What would it take to build a bridge that crosses North Atlantic Ocean from Canada to Spain?

I had this idea the other day just for the heck of debating about if it would be feasible to build a bridge that crosses North Atlantic Ocean from Canada to Spain.

I mean from St-John's (Newfoundland, Canada) to Costa Da Morte (Spain). The bridge should be strong enough to survive the harsh weather conditions, salt water, time, tsunamis, etc. for a long period of time. Could it be a floating bridge or a floating tunnel with train tracks and or high-speed Maglev?

I calculated that the "bridge" is 3396 Km long (2110 miles) including the earth's curvature from the two countries.

Would it be feasible from an engineering stand point? Would it also be good for the economy from all the trades between the North-American continent and Europe with this high speed transport?

Could it also be too expensive and not financially viable even if all countries pitch in like we did with the international space station?

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