When Sweden and Denmark built a connection between their countries, Sweden preferred a bridge, and Denmark preferred a tunnel, they each built their half and connected them in the middle with an artificial island. The Øresund Bridge is unique in the world.
That bridge it not unique at all. There is one in Virginia.
Every bridge is unique in the world, probably! But yeah, a silly sentence…
That is actually a very good point. All bridges are unique to the environment they are built and operate in.
Virginia’s exists because the navy was worried that a bridge accident or attack could cut off Norfolk Naval Station from the Atlantic. Submarines cross under the bridge though.
I always figured the Navy drove the decision making on that bridge. I haven’t driven over it in a long time but going over that bridge and seeing an aircraft carrier coming and going is so cool.