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In this video we'll have a look on Italy and why mainland Italy is not connected to Sicily by a bridge. In fact, the Strait Of Messina between the two is only 3 kilometers wide at its narrowest point and much longer bridges were built in other places in Europe. So why there is no bridge between Italy and Sicily.
Well, you'll have to watch the video in order to find out. We will cover all the aspects, so make sure you don't miss it.
Feel free to write your opinion about this in the commnets.
Hope you'll enjoy the video!

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Transcript:

Why Italy and Sicily are not connected by a bridge ?
This gap between Mainland Italy and Sicily is called the Strait of Messina and it’s only 3 kilometers wide at its narrowest point. The main reason the bridge was never built is that this area is a very active seismic zone, two of the biggest Europe’s volcanos being located in this region.
Second reason is that many people think that this is just a waste of public founds. The North Italy being massively richer then the South, this investment in the region is not considered to be worth it.
In 2023, Italy’s government agreed to the 12 billion euros project and decided to build the bridge. It will connect Sicily to the southern Calabria region and would be around 5 kilometers long including a central span measuring 3.3 kilometers becoming the longest suspension bridge in the world.

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