The 520 bridge[1] cost approx. $4.5 billion By way of contrast the Millau Viaduct[2] cost approx. €400 million and the Øresund Bridge[3] cost approx €2.6 billi

The 520 bridge[1] cost approx. $4.5 billion By way of contrast the Millau Viaduct[2] cost approx. €400 million and the Øresund Bridge[3] cost approx €2.6 billion — and represents an order of magnitude more engineering challenge. Civil engineering in the US just seems to cost a lot more than in other developed countries. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Point_Floating_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Point_Floating_Bridg... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau_Viaduct https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau_Viaduct [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Øresund_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Øresund_Bridge