Australia •
Hobart Bridge • Completed 1943. Spans • Spanned the
Derwent River at
Hobart,
Tasmania • Constructed of hollow concrete pontoons, it was replaced by a new bridge in 1964
Belarus •
Sozh Floating Bridge • The new floating bridge replaced an older one and spanned the
Sozh River at Korma,
Belarus • Built in 2003/2004, carries light automobile traffic.
Canada •
William R. Bennett Bridge in
Kelowna,
British Columbia • Completed 2008. Spans . • Spans
Okanagan Lake in
British Columbia, carrying
Highway 97 from
Kelowna to
West Kelowna. Built to replace
Okanagan Lake Bridge, which was the first floating bridge built in
Canada. The old 3 lane floating bridge has been replaced by a new, 5 lane floating bridge. The old bridge—
Okanagan Lake Bridge—was closed on May 31, 2008.
China •
Dongjin Bridge in
Ganzhou,
China • Pontoon bridges have been constructed over the Zhang and Gong rivers since the
Song dynasty (960–1279). • One of the bridges, the
Dongjin Bridge, can still be seen. • It is 400 metres long, made up of wooden planks placed on around 100 wooden boats linked together with iron chains. •
Guangji Bridge (Chaozhou),
China Curaçao •
Queen Emma Bridge • A pontoon bridge from Punda to Otrabanda across the harbor of
Willemstad on the island of
Curaçao. Notable because this permanent bridge is hinged and opens regularly to enable the passage of oceangoing vessels. • Span
Egypt •
Martyr Ahmed El-Mansy Floating Bridge • A pontoon bridge in the
Suez Canal in Ismailia to connect the west and east banks of the canal with two lanes of vehicular traffic and a pedestrian lane. • Span
Guyana •
Berbice Bridge • Completed 2008. Spans . • Located near
New Amsterdam in
Guyana. •
Demerara Harbour Bridge • Completed 1978. Spans . • Located immediately south of
Georgetown, Guyana, it is constructed with
steel pontoon units and is the fourth longest floating bridge in the world.
India •
Howrah Bridge • Completed 1874. • Decommissioned 1943 • This bridge, connected
Howrah and
Calcutta on opposite banks of
Hooghly River, was built using timber on pontoon and was opened to let river traffic through.
Norway •
Nordhordland Bridge • Completed 1994. Spans (the floating bridge part). • Located on the border of
Bergen Municipality and
Alver Municipality in
Norway, the Nordhordland Bridge consists of a free-floating bridge and a high level
cable-stayed bridge. The free-floating bridge has the longest laterally-unsupported span in the world. It is sometimes referred to as the Salhus Bridge. • Architect's web site •
Bergøysund Floating Bridge • Completed 1992. Spans . • Located in
Kristiansund Municipality,
Norway.
Spain • Puente de Barcas (Boat bridge), Seville • Completed 1171, Spans 149 meters (488,8 ft). • Moved 1845 for construct
Puente de Isabel II • Scrapped 1852
Turkey •
Galata Bridge • Completed 1875. Spans . • Decommissioned 1992. • This floating bridge crossed the
Golden Horn in
Turkey. After it was damaged by a 1992 fire, it was towed up the Golden Horn to make way for the fifth and current Galata Bridge, a
bascule bridge.
United Arab Emirates •
Floating Bridge, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates • A new floating bridge has been erected over
Dubai Creek to ease traffic on over creek crossings in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) • The bridge opened to the public on 16 July 2007; two weeks after applying the
Salik road toll to the
Al Garhoud Bridge.
United States •
Admiral Clarey Bridge, a moveable pontoon bridge that connects
Ford Island with
Oahu in
Pearl Harbor. • The
Dardanelle pontoon bridge over the
Arkansas River connecting
Pope and
Yell counties at
Dardanelle,
Arkansas. • Replacing a private ferry when it opened in 1891, the movable structure operated as a toll bridge. It was used until January 1929, when a toll-free bridge of concrete and steel replaced it at a cost of $600,000. • Once considered the longest pontoon bridge in the world at 2,150 feet, its original construction cost $35,000. • The original reason for the bridge was the hauling of cotton bales considered vital to the railroad that owned it. • Over the years, it was washed away, in parts or completely, many times. •
Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge — Evergreen Point • Completed 1963. Spans . • Formerly spanned
Lake Washington in
Washington State, carrying
State Route 520 from
Seattle to
Medina. A toll bridge until 1979, its common name is the 520 bridge or
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge. It was the longest floating bridge in the world until 2016. • This bridge was removed in Spring, 2017. •
SR 520 Albert D. Rosellini Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (2016 bridge) • Completed 2016. Spans . • World's longest and widest floating bridge. Built to replace the 1963 bridge of the same name. •
Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge • Original bridge completed in 1940 but sank in 1990 because of weather and mishaps in maintenance. • Second bridge completed 1993. Spans . • Spans
Lake Washington in
Washington State, carrying
Interstate 90 traffic eastbound from
Seattle to
Mercer Island. A toll bridge until 1946, its common name is the I-90 bridge or
Lake Washington Floating Bridge. It was the first floating bridge longer than a mile, and at the time was the longest floating structure in the world. It is now the second longest floating bridge in the world. •
Hood Canal Bridge • Completed 1961. Spans . • Carries
State Route 104 across
Hood Canal in
Washington state. It is the third longest floating bridge in the world. • This bridge broke apart in the
February 13, 1979 windstorm. It was rebuilt 3 years later. •
Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge • Completed 1989. Spans . • Spans
Lake Washington in
Washington state, carrying
Interstate 90 traffic westbound from
Mercer Island to
Seattle. It runs parallel to the
Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge, which carries eastbound Interstate 90 Traffic, and is also commonly referred to as the I-90 bridge or Lake Washington Floating Bridge. It is the fifth longest floating bridge in the world. •
Eastbank Esplanade • Completed 2001. Spans . • Located in
Portland, Oregon, it is the longest floating pedestrian bridge in the United States. •
Sunset Lake Floating Bridge • Located in
Brookfield, Vermont • Built on logs in 1820, then upon tarred barrels in 1884, rebuilt using plastic barrels filled with styrofoam in 1978, carries light automobile traffic. This bridge was closed for replacement spring of 2008, and the current iteration makes use of fiber-reinforced polymer pontoons. == References ==