ? (?) 1986 Saudi Arabia/Bahrain
The No. 1 bridge (光华路 – 八堡村) of Tianjin Binhai Mass Transit 25,800 (84,645) ? (?) 2005 China
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel 24,140 (79,200) ? (?) 1964 United States
Bonnet Carré Spillway bridge of I-10 17,702 (58,077) ? (?) 1960s United States
Vasco da Gama Bridge 17,185 (56,381) 450 (1,476) 1998 Portugal
Penang Bridge 13,500 (44,291) 225 (738) 1985 Malaysia
Kam Sheung Road-Tuen Mun viaduct (part of KCR West Rail) 13,400 (43,963) ? (?) 2004 Hong Kong
Rio-Niterói Bridge 13,290 (43,591) ? (?) 1974 Brazil
Confederation Bridge 12,900 (42,300) 250 (820) (43 main spans) 1997 Canada
San Mateo-Hayward Bridge 11,265 (36,960) ? (?) 1967 United States
Seven Mile Bridge 10,887 (35,719) 41 (135) 1982 United States
Third Mainland Bridge 10,500 (34,449) ? (?) 1991 Nigeria
Shandong-Henan Yellow River Bridge 10,282 (33,725) ? (?) 1985 China


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_by_length

2006-12-20 05:57:35 · answer #1 · answered by $Sun King$ 7 · 0 0

The longest is in Key West, I believe. The biggest maybe one of the San Francisco bridges. Check for sure.

2006-12-20 13:53:46 · answer #2 · answered by Michael C 3 · 0 0

Depends on what TYPE of bridge you mean -- suspension:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_suspension_bridges

Arch Bridge:

http://www.chinapage.com/bridge/shanghai/lupu/lupu.html

Or, any and all types:

http://www.aisc.org/Content/ContentGroups/Documents/NSBA5/20_NSBA_LongestSpans.PDF

2006-12-20 15:36:11 · answer #3 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0 0

It's in Japan that's what I know.

2006-12-20 16:47:33 · answer #4 · answered by XxPOPTANGxX<-Ownz 2 · 0 0

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