Blowhardery from Boris Johnson or another feat of Scottish engineering to match the Forth Road and Rail Bridges?
The proposed £40billion bridge between Portpatrick in Scotland and Larne, all 20 miles of it.
Above Beaufort’s Dyke which was a munitions dump from the Second World War.
Is this all being blown out of all proportions… let me know.
In the meantime, here are five bridges which connect countries.
Svinesund Bridge
Sweden to Norway: The Svinsund is more straightforward, connecting Norway with Sweden.
Opened in 2005, its total length is 2310ft.
Sweden felt tantalisingly within reach when we cruised from Kiel in Germany to Copenhagen and up the Norwegian fjords The call of the fjords.
See www.visitsweden.com and www.visitnorway.com.
The Oresund Bridge
Sweden to Denmark: These Scandinavians really do love their bridges.
Opened in the Millennium year 2000 the Oresund is a bridge that turns into a tunnel.
The idea is that it runs nearly five miles to the artificial island Peberholm in the middle of the strait.
Before it transfers to the two-and-a-half-mile Drogden Tunnel to the Danish island of Amager.
Also see www.visitdenmark.com.
Guadiana International Bridge
Spain to Portugal: Or more precisely from Ayamonte to Castro Marim.
Opened in 1991, there’s more of it on the Portuguese than Spanish side. All in it’s 2185ft.
And, of course it’s the oldest continuous border in continental Europe.,. Secret Portugal.
And see www.visitportugal.com and https://www.spain.info/en_GB/.
Libertador General San Martín Bridge
Argentina to Uruguay: And this one runs between Puerto Unzué snd Fray Bentos.
Opened in 1972, it spans 3.7 miles and means you get your Fray Bentos meat pie all the quicker.
See https://www.argentina.travel/#!/global/home?lang=en and https://turismo.gub.uy/index.php/en/.
Tancredo Neves Bridge
Brazil to Argentina: Another that bridges two South American rivals… and is better known as the Fraternity Bridge.
Crossing the Iguassu River it stretched 1604ft and was opened in 1985.
And was inspired by the construction of the Friendship Bridge between Brazil https://www.visitbrasil.com and Paraguay in 1965.
And back to an Ireland-Scotland bridge, don’t tell Stena https://www.stenaline.co.uk, a Swedish firm remember, who are my bridge between my two countries.