ROME — Italy hopes to begin constructing the world's largest suspension bridge connecting Sicily to the Italian mainland this summer amid widespread scepticism that it will ever be built. The ...

It has a center span of 4,260 feet and was the largest suspension bridge in the world at the time of its completion in 1964, until it was surpassed by the Humber Bridge in the United Kingdom in 1981.

AROUCA, PORTUGAL - JANUARY 14: A view of the '516 Arouca', considered the largest suspension pedestrian bridge in the world at 516 meters long and 175 meters high, as it hangs above the imposing ...

On Monday, the world's largest pedestrian suspension bridge is set to open in Portugal, offering adventure-seeking visitors unique views of a surrounding waterfall, gorge and river.

The bridge, with a record-breaking main span of 2,180 meters, will be the world's largest dual-level suspension bridge upon completion.

The bridge's mainspan is 2,023 meters (1.25 miles) long, meaning that this is the new longest suspension bridge in the world by the margin of 105 feet.

Opened in 1903, the bridge's 1,600-foot span surpassed the Brooklyn Bridge to become the longest suspension bridge in the world until 1924. Today, the Williamsburg Bridge is the 15th-longest in ...

Italy hopes to begin constructing the world’s largest suspension bridge connecting Sicily to the Italian mainland this summer amid widespread scepticism that it will ever be built. The 13.5 ...

This bridge will take a toll on the faint of heart. The world’s largest pedestrian suspension bridge — 516 Arouca — opened Thursday in Portugal. The bridge took workers two years … ...

Italy hopes to begin constructing the world's largest suspension bridge connecting Sicily to the Italian mainland this summer amid widespread scepticism that it will ever be built. The 13.5 ...

Photo by AFP Italy hopes to begin constructing the world's largest suspension bridge connecting Sicily to the Italian mainland this summer amid widespread skepticism that it will ever be built. The 13 ...