• While a bridge across the Strait of Messina had been proposed since ancient times, the first detailed plan was made in the 1990s for a suspension bridge.
  • Plans to connect Sicily to the Italian mainland have come and gone for decades, with a bridge over the Messina Strait turning into an infamous myth for most...
  • The bridge over the Strait of Messina, due to connect southern Italy with Sicily in 2017, is a pet project of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
  • Currently, the largest single-span bridge in the world is the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan. The Strait of Messina Bridge will be two-thirds larger than the...
  • The Strait of Messina is a funnel-shaped strait that connects the Ionian Sea to the south with the Tyrrhenian Sea to the north.
  • The Strait of Messina Bridge has run into both of these. ... The current design for the Messina Strait Bridge is nothing if not ambitious.
  • The Strait of Messina Bridge is a planned suspension bridge across the Strait of Messina, a narrow section of water between the eastern tip of Sicily and...
  • The Strait of Messina Bridge: A Colossus of Engineering and Technological Innovation. After over half a century of studies, analysis, and relentless work, the...
  • The Strait of Messina, its beautiful nature and its rich and long history, deserves a bridge of great architectural value.