Not your ordinary infrastructure project, mega bridge projects worth billions of dollars and tens of thousands of kilometres in length are highly complex and requires significant amount of technical skills. In this infograph, we’ve compiled the 7 Highly Notable Mega Bridge Projects you should know about and why it matters.

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Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge 50,000m
Penang Second Bridge 23,370m
Padma Bridge 6,150m
Minpu Bridge 3,610m
Nhat Tan Bridge 3,080m
Vidin Calafat Bridge 1,971m
Hardanger Bridge 1,380m
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB)
Total length: 50,000m
Project Cost (est.): $10.7 billion
Expected Date of Completion: End 2016
Design: Will include three cable-stayed spans
Penang Second Bridge
Total length: 23,370m
Project Cost (est.): not available
Expected Date of Completion: January 2014
Design: Cable-stayed bridge
Carries: Motor vehicles
2Padma Bridge
Total length: 6,150m
Project Cost (est.): $2.9 billion
Expected Date of Completion: 2016
Design: Truss bridge
Carries: Motor vehicles, Railway
Minpu Bridge
Total length: 3,610m
Project Cost (est.): not available
Expected Date of Completion: not available
Design: Cable-stayed bridge (double-decker)
Carries: S32 Shenjiahuhu Expressway (Upper deck); road and pedestrian traffic
Nhat Tan Bridge
Total Length: 3,080m
Project Cost (est.): not available
Expected Date of Completion: Sept 2014
Design: 6 span continuous cable-stay bridge
Vidin Calafat Bridge
Total Length: 1,971 m
Project Cost (est.): $160 million
Expected Date of Completion: End of 2012
Design: Cable-stayed bridge
Carries: Four lanes of roadway, one railway track, two walkways
Hardanger Bridge
Total Length: 1,380m
Project Cost (est.): 200 million euro
Expected Date of Completion: 2013
Design: Suspension bridge
Carries: Two lanes of roadway and a bike/walkpath
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References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong%E2%80%93Zhuhai%E2%80%93Macau_Bridge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padma_Bridge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang_Second_Bridge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardanger_Bridge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minpu_Bridge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube_Bridge_2
http://www.nssmc.com/en/product/use/case/bridge/nyattan_bridge.html/
http://www.intellasia.net/construction-on-nhat-tan-bridge-to-be-completed-by-sep-2014-189144
http://talkvietnam.com/tag/nhat-tan-bridge-project/
Battle of Mega Bridges
The 7 Highly Notable Mega Bridge Projects
Notable Fact: With its length, HZMB
would become one of the landmarks
within the Pearl River Delta in East Asia.
Notable Fact: Penang Second Bridge
is considered a High Impact Project,
which is seen as a key catalyst in the
socio-economic development of the
Northern Corridor Economic Region
(NCER) of Malaysia.
Notable Fact: When completed,
Padma Bridge will be the largest
bridge in Bangladesh and the first
fixed river crossing for road traffic.
Notable Fact: The Minpu Bridge
carries two levels of roadway to
accommodate more cars and has
a stiffening truss to prevent
swinging in the city's harsh winds.
Notable Fact: Nhat Tan Bridge is
expected to be the longest
cable-stayed bridge in Vietnam
Notable Fact: The Vidin
Calafat Bridge will be the
second bridge on the
shared section of the
Danube between Romania
and Bulgaria
Notable Fact: The Hardanger Bridge
is world’s no. 7 longest span
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