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Sicilian Suspension Bridge to Go Ahead

Posted by michael on from the bigger-is-better dept.

SpanningTheGap writes "According to the BBC, Italy plans on building a suspension bridge connecting the Italian mainland with the island of Sicily. The bridge will be five kilometers long and its central span will be over three kilometers long, easily breaking the old record length for a suspension bridge. The artist's conception image of the monster is a sight to see. Another article with more info can be found here." There's a website with assorted technical info about the design.

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  1. have to wonder by JeanBaptiste · · Score: 5, Insightful

    how this will affect the culture of both areas. I know throughout history that small gap of water served as enough of a barrier to make sicily a distinct separate culture, is this bridge an end to that? or is this already the case due to other transportation?

  2. Re:Bad perspective by Fantanicity · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This does not bode well for their engineers

    I doubt the Italians are stupid enough to hire the BBC's photoshop monkey as their chief engineer.

  3. Re:Chunnel by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Finally if you had bothered to read to the end of the article, the greens are against not because it would be ugly, but simple because the money could be better spent on a clean water supply for all the local population."

    I wonder if their argument is a bit backwards. The situation in Sicily might be caused by the fact that they have no good access to the mainland. With easier access both ways, it might result in changes to the island social climate such that the problem will end up being solved as a byproduct.

    In some ways, "build it and they will come" might actually work. Much sillier things have happened.

    I will admit that the bridge's price tag is HUGE. Such a move has a lot of risk and should be considered with all due care.