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5. United Kingdom's Mersey Gateway Bridge

Situated in the United Kingdom's Cheshire region Founded in 2017 Expense: $1.86 billion Situated in Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the Mersey Gateway Bridge is a contemporary feat of infrastructural engineering. This cable-stayed bridge, which connects the cities of Runcorn and Widnes, was built to span the River Mersey in 2017. At 2,130 meters in total length, it greatly reduces local traffic congestion and improves communication between Liverpool and the neighboring towns.

The UK's Mersey Gateway Bridge ©David Peace via Wikipedia The bridge has received praise from all around the world for its unusual design, which includes three towers and a novel cable system. The Mersey Gateway Bridge is one of the biggest cable-stayed bridges in the world because it was built using more than 1,000 kilometers of steel strands.