World's Longest Bridge Spans 

Longest Bridge Spans are categorised in the following tables according to the structural type of the main span. The "Span" means the main span of a bridge  = centre to centre distance of adjacent towers, pylons, piers or supports given in metres [m]. It does not mean the total length or overall length of multi-span bridges. If the lengths of several spans in one bridge are equal, it is mentioned in Notes column. Overall lengths are not included - only the longest spans.Year means the year of completion or intended completion if known.

Chronological List

1. Suspension Bridges (span ≥ 1000 m)

 No.  Bridge  Span [m]

 Location  Country  Year Notes 

 1  Akashi-Kaikyo  1991  Kobe-Naruto  Japan  1998   

 2  Xihoumen  1650  Zhoushan Island  China  2008  

 3  Great Belt East  1624  Korsor  Denmark  1998   

 4  Runyang South  1490  Zhenjiang  China  2005  

 5  Humber  1410  Kingston-upon-Hull  UK  1981   

 6  Jiangyin  1385  Jiangsu  China  1999   

 7  Tsing Ma  1377  Hong Kong  China  1997   

 8  Verrazano-Narrows  1298  New York, NY  USA  1964   

  9  Golden Gate  1280  San Francisco, CA  USA  1937   

10  Yangluo  1280  Wuhan  China  2007   

 11  Höga Kusten  1210  Kramfors  Sweden  1997   

  12  Mackinac  1158  Mackinaw City, MI  USA  1957   

 13  Huangpu-1  1108  Guangzhou  China  2008   

 14  Minami Bisan-seto  1100  Kojima-Sakaide  Japan  1988   

  15  Fatih Sultan Mehmet  1090  Istanbul  Turkey  1988   

 16  Balinghe  1088  Guanling  China  2010   1)

  17  Bosporus  1074  Istanbul  Turkey  1973   

  18  George Washington  1067  New York, NY  USA  1931   

  19  Kurushima-3  1030  Onomichi-Imabari  Japan  1999   

  20  Kurushima-2  1020  Onomichi-Imabari  Japan  1999   

  21  Ponte 25 de Abril  1013  Lisbon  Portugal  1966   

  22  Forth Road  1006  Edinburgh  UK  1964   

 1)  Vertical clearance 375 m, highest in the world

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2. Cable-Stayed Bridges (the 10 longest spans)

 No.  Bridge  Span [m]

 Location  Country  Year Notes 

 1 Sutong  1088  Suzhou-Nantong  China  2009

  

 2  Stonecutters  1018  Hong Kong  China   2008  

 3 Tatara  890  Onomichi-Imabari  Japan  1999

  

 4 Pont de Normandie  856  Le Havre  France  1995

  

 5 Incheon-2  800  Incheon-Songdo  South Korea  2009

  

 6 Chongming  730  Shanghai  China  2010

  

 7 Nanjing-3  648  Nanjing  China  2005

  

 8 Nanjing-2  628  Nanjing  China  2001

  

 9 Jintang  620  Zhoushan Island  China  2008

  

 10 Baishazhou  618  Wuhan  China  2000

  

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3. Steel Arch Bridges (the 10 longest spans)

 No.  Bridge  Span [m]

 Location  Country  Year Notes 

 1  Chaotianmen 552

 Chongqing  China 2008

 

 2  Lupu 550

 Shanghai  China 2003

 

 3 New River Gorge  518

 Fayetteville,WV  USA 1977

 

 4  Bayonne  504  New York, NY  USA  1931  

 5  Sydney Harbour  503  Sydney  Australia  1932   

 6  Chenab  467  Katra  India  2010  

 7  Wushan  460  Chongqing  China  2005  

8  Xinguang  428  Quangdong  China  2008  

 9  Caiyuanba  420  Chongqing  China  2005   

 10  Xiangtan-4  400  Hunan  China  2007   Updated  15.10.2007 Copyright © Juhani Virola Maintained by LBE

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4. Steel Truss Girder Bridges (the 10 longest spans)

 No.  Bridge  Span [m]

