The Millau Viaduct crosses the River Tarn in the Occitanie region of France. A cable-stayed bridge opened in 2004, it was, in 2017, the tallest bridge in the world, with one of its masts reaching a height of 343 metres.
2. Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Answer: Japan
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge crosses the Akashi Strait, linking the city of Kobe, on Honshu, with Awaji Island. A suspension bridge, it was opened in 1998, and its central span of just under 2000 metres was the longest of any suspension bridge in the world in 2017.
3. West Gate Bridge
Answer: Australia
The West Gate Bridge crosses the River Yarra in Melbourne. Opened in 1978, it connects downtown Melbourne with the western suburbs. Construction of the bridge was delayed when, in 1970, a span of the bridge collapsed, killing 35 construction workers.
4. Glienicke Bridge
Answer: Germany
The Glienicke Bridge crosses the Havel River, linking Berlin with Potsdam. Opened in 1907, it became famous during the Cold War as the site where the Western and Eastern powers exchanged spies - the 2015 Steven Spielberg film "Bridge of Spies" was partly filmed there.
5. Vasco da Gama Bridge
Answer: Portugal
The Vasco da Gama Bridge, named after the famous explorer, is a cable-stayed bridge that crosses the River Tagus in Lisbon. With a length of 7.6 miles, it was the longest bridge in Europe in 2017.
6. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Answer: USA
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway consists of two linked bridges, crossing Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana. The causeway runs south to north from the New Orleans suburb of Metairie to Mandeville, in St Tammany Parish. The first bridge opened in 1956, and the second in 1969.
7. 15 July Martyrs Bridge
Answer: Turkey
Also known as either the First Bridge or the Bosphorus Bridge, the 15 July Martyrs Bridge links the European and Asian parts of Istanbul, on either side of the Bosphorus strait. A suspension bridge, it opened in 1973, and was given its present name in 2016 in memory of soldiers who were killed defending the bridge during an attempted coup that year.
8. Confederation Bridge
Answer: Canada
The Confederation Bridge crosses the Northumberland Strait, and links the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Prior to its opening in 1997, Prince Edward Island could only be reached from the mainland by plane or ferry.
9. Ponte Vecchio
Answer: Italy
Ponte Vecchio literally translates as "Old Bridge", and, while there a few with that name in Italy, by far the most famous is in Florence. Built in 1345, it spans the River Arno, and has a number of shops built on it. During the second world war, retreating German troops destroyed a number of bridges in Florence, but the Ponte Vecchio was spared, apparently on Hitler's orders.
10. Skye Bridge
Answer: United Kingdom
When the Skye Bridge opened in 1995, it connected the Isle of Skye with mainland Scotland by road for the first time. The bridge crosses Loch Alsh, and was beset by controversy when it first opened due to the expensive tolls charged to motorists - these were abolished in 2004.
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