Show LONGEST RAIL BRIDGE A british firm ot of engineers recent ly completed building the longest railway bridge in the world it li B the lower lovier bridge erected to provide uninterrupted railway corn com muni cation between beira and lake nyada in east africa and Is 1 11 ajo feet or nearly two mites miles and a quarter in length there are six ap spans and 33 main spans the latter being supported by con crete piers sunk in the bed of the river or on mass concrete bases bises founded on the rock at the river bank hell gate cate bridge in new york Is 1 nearly 2 feet ion longer ger than i the lower bridge but but 10 if 1518 feet ot of this Is over land an andja d only a total ot of 2735 feet Is 0 ove ve three separate branches ot of the east s nver river whereas relis the entire length ot of the lower bridge Is over the water during the winter season |