Sicily and mainland Italy might soon be linked by the world’s longest suspension bridge

Italy has long toyed with the idea of building a bridge between the island of Sicily with the mainland.

The hugely ambitious engineering project was in preliminary stages for decades before being shelved in 2013.

Now, Italy’s new right-wing government has said it wants to revive the plans.

Prime minister Giorgia Meloni has announced she will ask the EU to help fund the multi-billion euro proposal.

Can you drive from Sicily to mainland Italy?

Currently, you can go by plane, boat or a train that is carried by a ferry from mainland Italy to the island of Sicily.

However, as far back as Roman times, the idea of a bridge to connect the two land

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