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It would bridge the ocean between Nome AK and Siberia and continue across the Siberian expanse across Russia to London. Interesting proposal that will never happen I'm pretty sure.
I hope you realize that the distance from the Western tip of Alaska to the Russian mainland is only 55 miles?
That is much less than a one hour driving time. There would be no need for any kind of infrastructure on the bridge.
A freeway from New York City to London is very doable. Expensive, yes. Likely to happen; probably not.
It sure is an interesting idea, though.
The ultimate "road trip"!
"Air travel is much more suitable, sorry to disappoint."
I suppose so, for many people, if the goal is merely to get from here to there as quickly as possible. However, for those who refuse to fly (like me), and who have a desire to get a feel for the people and the countries that we travel to, driving would be an adventure of a lifetime!
I know I will not live to see it, but my grandkids might enjoy it.
It would bridge the ocean between Nome AK and Siberia and continue across the Siberian expanse across Russia to London. Interesting proposal that will never happen I'm pretty sure.
It will never be built because it would be completely useless.
First, the cost of a trans-Bering Strait bridge or tunnel has been estimated at somewhere around $100,000,000,000 (yeah, that's billions). And it's a safe bet that if that's the estimate, it would cost double that at the very least. Once on the Alaskan side? Then there's 500 miles of roadless wilderness - wetlands, braided rivers, mountain ranges - between the strait and the Alaskan road system. And on the Russian side? The Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, unlike Alaska, isn't even connected to the rest of Russia by a road (or rail) system.
And in any case, it would be vastly cheaper, not to mention faster, to ship anything - a person, a car, any sort of material or merchandise - across the Atlantic via aircraft (persons) or cargo ship (everything else). Even if you could poof this roadway into existence by waving a magic wand, it still wouldn't get used to transport anything from London to New York. So why spend the better part of a trillion dollars building it?
Last edited by Unsettomati; 12-11-2015 at 10:12 AM..
in addition to the problems already listed, there is the weather to consider, in that ares of the world the road would be frozen over for a good six months of the year, not to mention the wind and snow that would be constant. can you imagine trying to get road side assistance to that area?
can you imaging the bridge toll? "that'll be $100K. thank you. Drive safely".
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