World longest bridges

in 10 categories

Fri May 05 2017

An interesting article in the CNN travel website describes the longest bridges in the world considering various construction types.

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For example, the Longest suspension bridge in the world is the 3911m-long Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Kobe, Japan. This is particularly interesting because Kobe was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit in 1995 that caused 6 434 deaths, among which 4600 were Kobe city inhabitants.

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Alberto Scorrano

Roberto Gentile Researcher in seismic resilience engineering at University College of London

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