The Confederation Bridge crosses the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait and joins the eastern Canadian provinces of Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick, Canada.
Before it received its official naming, Prince Edward Islanders used to refer to the bridge as the “Fixed Link”. The curved, 12.9 kilometer bridge is the longest in the world crossing ice-covered water, and is one of Canada’s top engineering achievements of the 20th century.
Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge - Switzerland
The Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge located in Randa, Switzerland, is the longest hanging bridge for pedestrian use in the world. It replaced the Europabrucke which was damaged by a rock slide.
The bridge measures an impressive 494 meters in length and a height of 85 meters above the Grabengufer ravine in Mattertal valley. The designers of the bridge wanted to interfere with nature as little as possible- and they succeeded.
Russky Bridge - Russia
The Russky Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia. The bridge is 1,885m long and reaches 70m above the sea level and connects the Russky Island with the city of Vladivostok.
It is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. The bridge cost an approximately $1.1 billion and was built in preparation for the 2012 Asia-Pacific Economic Community Summit on Russky Island. Design of the bridge needed to incorporate the extreme climate of the area, which is affected by severe conditions.
Tsing Ma Bridge - Hong Kong
Tsing Ma Bridge is a bridge in Hong Kong and the world’s 11th-longest span suspension bridge, at 2.16 km.
Tsing Ma Bridge opened to traffic in 1997 and has become a major infrastructure both serving the new airport on Lantau Island and as a tourist attraction. The bridge was named for the two islands it connects, namely Tsing Yi and Ma Wan.
Gateshead Millennium Bridge - England
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is the world’s first and only tilting bridge. It is used by both pedestrians and cyclists alike and enjoyed by people from all over the world.
The bridge crosses the River Tyne in North East England between and the Quayside of Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank. The bridge was designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects and engineered by Gifford.