Which are the five biggest bridges in the world ?
1st king of bridges remains the 1,991-meter (6,529-foot) Akashi-Kaikyo in Kobe-Naruto, Japan. More than 23% longer than the runner-up, the bridge replaced ferries that made the run from Kobe to Iwaya. The width of Akashi Strait, an international shipping lane, required that the Akashi-Kaikyo be at least 1,500 meters wide 2nd Denmark’s Great Belt Bridge is No. 2 at 1,624 meters (5,328 feet). It rendered ferry service between the islands of Zealand and Funen obsolete when it was completed in 1998. The largest construction project in Denmark’s history, it reduced an arduous ferry journey to a 10-minute drive.The first suspension bridges date back to 206 B.C., when the Chinese used vines to carry loads over water. Eventually, vines were replaced by plaited bamboo, and finally, metal. During the late 1800s, the modern version of the suspension bridge developed in both the United States and Britain. 3rd The Runyang South Bridge, with a span of 1,490 meters (4,888 feet), was completed two yea
