Draft:List of international bridges
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An international bridge is a structure that provides transportation across borders. Tourists and cross-border commuters travelling between countries often use these bridges.[1] Such bridges also facilitate international trade.[2] Below is a list of international bridges:
Asia
[edit]Countries | Bridge | Description |
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Afghanistan Tajikistan |
Tajik–Afghan Friendship Bridge | A bridge connecting Demogan, Afghanistan with Khorog, Tajikistan. |
Afghanistan Uzbekistan |
Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge | A bridge connecting Hairatan, Afghanistan, with Termez, Uzbekistan. |
Azerbaijan Georgia |
Red Bridge | A red brick bridge connecting Azerbaijan and Georgia. |
Bahrain Saudi Arabia |
King Fahd Causeway | 25 km series of bridges connecting Bahrain with Saudi Arabia. |
Bahrain Saudi Arabia |
King Hamad Causeway | A proposed parallel series of bridges next to the King Faud Causeway. |
Bahrain Qatar |
Qatar–Bahrain Causeway | A proposed causeway between Bahrain and Qatar. |
China Nepal |
Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge | A bridge connecting Zhangmu, China, with Kodari, Nepal. |
China North Korea |
Changbai–Hyesan International Bridge | A bridge connecting Changbai, Jilin, China, with Hyesan, Ryanggang, North Korea. |
China North Korea |
Linjiang Yalu River Bridge | A bridge connecting Linjiang, Jilin, China, with Hyesan, Ryanggang, North Korea. |
China North Korea |
New Yalu River Bridge | A bridge connecting Dandong, Liaoning, China, with Sinuiju, North Pyongan, North Korea. |
China North Korea |
Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge | A bridge connecting Dandong, Liaoning, China, with Sinuiju, North Pyongan, North Korea. |
China North Korea |
Tumen Border Bridge | A bridge connecting Tumen, Jilin, China, with Namyang Workers' District, North Hamgyong, North Korea. |
China North Korea |
Tumen River Bridge | A bridge connecting Hunchun, Jilin, China, with Rason, North Korea.7 |
China Russia |
Blagoveshchensk–Heihe Bridge | A bridge connecting Heihe, Heilongjiang, China, with Blagoveshchensk, Russia. |
China Russia |
Eurasian Land Bridge | A railway bridge across Kamu river. |
China Russia |
Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge | A railway bridge connecting Tongjiang, Heilongjiang, China, with Nizhneleninskoye, Oblast, Russia. |
Indonesia Malaysia |
Malacca Strait Bridge | A proposed project bridge connecting the islands of Rupat and Sumatra in Indonesia with Telok Gong, Malaysia. |
Indonesia Singapore |
Singapore Strait crossing | A proposed project connecting Indonesia and Singapore through the Riau Archipelago. |
Malaysia Thailand |
Bukit Bunga–Ban Buketa Bridge | A bridge connecting Bukit Bunga, Malaysia, with Buke Ta, Thailand. |
Malaysia Thailand |
Rantau Panjang–Sungai Golok Bridge | A bridge connecting Kelantan, Malaysia, with Su-ngai Kolok, Thailand. |
Malaysia Singapore |
Johor–Singapore Causeway | A bridge connecting Johor Bahru, Malaysia, with Woodlands, Singapore. |
Malaysia Singapore |
Malaysia–Singapore Second Link | A bridge connecting Tanjung Kupang, Malaysia, with Tuas, Singapore. |
Malaysia Singapore |
Malaysia–Singapore Third Crossing | A bridge connecting Johor, Malaysia, with Changi, Singapore. |
Laos Thailand |
First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge | A bridge connecting Vientiane, Laos, with Nong Khai, Thailand. |
Laos Thailand |
Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge | A bridge connecting Savannakhet, Laos, with Mukdahan, Thailand. |
Laos Thailand |
Third Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge | A bridge connecting Thakhek, Laos, with At Samat, Thailand. |
Laos Thailand |
Fourth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge | A bridge connecting Houayxay, Laos, with Wiang Chiang Khong, Thailand. |
Laos Thailand |
Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge | A proposed bridge connecting Pakxan, Laos, with Mueang Bueng Kan, Thailand. |
Myanmar Thailand |
Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge | A bridge connecting Myawaddy, Myanmar, with Mae Sot, Thailand. |
North Korea Russia |
Korea–Russia Friendship Bridge | A bridge connecting North Korea and Russia over Tumen River. |
North Korea South Korea |
Bridge of No Return | A bridge over the Military Demarcation Line in between North and South Korea. |
