World famous bridges have become a symbol of civil engineering.
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco has not only been hailed
a tremendous engineering achievement but also a beautifully
balanced aesthetic achievement. Plans are now underway to bridge
the famous Straits of Messina between the toe of Italy and the
island of Sicily. This bridge will have a clear span of almost 2
miles, approximately 10 times the span of the Roebling Bridge in
Cincinnati. It will also be designed to resist hurricane-force winds.
Construction of this bridge will rival the construction of the
Channel Tunnel connecting England and France.