World's biggest 橋（渡しをする）s 明らかにする／漏らすd after 崩壊（する） of colossal Baltimore 目印 - and how London's historic Tower 橋（渡しをする） is 675 times SMALLER than 中国's £7billion mega-construction

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橋（渡しをする）s stand as iconic symbols of 進歩 and まとまり, connecting cities, countries and cultures.

While some enable 簡潔な／要約する crossings over water, others captivate with their remarkable （期間が）わたるs, stretching across 広大な distances.

MailOnline Travel has today plotted the longest, and most famous, of them all on a fascinating interactive graphic.

To put their mighty （期間が）わたるs into 状況, around 675 Tower 橋（渡しをする）'s could fit inside the world's biggest in 中国...

1. Danyang-Kunshan Grand 橋（渡しをする）, 中国

The Danyang-Kunshan Grand 橋（渡しをする） in 中国 is the longest 橋（渡しをする） in the world, spanning an impressive 102.4 miles (164.8km), によれば the Guinness 調書をとる／予約する of 記録，記録的な／記録するs.?

That's longer than the distance between New York and Philadelphia or 同等（の） to half the 旅行 from London to Paris.

The $8.5billion (£6.7billion) crossing is, on 普通の／平均（する）, 100ft (30m) off the ground and took more than 10,000 construction 労働者s to build it before its 開始 in 2011.

It forms part of the high-速度(を上げる） train 大勝する between Beijing and Shanghai and hosts road 乗り物s in some areas.

中国 is home to the longest 橋（渡しをする） in the world, the?Danyang-Kunshan Grand 橋（渡しをする）, which covers?an impressive 102.4 miles (164.8km)

2. Changhua?Kaohsiung Viaduct, Taiwan

Taiwan is home to the world's second longest 橋（渡しをする）, the Changhua?Kaohsiung Viaduct, which reaches 97.8 miles (157.3km) in length.

完全にするd in 2007, the 橋（渡しをする） serves as part of the Taiwan High 速度(を上げる） Rail 網状組織 and runs from from Zouying in Kao-hsiung to Baguashan in Changhua 郡.

Both the 橋（渡しをする） and train line 'were built to minimise 地震 損失, as the area is 傾向がある to seismic activity', says Britannica.

3. Kita?Yaita Viaduct, Japan

Taking third place on the podium for the world's longest 橋（渡しをする）s is the Kita?Yaita Viaduct in Japan.

The viaduct crossing stretches 71 miles (114.4km) and is used to 融通する the high-速度(を上げる） Shinkansen rail line which connects Toyko with Aomori.

It opened in 1982 with 23 駅／配置するs and is managed by the East Japan 鉄道 Company.

US - Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

Behold the longest 橋（渡しをする） in the U.S, the?Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, which covers?24 miles (38km) and carries more than 40,000 乗り物s each day

Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is the longest 橋（渡しをする） in the US and the longest 橋（渡しをする） over water in the world.

The road crossing covers 24 miles (38km) and carries more than 40,000 乗り物s each day, supported by 9,500 固める／コンクリート pilings, says 国家の Geographic.

It opened outside New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1956 and links the 都市の area of the city with smaller communities on the north shore of the lake.

Europe - Vasco da Gama 橋（渡しをする）

In Europe, Vasco da Gama 橋（渡しをする） earns the 肩書を与える as the longest 橋（渡しをする） in 操作／手術, spanning 10.7 miles (17.2km) over the Tagus River estuary in Lisbon, Portugal.

The cable-stayed 橋（渡しをする）, which opened in 1998, carries six road 小道／航路s which 融通する more than 50,000 乗り物s each day, によれば Viator, with a 速度(を上げる） 限界 of 120kmph (75mph).

It was 指名するd 'in honour of the 500th 周年記念日 of the 発見 of a sea 大勝する between Europe and India by explorer Vasco da Gama in 1498', によれば Britannica.

The 記録，記録的な／記録する for the largest 橋（渡しをする） was より勝るd by the '議論の的になる Crimean 橋（渡しをする） which was 正式に opened by Vladimir Putin in 2018', Britannica says. But the crossing, which （期間が）わたるs 12 miles (19km), was 損失d by an 爆発 in 2022 and is 一時的に の近くにd.

UK - Bromford Viaduct

The UK's longest 橋（渡しをする） is technically the Bromford Viaduct which covers a total 3.5-mile (5.6km) - almost 30 times smaller than the 記録，記録的な／記録する-breaking Danyang-Kunshan Grand 橋（渡しをする）.

Perhaps not the most glamorous of crossings, it carries road traffic through part of the M6 between 城 Bromwich and Gravelly Hill, 近づく Birmingham, West Midlands.

Built between 1964 and 1972, it took eight years to 完全にする and features the 初めの Spaghetti Junction.

Tower 橋（渡しをする）

Coming in at just?0.15 miles (0.24km) long, London's Tower 橋（渡しをする） would fit along the world's longest 橋（渡しをする） almost 683 times

Tower 橋（渡しをする） would fit along the world's longest 橋（渡しをする） around 675 times, measu （犯罪の）一味 just 0.15 miles (0.24km) in length.

The iconic London attraction, which crosses the River Thames, 供給するs an 開始 250ft (76m) wide and its twin towers rise 200ft (61m) above the water, によれば Britannica.

にもかかわらず its short distance, it is used by more than 40,000 乗り物s every day, によれば 地元の 当局?Southwark 会議.

Golden Gate 橋（渡しをする）

Upon its 完成 in 1937, the Golden Gate?was the longest and tallest 中断 橋（渡しをする） in the world, によれば Britannica.

The Californian crossing, which links San Francisco with Marin 郡, is?1.7 miles (2.7km) long and 746ft (227m) high.

'Although other 橋（渡しをする）s have since より勝るd it in size, it remains incomparable in the magnificence of its setting and is said to be the most photographed 橋（渡しをする） in the world,' Britannica 追加するs.

'It carries both U.S 大勝する 101 and California 明言する／公表する 大勝する 1 (太平洋の Coast 主要道路) across the 海峡 and features a 歩行者 walkway.'

Brooklyn 橋（渡しをする）

Brooklyn 橋（渡しをする）, in New York City, is 1.13 miles (1.83km) in length

Although renowned 国祭的な and frequently featured in movies and television, New York's Brooklyn 橋（渡しをする） （期間が）わたるs a mere 1.13 miles (1.83km) in length.

It crosses the East River to connect the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. More than 116,000 乗り物s, 30,000 歩行者s and 3,000 cyclists use the 橋（渡しをする） each day as of 2018, によれば the NYC Department of Transportation.

At the time of its 開始 in 1883, it was the longest 中断 橋（渡しをする） in the world, によれば UNESCO.