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with a plan to build a bridge that crossed the Strait using two 220 m (720 ft) towers sunk in 120 m (390 ft) deep waters. The proposed 1,524 m (5,000 ft) span would have represented a world record, eclipsing the then-longest 1,275 m (4,183 ft) centre span of
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pointed out that the road and rail links leading to the location of the proposed bridge are not capable of supporting enough traffic to make the bridge profitable. Other reasons for abandoning the plan were earthquake risk and fears that the bridge would enrich the networks of
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side are now accessible by trucks only by driving through very narrow streets, which are a tight bottleneck for transport). Another argument against the bridge is the poor state of the transport infrastructure in Sicily, particularly the railroad and the
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Italian treasury to bear its share of the cost. Additionally, transport minister
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Brancaleoni, Fabio; Diana, Giorgio; Faccioli, Ezio; Fiammenghi, Giuseppe; Firth, Ian; Gimsing, Niels J.; Jamiolkowski, Michele; Sluszka, Peter; Solari, Giovanni; Valensise, Gianluca; Vullo, Enzo (2009).
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Messina bridge? "I will also evaluate without prejudice the bridge over the Strait." And the Mes? "When we have the regulations I will study them and with Parliament we will decide."
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announced that they had signed a contract assigning final project planning to a
General Contractor. Impregilo S.p.A., the lead partner had a 45% share. Other participants were Spainâs
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the bridge's cost. Others believe that the bridge is quite unnecessary, since the local economy is already providing for the conversion of the local former
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in France (currently the tallest bridge in the world at 341 m (1,119 ft)). The bridge's suspension system would have relied on two pairs of
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1363:"Italy Says it Will Build the Longest Suspension Bridge in the World. Don't Hold Your Breath"
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2017:"Salini Impregilo cambia nome: da oggi nasce Webuild - la Repubblica"
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Straits Bridge: Impregilo and Stretto di Messina close contract
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1707:"Giorgio Diana - Professore emerito del Politecnico di Milano"
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Italy revives Messina Straits bridge from Construction Europe.
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If fully approved and built, the bridge will be the
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The Messina Strait Bridge - A Challenge and a Dream
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605:who participated in the project was Professor
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1639:Sicily to get longest bridge from TimesOnline
1623:"When Planning a Bridge is No Small Decision"
1336:Intercontinental and transoceanic fixed links
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1316:List of longest suspension bridge spans
2083:"From Rome to Sicily: Plane or Train?"
1807:Samuels, Gabriel (27 September 2016).
1398:Nadeau, Barbie Latza (30 April 2023).
303:longest suspension bridge in the world
1746:from the original on 18 November 2007
1043:Cooperativa Muratori & Cementisti
1027:SocietĂ Italiana per Condotte d'Acqua
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976:IHI Infrastructure Systems Co., Ltd.
2160:Buildings and structures in Messina
1489:Masoni, Danilo (26 February 2013).
1467:from the original on 31 August 2017
1321:ScandinavianâMediterranean Corridor
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1921:from the original on 22 April 2021
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1526:from the original on 20 March 2023
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1455:"Italy revives Sicily bridge plan"
845:) was chosen in 2005, with actual
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1966:"Sicily bridge constructor named"
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1687:from the original on 22 June 2020
1423:"Italy drops Sicily bridge plans"
825:) which is thus published in the
812:President of the Italian Republic
311:Trans-European Transport Networks
36:Proposed Strait of Messina Bridge
1855:from the original on 5 June 2020
1732:Hooper, John (12 October 2006).
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916:Contract of the Messina Bridge
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2140:Bridging the Strait of Messina
1360:Sylvers, Eric (26 July 2023).
410:'s idea of a tunnel under the
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235:Ponte sullo stretto di Messina
41:Ponte sullo stretto di Messina
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1880:. archyde.com. 4 June 2010.
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307:BerlinâPalermo railway axis
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2006:. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
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509:longest suspension bridge
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2043:"Messina Straits Bridge"
2002:18 November 2008 at the
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621:On 12 October 2006, the
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1667:Retrieved 9 March 2009.
1597:EncyclopĂŚdia Britannica
1369:The Wall Street Journal
1331:Strait of Sicily Tunnel
717:On 6 October 2019, the
652:prime minister of Italy
617:Abandonment and revival
443:Mackinac Straits Bridge
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179:76 metres (249 ft)
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1341:Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
889:Akashi KaikyĹ Bridge
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1974:. 12 October 2005.
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749:Government of Italy
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396:Roger II of Sicily
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255:Villa San Giovanni
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129:Villa San Giovanni
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648:Silvio Berlusconi
567:-Reggio Calabria
434:David B. Steinman
288:Silvio Berlusconi
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