2007-01-17 15:21:59 · 6 answers · asked by icecream 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Name: Akashi Kaykio
Location: Kobe, Japan
Date Built: 1998
Span: 1991 Meters - 6532 Feet
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana is the listed in Guinness Book of World Records as the longest bridge at
23 miles 1538 yards. The bridge is supported by 9500 pilings, thus does not meet the requisite of the longest span.
2007-01-17 15:27:56 · answer #1 · answered by Geek 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The longest bridge over "open" water with no islands man made or otherwise is the Lake Ponchartrain bridge between Kenner, Louisiana and Mandeville Louisiana. The bridge is 26 miles in length.
2007-01-17 15:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by Ole Charlie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the world's longest suspension bridges. It has a main span of 4,200 feet and a total length of 8,981 feet. The bridge spans a channel of San Francisco Bay and links San Francisco with Marin County, California.
2007-01-17 15:27:53 · answer #3 · answered by Nancy S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the current longest bridge is in Europe. connecting Denmark and Sweden.
2007-01-17 21:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by hhhhhh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is Japan, or around that area...not sure the name, though.
2007-01-17 15:25:23 · answer #5 · answered by Moxie Crimefighter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akashi-Kaikyo_Bridge
2007-01-17 15:29:58 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