Megabridges  Answers
Öresund Bridge Rio-Antirrio Bridge
Denmark - Sweden Greece
Country
The bridge had to be 200 1.3 mile long
Numbers & figures
feet above water with the takes 5 min to cross the Gulf
centre span of at least 1500 instead of 45 min by ferry.
An arch bridge but it was A beam bridge because the
What types of bridges
considered dangerous for longest bridges in the world
were considered and
big ships are beam bridges but it didn t
why were they rejected
suit the gulf as it would have
A suspension bridge blocked the ship traffic
because it enables the
longest span but it was An arch bridge, which
considered not good for would ve been four times
trains. bigger than other arch
bridges ever built before,
was considered too risky.
Suspension  suitable but
very expensive
A cable stayed bridge
Type of bridge chosen
because it s better for trains Cable stayed design
and why
and cheaper - doesn t need because there were no other
tons of steel like a options left.
suspension bridge
Two level bridge Four towers - something
Interesting features
never done before