Impressive bridges in the world

The most unique bridges in the world

 The bridge crosses East Sea in China, which known as East China Sea Bridge, was completed in May 2005. With 30,5km long, it's one of the longest cross-sea bridge in the world, connects Shanghai with Yangshan Port.

Seven Mile Bridge in Florida, USA, running between the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida, is about 11km long. Every April, the bridge is closed for several hours to held a "fun run" competition to commemorate the construction.

If you are afraid of height, you should not cross Millau bridge. This construction crosses Tam valley, near Millau in southern France, with 342m high pillars. It's considered the world's tallest bridge.

Bridges are not only for road vehicles. Ships in German use the huge water bridge Madgeburg to travel between Elbe-Havel and Mittelland canal. This 1km long bridge was opened in 2006, took 6 years to build and cost 500 million euro.

Chengyang Bridge is one of the most famous bridges with roof in Guangxi province, China. Built in 1916, mainly from wood and stone, the 65m long bridge crossing Linxi River.

Coronado Bridge in San Diego, USA, is one of the few bridges become famous by a television show. 3,2km long, linking Coronado and Sand Diego city, went into operation since 1969, and finally became the focus of the famous show "Simon & Simon" in 1980s.

Lupu Bridge in Shanghai, China, is the longest arched bridge in the world, about 3,2km. When launched in 2003, it beat the previous record of River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia, USA.

Khajiu Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in Iran. Shah Abbas II built it based on an old bridge in 1650. It has 23 arches and is 105m long, 14m wide.

Gateshead Millennium Bridge is the only tilted bridge for pedestrians and cyclists, spanning Tyne river in England. With water force, the bridge can turn hoizontally allowing boats passing by.

Nanphu Bridge that spans Huangpu River is one of the main bridges in Shangai, and at the same time the first cable bridge with over 400m long spans in China. According to Amusing Planet, the two 150m high H-shaped pillars were built at two side of the bridge, including 22 pairs of steel cables arranged like a fan to support the girders. A special feature of the bridge is its spiral design, reducing the slope for vehicles. With a total length of 8346m, Nanpu Bridge is like a dragon linking the old Shanghai with Pudong district area wich is growing rapidly.

Da Vinci bridge in Norway was sketched by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1502 for Sultan Bajazet II emperor of Ottoman Empire (1453-1922). But only 500 years later that this design became reality thanks to the Norwegian painter Vebjorn Sand. According to Popular Mechanics, this bridges intended for pedestrians was inaugurated in 2001 and ran across E18 highway in Norway. For centuries, sketch of Da Vinci was considered unfeasible. The curved pylon is too thin at the deck, yet flared at the ground. The original plan of Da Vinci is to build a 220m long bridge, but Sand and his colleagues shorrtened it to 90m.

Eshima Ohashi bridge in Japan connects Matsue and Sakaiminato city, stretching 1.6km across Nakaumi lake. According to Independent, the bridge has a slope of 6.1% in Shimane Prefecture side and 5.1% in Tottori Province, makes it look like a roller-coaster peak.