Strait of Messina Bridge have made the span more than 60% longer than the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan—the largest suspension bridge in the world at . Plans called for four traffic lanes (two driving lanes and one emergency lane in each direction), two railway tracks and two pedestrian lanes. In order to provide a minimum vertical clearance for navigation of , the height of the two towers was to be . This would have been taller than the Millau Viaduct in France (currently the tallest bridge in the world at ). The bridge's suspension system would have relied on two pairs of steel cables,
Chishi Bridge for locals. Chishi Bridge The Chishi Bridge is a bridge carrying the G76 Xiamen–Chengdu Expressway over a deep valley. At the longest span is longer than France's Millau Viaduct, which has a similar structure, but is longer and higher than the Chishi Bridge. On June 10, 2017, the "New York Times" offered the Chishi Bridge as an example of one of China's many troubled bridge projects. They reported that the bridge's construction was significantly delayed, and went fifty percent over budget. In addition, they reported that, once complete, the bridge was under-used, because the toll, equivalent to $3 USD, was