 Location  Country  Year Notes 

 1  Pont de Quebec  549  Quebec City  Canada  1917   

 2  Firth of Forth  521  Edinburgh  UK  1890  2 spans

 3  Minato  510  Osaka  Japan  1974   

 4  Commodore Barry  501  Chester, PA  USA  1974   

 5  Greater New Orleans-1  480  New Orleans, LA  USA  1958   

 6  Greater New Orleans-2  480  New Orleans, LA  USA  1988   

 7  Howrah  457  Calcutta  India  1943   

 8  Veterans Memorial  445  Gramercy, LA  USA  1995   

 9 Tokyo Bay  440  Tokyo  Japan  2010

  

 10 Transbay  427  San Francisco, CA  USA  1936   1)

 1)  To be removed

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5. Concrete Arch Bridges (the 10 longest spans)

 No.  Bridge  Span [m]

 Location  Country  Year Notes 

 1 Wanxian  420  Wanzhou  China  1997

  

 2 Krk-1 (east span)  390  Krk Island  Croatia  1980

  

 3 Jiangjiehe  330  Weng'an  China  1995

  

 4  Hoover Dam Bypass  323  Boulder City, NV  USA 2010

 

 5 Yongning  312  Guangxi  China  1996

  

 6 Gladesville  305  Sydney  Australia  1964

  

 7 Ponte da Amizade  290

 Foz do Iguacu/ Ciudad del Este

 Brazil/ Paraguay

 1964  

 8  Ponte Infante Dom Henrique  280  Oporto  Portugal  2003  

 9 Bloukrans  272  Nature's Valley  South Africa  1983

  

 10 Ponte da Arrabida  270  Oporto  Portugal  1963

  

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6. Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges (the 10 longest spans)

 No.  Bridge  Span [m]

 Location  Country  Year Notes 

 1 Shibanpo  330  Chongqing  China  2006

  1)

 2 Stolmasundet  301  Austevoll  Norway  1998

 

 3 Raftsundet  298  Lofoten  Norway  1998

 

 4  Sundoy 298

 Leirfjord  Norway 2003

 

 5 Humen-2  270  Guangdong  China  1997

 

 6 Sutong-2  268  Suzhou-Nantong  China  2009

 

 7 Gateway-1  260  Brisbane  Australia  1986

 

 8 Varodd  260  Kristiansand  Norway  1994

  

 9 Gateway-2  260  Brisbane  Australia  2010

 

 10  Luzhou-2 252

 Sichuan  China 2000

 

 1)  Central part of the main span is steel girder

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7. Steel Box/Plate Girder Bridges (the 10 longest spans)

 No.  Bridge  Span [m]

 Location  Country  Year Notes 

 1 Ponte Costa e Silva  300  Rio de Janeiro  Brazil  1974

  

 2 Neckartalbrücke-1  263  Weitingen  Germany  1978

 1)

 3 Sava-1  261  Belgrade  Serbia  1956

  

 4 Ponte de Vitoria-3  260  Espirito Santo  Brazil  1989

  

 5 Zoobrücke  259  Cologne  Germany  1966

  

 6 Sava-2 (Gazelle)  250  Belgrade  Serbia  1970

 2)

 7 Kaita  250  Hiroshima  Japan  1991

  

 8 Namihaya (Shirinashi)  250  Osaka  Japan  1994

  

 9 Auckland Harbour (widening)  244  Auckland  New Zealand  1969

  

 10 Trans-Tokyo Bay  240  Kawasaki-Kisarazu  Japan  1997

 2 spans 

 1) Main span stiffened with underneath cables

 2)  Span measured between bases of inclined struts

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8. Longest Bridge Spans in Finland

  1. SUSPENSION BRIDGES 

 No.  Bridge Span [m]

 Location  Country  Year Notes 

 1  Kirjalansalmi  220  Parainen  Finland  1963   

 2  Sääksmäki  155  Valkeakoski Finland

 1963   

  2. CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES

 No.  Bridge Span [m]

