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The Confederation Bridge ... 1997, the 12.9-kilometre (8.0 mi) bridge is Canada's longest bridge [3] and the world's longest bridge over ice-covered water. [4]
Canada's longest bridge is the Confederation Bridge in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with a total of 12,910 metres (8.02 mi) between abutments, it's also the world's longest bridge over ice-covered water. More than 5,000 local workers helped with the project, which cost about $1 billion.
This is a list of the world's longest bridges that are more than 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) in length sorted by their full length above land and water. The main span is the longest span without any ground support.
Forth Bridge (longest from 1890 to 1917) ... Confederation Bridge: 250 (820) x43 1997 Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island, to Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick, ...
This is a list of bridges in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are listed from west to east and north to south. Bridges spanning Airport Parkway, the Confederation Line, Green's Creek, Highway 174, Highway 416, Highway 417, the Jock River, the Transitway, and the Trillium Line are not listed.
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This length of the route is 234 km (145 miles), and consists of New Brunswick Highway 16, Prince Edward Island Highway 1, and Nova Scotia Highway 106. This leg of the Trans-Canada Highway sees moderately high traffic volumes and is an important tourist route. The Confederation Bridge is often viewed as an attraction in itself.
The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e., the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of the main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspension bridges, often correlating with the height of the towers and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge. [4]