Italy gives green light for world’s longest suspension bridge to Sicily

Giampietro Vianello – giampietro.vianello@thelocal.it

Published: 6 Aug, 2025 CET.
Updated: Wed 6 Aug 2025 14:18 CET

An aerial view of the Strait of Messina, which separates Sicily from Calabria, in October 2021. Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP

Italy’s government has approved a controversial €13.5-billion project to build “the longest single-span bridge in the world” connecting Sicily to the Italian mainland.

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