 Location  Country  Year Notes 

 1  Raippaluoto  250  Vaasa  Finland  1997   

 2  Kärkinen  240  Korpilahti  Finland  1997   

  3. STEEL BOX  GIRDER BRIDGE 

 No.  Bridge Span [m]

 Location  Country  Year Notes 

 1 Puumalansalmi  140  Puumala  Finland  1995

  

  4. PRESTRESSED CONCRETE GIRDER BRIDGE 

 No.  Bridge Span [m]

 Location  Country  Year Notes 

 1 Norrströmmen  135  Nauvo  Finland  1986

  

  5. CONCRETE ARCH BRIDGE 

 No.  Bridge Span [m]

 Location  Country  Year Notes 

 1 Färjsundet  130  Saltvik

 Finland 1937

  

 6. STEEL TRUSS GIRDER BRIDGES 

 No.  Bridge Span [m]

 Location  Country  Year Notes 

1  Isohaara 125  Kemi  Finland 1903  1)

 1 Jyränkö  125  Savonlinna

 Finland 1908  2)

 1) Not standing

 2) Span was shortened to 104 m in 1968.

 7. STEEL ARCH BRIDGE 

 No.  Bridge Span [m]

 Location  Country  Year Notes 

 1 Iso-Pörri  120  Äänekoski

 Finland 1993

  

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Completed suspension bridges

This list only includes bridges that carry automobiles or trains. It does not include cable-stayed bridges, footbridges or pipeline bridges.

Note: Click on each bridge's rank to go to the bridge's official web-site. Ranks with a red asterisk (*) do not have official web-sites, or do not have English language versions and are linked instead to a reference entry.

    Rank Name Location

Main span

in metres (feet)

Completed

[1]

Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge(The largest from 1998 to the present)

Kobe-Naruto Route, Japan

  1,991 (6,529)

  1998

[2]

Great Belt Bridge (also known as the Storebælt Bridge; Danish: Storebæltsbroen)

Halsskov-Sprogø, Denmark

 1,624 (5,328)

  1998

[3] Runyang BridgeYangtze River, China

 1,490 (4,888)

  2005

[4]

Humber Bridge(The largest from 1981 until 1998)

Barton-upon-Humber - Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom

 1,410 (4,626)

  1981

[5] *Jiangyin Suspension Bridge

Yangtze River, China

 1,385 (4,543)

  1999

[6]

Tsing Ma Bridge(the largest carrying road and rail traffic)

Tsing Yi-Ma Wan, Hong Kong, China

 1,377 (4,518)

  1997

[7]

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge(The largest from 1964 until 1981)

New York City (Brooklyn–Staten Island), USA

 1,298 (4,260)

  1964

[8]

Golden Gate Bridge(The largest from 1937 until 1964)

San Francisco-Marin County, CA, USA

 1,280 (4,200)

  1937

[9]Högakustenbron (High Coast Bridge)

Ångermanälven river , Sweden

 1,210 (3,970)

  1997

[10] Mackinac BridgeMackinaw City - St. Ignace, Michigan USA

 1,158 (3,800)

  1957

[11]

Minami Bisan-Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge)

Kojima-Sakaide Route, Japan

 1,118 (3,609)

  1989

[12] *

Fatih Sultan Mehmet (Second Bosporus Bridge)

Istanbul, Turkey 1,090 (3,576)

  1988

[13] *

Boğaziçi (First Bosporus Bridge)

Istanbul, Turkey 1,074 (3,524)

  1973

[14]

George Washington Bridge(The largest from 1931 until 1937)

Fort Lee, NJ - New York, NY, USA

 1,067 (3,500)

  1931

[15]Third Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge

Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan

 1,030 (3,379)

  1999

[16]Second Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge

Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan

 1,020 (3,346)

  1999

[17] *

Ponte 25 de Abril (Tagus Bridge)

Lisbon, Portugal 1,013 (3,323)

  1966

[18]Forth Road Bridge

Firth of Forth, United Kingdom

 1,006 (3,300)

  1964

[19]Kita Bisan-Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge)

Kojima-Sakaide Route, Japan

  990 (3,248)

  1988

[20] Severn BridgeBristol Channel, United Kingdom

  988 (3,240)

