When is that bridge between russia and alaska being built?

Start paving the road to get there,

If there was an actual bridge connecting Alaska to Russia, it would take roughly an hour to cross.
I'm just basing that off the Bering land bridge being approximately 55 miles at its narrowest point.

What in hell are you going on about.

If there was a bridge between russia and alaska you could travel the whole world without getting on a boat or plane. I don't like flying or water.

Last Edited by _Zimmer_ on 01/31/2018 11:55 PM

Within the context of this new information (), I found this quite interesting:

In 2014, reports emerged that China is considering construction of a "China–Russia–Canada–America" 350 km/h bullet train railroad that would include a 200-kilometre-long (120 mi) undersea tunnel crossing the Bering Strait and would allow passengers to travel between the United States and China in about two days.

I guess I wouldn't mind going through an undersea tunnel.. As long as I had a cyanide pill ready!

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and rule the world

I'm sure border security would have to be overhauled if all the major continents were connected by land. You could ride a bicycle from South America to Sweden!

MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS BAD IDEA:

1) Very Harsh winters half the year.
2) Very Little Traffic- Who from Nome wants to drive to Siberia?
3) Thousands and thousands of miles for interstate traffic to get up there.
4) There's virtually nothing in Siberia for thousands and thousands of miles until you get to Vladivostok or Irkutsk.
5) The Depth of the Bering Sea prevents bridge columns from being built.
6) The Bering Sea is very rough, with lots and lots of high seas. This is not Key Largo to Key West you know.

I've driven to Alaska. Despite its massive size, most of it is unroaded. Some of those isolated towns have local roads, but they don't go much of anywhere. Apart from the Alaska state routes, you can't really drive much of anyplace in Alaska.

The infrastructure in Russia is even worse. So, before you talk about building a bridge, you need to build a highway system to connect from the Alaskan highways to said bridge, and then a whole network of roads in Russia to drive further into Europe or Africa.

With the shift in the climate, overpopulation, and even more migration in the future, there might be value in figuring it out some day.