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Italy To Build World's Longest Suspension Bridge

Posted by Zonk on from the getting-places-in-a-hurry dept.

Rei writes "According to the BBC, Italy has just granted contracts to begin work on the world's longest suspension bridge, connecting the island of Sicily to the mainland. The nearly four kilometer-long bridge across the Messina Straits is to carry a double six-lane highway and four high-speed railway tracks. Its main span will be 3.3 kilometers long; this would over 1.5x the current record-holder, the 1991-meter Akashi-Kaikyo bridge."

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  1. Re:Wow.. if only we americans didn't spend on defe by FakeRhino · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yeah, well I sure beat the Italians wish they spent more money on their army after WWII. Its a shame they had to rebuild their entire freaking country. History, doesn't teach us anything.