  1966

[21] *

Yichang Xiling Bridge

Yichang (Yangtze River), China

  960 (3,150)

  2001

[22]Shimotsui-Seto Bridge (Great Seto Bridge)

Kojima-Sakaide Route, Japan

  940 (3,084)

  1988

Linked photo[23] *

Xiling BridgeYichang (Yangtze River), China

  900 (2,952)

  1996

[24] *

Humen Pearl River Bridge

Dongguan (Pearl River), Guangdong province, China

  888 (2,913)

  1997

[25] Ohnaruto BridgeKobe-Naruto Route, Japan

  876 (2,874)

  1985

[26]Tacoma Narrows Bridge (westbound)

Tacoma, WA, USA

  853 (2,800)

  1950

[27]Tacoma Narrows Bridge (eastbound)

Tacoma, WA, USA

  853 (2,800)

  2007

[28] *

Askøy Bridge Bergen, Norway  850 (2,789)

  1992

[29]Innoshima Bridge

Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan

  770 (2,526)

  1983

[30] *

Akinada BridgeAkinada Islands (Hiroshima Pref.), Japan

  750 (2,461)

  2000

[31] *

Semipalatinsk Bridge

Semipalatinsk (Irtysh river), Kazakhstan

  750 (2,461)

  2000

[32]

Al Zampa Memorial Bridge (New Carquinez Bridge)

Carquinez Strait, CA, USA

  728 (2,388)

  2003

[33] *

Hakucho BridgeMuroran (Hokkaidō Pref.), Japan

  720 (2,362)

  1998

[34] *

Angostura Bridge

Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela

  712 (2,336)

  1967

[35] *

Kanmonkyo Bridge

Honshū-Kyūshū, Japan

  712 (2,336)

  1973

[36]

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Yerba Buena Island to anchorage)

San Francisco - Oakland, CA, USA

  704 (2,310)

  1936

[37]

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (San Francisco to anchorage)

San Francisco - Oakland, CA, USA

  704 (2,310)

  1936

[38]Bronx Whitestone Bridge

New York, NY, USA

  701 (2,300)

  1939

[39] Stord Bridge Stord, Norway  677 (2,221)

  2001

[40] *

Pierre Laporte Bridge

Quebec City, Canada

  668 (2,190)

  1970

[41]Delaware Memorial Bridge I

New Castle, DE - Pennsville, NJ, USA

  655 (2,150)

  1951

[42]Delaware Memorial Bridge II

New Castle, DE - Pennsville, NJ, USA

  655 (2,150)

  1968

[43] *

Haicang BridgeXiamen, Fujian Province, China

  648 (2,126)

  1999

[44] *

Gjemnessund Bridge

Kristiansund, Norway

  623 (2,044)

  1992

[45]Walt Whitman Bridge

Philadelphia, PA USA

  610 (2,000)

  1957

[46] *

Tancarville Bridge

Le Havre, France  608 (1,995)

  1959

[47] *

New Little Belt Bridge

Little Belt, Denmark

  600 (1,969)

  1970

[48]First Kurushima-Kaikyo Bridge

Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan

  600 (1,969)

  1999

Linked photo[49] *

E'gongyan Bridge

Chongqing, Sichuan Province, China (Yangtze River)

  600 (1,969)

  2000

[50] *

Osterøy Bridge Osterøy, Norway  595 (1,952)

  1997

[51] Bømla Bridge Bømlo, Norway  577 (1,893)

  2001

[52] *

Rainbow Bridge Tokyo, Japan  570 (1,870)

  1993

[53]

Ambassador Bridge (The largest from 1929 until 1931)

Detroit, Michigan, USA – Windsor, Ontario, Canada

  564 (1,850)

  1929

[54]Hakata-Ohshima Bridge

Onomichi-Imabari Route, Japan

  560 (1,837)

  1988

Linked photo[55] *

Zhongxian Yangtze River Bridge

Chongqing, China  560 (1,837)

  2001

[56]Throgs Neck Bridge

New York, NY, USA

  549 (1,800)

