Bridges

Beyond the Strait of Messina Bridge: All Complementary Works in Southern Italy

In Southern Italy, the Messina Strait Bridge project involves the construction of an integrated system of over 40 kilometers of new roads, tunnels, viaducts, and railways (including those for high-spe...

Great Belt Bridge: The Infrastructure that Linked Denmark and Changed Europe

The story of a structural design giant, an infrastructure system consisting of a cable-stayed bridge, an arch bridge, and a rail tunnel. It still stands today as an icon of innovation, economic integr...

Bridges in Art: From “The Bridges of Madison County” to Canaletto’s Rialto Bridge

Bridges have always played a central role in films, paintings, and public artworks. Explore pieces such as Clint Eastwood's “The Bridges of Madison County”, David Lean's “The Bridge on the River Kwai”...

Latin America’s Longest Suspension Bridge Is in Chile’s Most Earthquake Prone Area

The Chacao Bridge, a new marvel of infrastructure, is an earthquake-resistant suspension bridge rising just a few kilometers from the epicenter of the biggest earthquake ever: the Valdivia earthquake,...

Port of Long Beach: All the Records, Thanks to the International Gateway Bridge

Thanks to the new infrastructure, even the gigantic ships from the new Panama Canal can access the Port of Long Beach. And the number of containers handled by maritime traffic has increased by 26%.

Mississippi’s Famous Bridges: Record-Breaking Engineering Marvels that United America

The oldest is 150 years old, and they are engineering marvels that continue to ensure the crossing of one of the largest rivers in the USA: discover two great bridges among the more than 140 bridges o...

5 Record-Breaking Bridges, from the Tallest Bridge in the World to the Largest

Bear Mountain Bridge: 100 Years of the Suspension Bridge That Inspires Modern Engineering

After a century of existence, this bridge that crosses the Hudson River is now a US historic landmark and an inspiration for modern engineering major projects, such as the longest suspension bridge in...

From the Dardanelles Strait to China, The Great Bridges That Won Earthquakes

Rising in geotechnically complex and highly seismic areas, these bridges - including the longest suspended bridges in the world - stand firm against catastrophic events thanks to modern engineering br...