Why No One Built a Bridge Between Europe and Africa

Building a bridge between Europe and Africa sounds amazing, but it’s way trickier than it seems. The Strait of Gibraltar, where the two continents are closest, is about 8 miles wide, but the water there is super deep—up to 3,000 feet in some places! On top of that, the area is really windy and has strong currents, which makes construction extra challenging. Engineers have proposed ideas, like floating tunnels or super-long suspension bridges, but they’d cost a fortune and would still face massive technical hurdles. Political and economic challenges also come into play, as such a bridge would require cooperation between multiple countries. For now, ferries do the job, and most people find them convenient enough.

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[sarahkinya]

Europe wants Africa's resources and not its people. That makes it very complicated.

[dhurugovender]

Come on people. Let's not kid ourselves. We all know the real reason why this bridge will never be built. It's got nothing to do with weather or water currents. I am from Africa and we know they don't want us there. This geological explanation and threat to sea life is nothing but a poor smokescreen.

[yleeuser]

This is not only a great place for a bridge, but also a hydro electric power station. The capacity could supply power for several countries.
Perfect project once you get past the politics 😂

[jasonpepe]

Because it would have been built over trouble waters.

[joeyanny]

Extremely informative & well done. 🙏 Thank you.

[khalidm]

If it was France over there instead of Spain, there may be a bridge over there already.

[MtGoat]

The lions would have a smorgasbord in Europe.

[DerekChristopherRenquist]

What about about a string of platforms built like aircraft carriers that are connected to each other in a way akin to trains?

[paradigm-gauge]

I wonder if fleets of drones will eventually answer the Gibraltar problem. Fleets of autonomous drones can carry product back and forth across the gap, weather permitting. Just spitballing.

[bahsingtatato]

When African economy got sturdy and sturdier the Europeans will come begging to bulid this bridge.

[trenchedband]

How about a bridge from Africa that leads back deeper into Africa?

[jessetorres]

Trivia note: The U.S. game show The Amazing Race has been on for 36 Seasons, & they have been to Spain for 5 of them (3, 10, 21, 24, & 34), & they have been to Morocco for 4 of them (3, 10, 25, & 30).

[CAROLYNCHANG-ks]

Look what happened to Africa without a Bridge 🌉
Imagine if there was a bridge
💬 🤔

[Miodrag-ylce]

Give the projects to China, their will build the bridge in no time,

[sardaracampa]

Burt Lancaster had the original plans and financing to build the bridge, but it was gonna cost too much, so he just made a movie instead.

[JohnODoe-wc]

I can think of millions of reasons why a bridge would be a disaster for Europe

[shonatuber]

They can build it, but everyone knows why they won't 😂😂😂

[neilvidyalankar]

If you can't, ask the Chinese to build it.

[radhakrishnas]

Only because zombies from both continents would then cross and make havoc!

[togetheranythingdf]

They can build the bridge it's just they don't want illegal people to enter their countries some people tried to cross aboard by small boats full of people, some of them died in the ocean didn't survived and others survived l. They can build the bridge take look example France and United Kingdom bridge, they build and it's under water bridge.