  1961

[57]

Benjamin Franklin Bridge (The largest from 1926 until 1929)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Camden, New Jersey, USA

  533 (1,750)

  1926

[58] *

Skjomen Bridge Narvik, Norway  525 (1,722)

  1972

[59] *

Kvalsund BridgeHammerfest, Norway

  525 (1,722)

  1977

Linked photo[60] *

Matadi Bridge Matadi, Zaire  520 (1,706)

  1983

[61] *

Kleve-Emmerich Bridge

Emmerich, Germany

  500 (1,640)

  1965

Linked photo[62] *

Dazi Bridge Dazi, China  500 (1,640)

  1984

[63] *

Gwangan BridgeBusan, South Korea

  500 (1,640)

  2002

[64]

Bear Mountain Bridge (The largest from 1924 until 1926)

Peekskill, NY, USA

  497 (1,632)

  1924

[65]

Williamsburg Bridge (The largest from 1903 until 1924)

New York, NY, USA

  488 (1,600)

  1903

[66]W. Preston Lane Memorial Bridge I

Chesapeake Bay, MD, USA

  488 (1,600)

  1952

[67] *

Newport Bridge (Sen. Claiborne Pell Bridge)

Newport, Rhode Island, RI, USA

  488 (1,600)

  1969

[68]W. Preston Lane Memorial Bridge II

Chesapeake Bay, MD, USA

  488 (1,600)

  1973

[69]

Brooklyn Bridge (The largest from 1883 until 1903.)

New York, NY, USA

  486 (1,596)

  1883

[70] *

Lions' Gate Bridge

Vancouver, Canada

  473 (1,550)

  1938

[71] *

Sotra Bridge Bergen, Norway  468 (1,535)

  1971

[72] *

Hirado BridgeHirado Island, Japan

  460 (1,509)

  1977

[73] *

Vincent Thomas Bridge

San Pedro, CA, USA

  457 (1,499)

  1963

[74]Mid-Hudson Bridge

Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

  456 (1,495)

  1930

Linked photo[75] *

Shantou Bay Bridge

Guangdong province, China

  452 (1,483)

  1996

[76] *

Fengdu BridgeSichuan (Yangtze River), China

  450 (1,476)

  1996

[77]Manhattan Bridge

New York, NY, USA

  448 (1,470)

  1909

Linked photo[78] *

Lysefjord Bridge Rogaland, Norway  446 (1,463)

  1997

[79]Angus L. Macdonald Bridge

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

  441 (1,447)

  1955

[80]A. Murray MacKay Bridge

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

  427 (1,400)

  1970

[81]Triborough Bridge

New York, NY, USA

  421 (1,380)

  1936

[82] *

Älvsborg BridgeGothenburg, Sweden

  417 (1,368)

  1966

Linked photo[83] *

Namhae BridgeNamhae, South Korea

  404 (1,325)

  1973

Linked photo [84] Aquitaine Bridge Bordeaux, France   394   1967

* (1,293)

[85] *

Amu Daria River Bridge

Bukhara, Uzbekistan

  390 (1,280)

  1964

[86] *

Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge

Cologne, Germany  378 (1,240)

  1954

[87] St. Johns BridgePortland, OR, USA

  368 (1,207)

  1931

[88] *

Wakato Narrows Bridge

Kitakyushu, Japan  367 (1,204)

  1962

[89] *

Mount Hope Bridge

Mount Hope Bay, RI, USA

  366 (1,200)

  1929

Linked photo [90]

Ogdensburg Prescott International Bridge (Seaway Skyway)

Ogdensburg, NY, USA - Prescott, Ontario, Canada

  351 (1,151)

  1960

[91] *

Hercilio Luz Bridge

Florianopolis, Brazil

  340 (1,115)

  1926

[92]Bidwell Bar Bridge

Oroville, CA, USA

  338 (1108)

  1965

Linked photo[93] *

Varodd BridgeKristiansand, Norway

  337 (1,106)

  1956

[94] Tamar BridgePlymouth-Saltash, United Kingdom

  335 (1,100)

