It was also the last project designed by Chief Engineer Othmar Ammann, who had designed most of the other major crossings into and within New York City, including the George Washington Bridge, the Bayonne Bridge, the Bronx Whitestone Bridge, the Triborough Bridge, and the Throgs Neck Bridge.

Many of the larger islands are connected by bridges the Øresund Bridge connects Zealand with Sweden the Great Belt Bridge connects Funen with Zealand and the Little Belt Bridge connects Jutland with Funen.

A future more beautiful? Architect Thomas Heatherwick shows five recent projects featuring ingenious bio inspired designs. Some are remakes of the ordinary a bus, a bridge, a power station ... And one is an extraordinary pavilion, the Seed Cathedral, a celebration of growth and light.