Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, Qingdao-Huangdao, China The world’s longest bridge across water is in China. Opened in June 2011, the 26.4 mile long Jiaozhou Bay Bridge (also called the Qingdao Haiwan Bridge) in northeastern Shandong Province, spans Jiaozhou Bay and links the port city of Qingdao to Huangdao Island. Official reports say the six-lane, T-shaped road bridge cost about $2.3 billion to build and will cut the travel time in half. Nearly 450,000 tons of steel was used in its construction along with 2.3 million cubic meters of concrete. Chinese officials said the bridge was designed to be strong enough to withstand a magnitude 8 earthquake, typhoons, or the impact of a 300,000-ton vessel. China is already home to seven of the world’s 10 longest bridges, including the lengthiest – the 102 mile Danyang-Kunshan rail bridge near Shanghai, which runs over land and water. One of the most dangerous bridge in the World..
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:47:22 +0000
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