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The world’s longest suspension bridge is history in the making. After 2,000 years of political and technical hitches, Italy says it’s finally ready to connect Sicily to the mainland.

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Tags: italy.sicily, infrastructure, bridges.suspension, engineering.civil, construction, strait of messina, politics, silvio berlusconi, prime ministers, economics, debt crisis, matteo salvini, election promises, populism, nationalism, earthquakes, wind, environment, author.jacopo prisco, source.wired, paywall
https://www.wired.com/story/the-worlds-longest-suspension-bridge-sicily-italy/

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Title
The World's Longest Suspension Bridge Is History in the Making
Authors
Jacopo Prisco, Aarian Marshall, Angela Watercutter, Alden Wicker, WIRED Staff, Matt Laslo, Morgan Meaker, Amanda Florian, Charles Platt, Khari Johnson, Tracy Wen Liu, Lauren Goode
Published
Apr 11 2023
Word count
1867 words

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  1. AugustusFerdinand
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    I'm going to start using "after 2,000 years of political and technical hitches" on every significant new effort I deem worthy. [mark as joke]

    I'm going to start using "after 2,000 years of political and technical hitches" on every significant new effort I deem worthy.

    [mark as joke]

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