One of the best modern Christmas movies - a "Christmas Tree."It was there for the first time in the whole of Russia told about the amazing phenomenon - the city Bavly.Located in Tatarstan, it is 21 km from the town of Oktyabrsky and 206 kilometers from Ufa.This single fact distinguishes these settlements from millions of similar, is the difference in time is 2 hours.Therefore overpass that connects Bavly and October, may compete for the title of "longest bridge."
But seriously, the Russian Federation boasts a huge number of platforms.Among them can be distinguished not only bridges, and viaducts, bridges and roads.One of the most beautiful buildings is a cable-stayed structures in Vladivostok, which runs through the Eastern Bosphorus Strait.The longest bridge in Russia is Tatarstan (village Sorochyi Mountain), its length is almost 14 km.
Of course, there are plenty of designs, size is many times greater than the present structure.Thus, the longest bridge located above the water surface, was built by the Chinese.Located on the Gulf of Jiaozhou, it connects the island Huangdao district and the port city of Qingdao.This building was opened to traffic in summer 2011.Overpass includes eight lanes for 42 kilometers and 400 sizes.Moreover, this bridge is a unique and beautiful design that takes into account as part of the seismic vibrations, and adverse weather conditions in the region.
Remarkably, before the inception of this structure the longest bridge built over the sea, was the Hangzhou Bay, also located in China.This design is transferred across the Hangzhou Bay in Zhejiang province, it connects the two towns - Jiaxing and Ningbo.The length of the Hangzhou Bay is exactly 36 kilometers.
American Lake Ponchartrain located in Louisiana, also boasts of having a sufficiently extended structures looming over him.The length of the viaduct is just over 38 km.
Trestles, built over land can also be seen as bridges.In particular, highways and high-VEI.If we put aside all stereotypes, the title of "Longest Drive" backbone gets Bangkok Bang Na.This construction rests securely on the track, the official name of its construction - road bridge type, although it's a bit not up to the full bridge.The length of the highway is 54 km.
Named in the Guinness Book of Records Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge - the longest bridge in the world, which runs over the railway tracks, lakes and gorges.Stretching for 164.8 km, this building was built in record time - just over 3 years, and the cost to the Government of China in the "long" amount - $ 10 billion.
beauty and magnificence captivates stayed Vasco da Gama bridge, built in Lisbon.The construction of the buildings, it was possible to reduce the number of traffic jams and unload the transport network of the capital of Portugal.Cabling structure of Vasco da Gama - the longest bridge in Europe.Its length is 17 kilometers and 200 meters.
