INFRASTRUCTURE
Bridges
Most Expensive Bridges
This list features the most expensive bridges in the world based on construction costs.
RANK | BRIDGE | LOCATION | HEIGHT / LENGTH | YEAR | COST |
1 | Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Project | Japan | 3,911 m (12,831 ft) | 1999 | $68.55 billion |
2 | Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge | Hong Kong, China | 55 km (34 mi) | 2018 | $20.0 billion |
3 | Øresund Bridge | Sweden & Denmark | 7,845 m (25,738 ft) | 2000 | $7.87 billion |
4 | Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge | Kobe, Japan | 1,991 m (6,532 ft) | 1995 | $7.3 billion |
5 | Eastern Replacement Span - Oakland Bay Bridge | San Francisco, California, USA | 6,100 m (20,000 ft) | 2016 | $6.4 billion |
6 | Great Belt Fixed Link | Denmark | 18 km (11 mi) | 1997 | $4.4 billion |
7 | Verrazano-Narrows Bridge | New York City, USA | 4,260 m (13,003 ft) | 1964 | $2.4 billion |
8 | Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge | Istanbul, Turkey | 1,408 m (4,618 ft) | 2015 | $2.0 billion |
9 | Yeongjong Grand Bridge | Incheon, South Korea | 3,500 m (11,483 ft) | 2000 | $1.9 billion |
10 | Vasco De Gama Bridge | Lisbon, Portugal | 17.3 km (10.7 mi) | 1998 | $1.8 billion |
11 | Incheon Bridge | Incheon, South Korea | 21.38 km (13.28 mi) | 2009 | $1.5 billion |
12 | Jiaozhou Bay Bridge | Shandong, China | 42.5 km (26.4 mi) | 2011 | $1.51 billion |
13 | Golden Gate Bridge | San Francisco, California, USA | 2,737 m (8,981 ft) | 1937 | $1.5 billion |
14 | Freeway Durango-Mazatlán and Baluarte Bridge | Sinaloa, Mexico | 1,124 m (3,688 ft) | 2012 | $1.46 billion |
15 | Tsing Ma Bridge | Hong Kong, China | 1,377 m (4,518 ft) | 1997 | $1.35 billion |
16 | Oakland Bay Bridge | San Francisco, California, USA | 8,981 m (29,000 ft) | 1936 | $1.3 billion |
17 | George Washington Bridge | New York City, USA | 1,450 m (4,757 ft) | 1931 | $1.1 billion |
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