Africa
[edit]Countries | Bridge | Description |
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Botswana Zambia |
Kazungula Bridge | A bridge connecting Botswana and Zambia at Kazungula. |
Egypt Saudi Arabia |
Saudi–Egypt Causeway | A proposed project connecting Egypt and Saudi Arabia through the Straits of Tiran. |
Malawi Tanzania |
Songwe Bridge | A bridge connecting Malawi and Tanzania through the Songwe River. |
Mozambique Tanzania |
Unity Bridge | A bridge connecting Negomano, Mozambique, with Nanyumbu, Tanzania. |
Mozambique Tanzania |
Unity Bridge 2 | A bridge connecting Lupilichi, Mozambique, with Kivikoni, Tanzania. |
Namibia South Africa |
Ernest Oppenheimer Bridge | A bridge connecting Oranjemund, Namibia, with Alexander Bay, South Africa. |
Namibia Zambia |
Katima Mulilo Bridge | A bridge connecting Katima Mulilo, Namibia, with Sesheke, Zambia. |
Rwanda Tanzania |
Rusumo Bridge | A bridge connecting Rwanda and Tanzania over the Kagera River. |
Rwanda Tanzania |
Rusumo International Bridge | A bridge connecting Rwanda and Tanzania over the Kagera River. |
South Africa Zimbabwe |
Alfred Beit Road Bridge | A bridge connecting Musina, South Africa, with Beitbridge, Zimbabwe. |
Zambia Zimbabwe |
Chirundu Bridge | A bridge connecting Chirundu, Zambia, with Chirundu, Zimbabwe. |
Zambia Zimbabwe |
Victoria Falls Bridge | A bridge connecting Livingstone, Zambia, with Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. |
Europe
[edit]Countries | Bridge | Description |
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Austria Hungary |
Brücke von Andau | A bridge crossing the river on the international boundaries of Austria and Hungary. |
Belgium Germany |
Sauer Valley Bridge | A bridge crossing the Sauer river between Belgium and Germany. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia |
Rača Bridge | A bridge connecting Bosanska Rača, Bosnia, with Sremska Rača, Serbia. |
Bulgaria Romania |
New Europe Bridge | A bridge connecting Vidin, Bulgaria, with Calafat, Romania. |
Denmark Sweden |
Øresund Bridge | A bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden over the Øresund strait. |
Estonia Russia |
Friendship Bridge | A bridge connecting Narva, Estionia, with Ivangorod, Russia. |
England Wales |
Severn Bridge | A bridge connecting South Gloucestershire, England, with Monmouthshire, Wales. |
Finland Norway |
Sami Bridge | A bridge connecting Finland and Norway through Tana river. |
Finland Sweden |
Torne River Railway Bridge | A bridge connecting Tornio, Finland, with Haparanda, Sweden. |
France Germany |
Pierre Pflimlin Bridge | A bridge connecting Strasbourg, France, with Kehl, Germany. |
France Germany |
Rhine Bridge | A bridge connecting Strasbourg, France, with Kehl, Germany. |
France Germany Switzerland |
Three Countries Bridge | A bridge connecting Huningue, France, with Weil am Rhein, Germany, and Basel, Switzerland. |
France Germany |
Friendship Bridge | A bridge connecting Grosbliederstroff, France, with Kleinblittersdorf, Germany. |
Germany Switzerland |
Holzbrücke Bad Säckingen | A bridge connecting Bad Säckingen, Germany, with Stein, Aargau, Switzerland. |
Hungary Slovakia |
Mária Valéria Bridge | A bridge connecting Esztergom, Hungary, with Štúrovo, Slovakia. |
Ireland Northern Ireland |
Senator George Mitchell Peace Bridge | A bridge connecting Cavan, Ireland, with Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. |
Lithuania Russia |
Queen Louise Bridge | A bridge connecting Panemunė, Lithuania, with Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. |
Norway Sweden |
Svinesund Bridge | A bridge connecting Iddefjord, Norway, with Svinesund, Sweden. |
Romania Serbia |
Ostrovul Mare Bridge | A bridge connecting Romania with Serbia over the Danube river. |
Portugal Spain |
Guadiana International Bridge | A bridge connecting Castro Marim, Portugal, with Ayamonte, Spain. |
Portugal Spain |
Lower Guadiana International bridge | A bridge connecting Portugal and Spain over the Chanza River. |
North America
[edit]South America
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Orange, Richard. "Denmark-Sweden bridge sees bump in commuter traffic". The Local. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Park, JiYoung; Kwon, Changhyun; Son, Minsu (2014). "Economic implications of the Canada–U.S. border bridges: Applying a binational local economic model for international freight movements". Research in Transportation Business & Management. 11: 123.