10 Interesting Fact About World Infrastructure History

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• Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan is the longest suspension bridge in the world with a length of 3.9 kilometers.
• Seikan tunnels in Japan are the longest railroad tunnels in the world with a length of 53.85 kilometers.
• Jalan Raya Panamerika is the longest highway in the world with a length of 19,000 kilometers that connects North and South America.
• The Rome-Brindisi highway in Italy is the oldest highway in the world that was built in 312 BC by Roman Emperor Appius Claudius.
• Guoliang tunnels in China are tunnels built by locals using simple tools and take 5 years.
• Hoover Dam in the United States is the largest dam in the world when it was built in 1936.
• The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, was built in 1889 and was one of the largest cast iron structures in the world at that time.
• Suez canal in Egypt is the first man -made channel that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea in 1869.
• The Roman military toll road is the first toll road in the world built by Roman Emperor Agrippa in 27 BC.
• Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is the oldest suspension bridge in the United States which was built in 1883.