Monday, July 4, 2011

The world's longest bridge opens...

The world's longest bridge opens...

The Chinese government has unveiled the world's longest over-water bridge, which stretches 42.5 kilometres across Jiaozhou bay.



It is predicted the impressive structure, which took 10,000 workers more than four years to build and cost over $1.4 billion, will carry 30,000 cars per day.



The six-lane earthquake-proof bridge links China's eastern port city of Qingdao to the island of Huangdao and will halve travelling time.



Li Qun, the local Chinese Communist party secretary, said: “It is a magnificent and very advanced bridge.”
 
 
World's longest bridge...