  1961

[95] *

Feda Fjord Bridge

Feda, Vest-Agder, Norway

  335 (1,100)

  2006

[96] *

Deer Isle BridgePenobscot Bay, ME, USA

  329 (1,088)

  1939

Linked photo[97] *

Otto Beit BridgeChirundu Zambia/Zimbabwe

  328 (1,085)

  1939

Linked photo [98] Rombak Bridge Nordland, Norway   325   1964

* (1,066)

[99] *

Nærøysund Bridge

Nord-Trøndelag, Norway

  325 (1,066)

  1981

[100] *

Simon Kenton Bridge

Maysville, KY, USA

  323 (1,060)

  1932

[101] *

Île d'Orléans Bridge

Quebec City, Canada

  323 (1,059)

  1936

[102] *

John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge (The largest from 1867 until 1883)

Cincinnati, OH, USA

  322 (1,057)

  1867

[103] *

Dent Bridge Orofino, ID, USA  320 (1,050)

  1971

[104] *

Cologne Mulheim Bridge

Cologne, Germany  315 (1,033)

  1951

[105]

Wheeling Suspension Bridge (The largest from 1849 until 1851)

Wheeling, WV, USA

  308 (1,010)

  1849

Linked photo[106] *

Konohana Bridge

Osaka, Japan  300 (984)

  1987

Linked photo[107] *

Chavanon Viaduct

Merlines and Messeix, France (Chavanon Valley)

  300 (984)

  2000

Linked photo [108]

Yeongjong Grand Bridge (the largest self-anchored suspension bridge)

Incheon, South Korea

  300 (984)

  2000

[109] *

Elizabeth BridgeBudapest, Hungary

  290 (951)

  1964

[110] *

Tjeldsund Bridge Bjerkvik, Norway  290 (951)

  1967

[edit] Bridges not yet completed

The planned eastern section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge The reconstructed eastern section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will

be the largest self-anchored suspension bridge ever constructed. With one tower, it will have two asymmetric spans of 180 and 385 meters. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2013.

The İzmit Bay Bridge crossing the Marmara Sea in Turkey with a span of 1,668 m.

Several large suspension bridges are planned for China. The Xihoumen Bridge, with a span of 1,650 is planned for the Zhoushan Archipelago. The Taizhou Yangtze River Highway Bridge is being designed with two 1080 meter spans connecting three towers. [111]. A suspension bridge is also being considered to cross the 22.5 kilometer wide Qiongzhou Strait. [112] One design consists of four bridges strung together with four main-spans of 2,000 meters, two main-spans of 1,800 meters, five anchorages and 10 towers. [113] If completed this bridge will assume six of the top seven slots on this list.

The Sunda Strait Bridge project has been approved by the Indonesian government. If completed, it will not only be the world's longest suspension bridge (26 Km), but will also have a main span of about 3,000 meters — roughly fifty percent longer than the current record. [114]

The Hardanger Bridge, with a total length of 1,380 m, is to be constructed across the fjord Hardangerfjorden in Norway. Construction is estimated to be completed in 2011. [115]

The Yangluo Bridge [116] with a main span of 1,280 m (4,199 ft) and total length of 2,725 m (8,940 ft) is under construction in Wuhan. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2007.

The Chacao Channel bridge connecting the island of Chiloé with mainland Chile. This strange design has two mainspans of 1,055 m and 1,100 m without an anchorage between them. Construction was due to begin in 2007 for completion in 2012, however due to cost overruns the project is now on hold.

Suspension bridges have also been suggested for the Strait of Gibraltar with longest spans of several kilometres. The suspension cables for these longest bridges are suspended from the ends of cable-stayed struts extending diagonally from huge pylons.

[edit] Planned bridges never built

The Strait of Messina Bridge, with a center span of 3,300 m, was planned to connect Italy and Sicily. The project was cancelled on 11 October 2006 by the Romano Prodi-led government amid controversy concerning the bridge's cost and feared mafia influence.[117]

Construction of the Malta-Gozo Bridge started in the early 70s, but was stopped after protests from the Gozitans.