Friday, 1 July 2011

Qingdao Haiwan Bridge - World's Longest Bridge Opened to Public in China

Yesterday, July 30, China opened the world's longest bridge over sea water to general traffic. The Qingdao Haiwan Bridge, located in China's eastern coastal city of Qingdao, with a total length of 42.4 kilometres (26.4 miles) is almost three miles longer than the previous record-holder, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in the American state of Louisiana.

The Qingdao Haiwan Bridge has been built in just four years at a cost of 55.5 billion pounds. This six-lane road bridge is supported by more than 5,200 columns.

The 42.5-km span stretches across the wide blue waters of Jiaozhou Bay and connects the booming northern port city of Qingdao with an airport built on a nearby island and the industrial suburb of Huangdao.

The bridge is expected to carry more than 30 thousand cars a day and will cut the commute between Qingdao and Huangdao by between 20 and 30 minutes.

Please find below Photo of Qingdao Haiwan Bridge - The World's Longest Bridge :

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