Ice-covered year around ;-)

>How about the Confederation Bridge that connects Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick. It was completed in 1997 for a cost of $1 billion (CDN). It spans eight miles and is the world's longest bridge over ice-covered water.
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>http://confederationbridge.com/en/index.php
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>>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8248197/China-builds-worlds-longest-bridge.html
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>>4 years, 26.4 miles, £5.5billion~$8.8billion = $208million/mile
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>>By comparisson : consider the new East Span of the SF Bay Bridge
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>>11 years 2.2 miles, $5.487 billion (est) = $2.494billion/mile
>>http://baybridgeinfo.org/faq
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>>10x more cost efficient = A thumpin!