But for millennia, generations of travelers have required a boat to cross Messina Strait separating Sicily and the mainland.

People hold a placard reading "No to the Bridge" as they protest against the Strait of Messina Bridge project in Messina, Italy, on Saturday. VALERIA FERRARO/GETTY IMAGES Large-scale demonstrations ...

Thousands of people have marched in Messina, Sicily, to protest a government plan to build a bridge connecting the Italian ...

Residents are opposed to the bridge over its scale, earthquake threats, environmental effect, and mafia interference.

Thousands of people marched on Saturday in the Sicilian city of Messina to protest against the construction of the world’s ...

Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a government plan to build a bridge that would connect the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive $15.5 billion ...

Italy's decision to approve the construction between Sicily and the mainland of what would be the world's longest single-span ...

The Strait of Messina Bridge would connect Sicily to the rest of Italy over a 2-mile stretch. It's expected to cost 13.5 ...

A long-delayed and debated span linking the Italian mainland with Sicily cleared a major hurdle Wednesday, allowing work to ...

Thousands protested in Messina against a $15.5 billion plan to build a bridge linking Sicily and mainland Italy. Opponents ...

THOUSANDS marched in the Sicilian city of Messina at the weekend to oppose Rome’s plans to build a bridge from the ...

Italy’s government was set on Wednesday to give the final approval to the multi-billion-euro project to build a bridge ...