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- Shockingly, the longest bridge in the world is 102.4 miles! Curious individuals can find this architectural wonder in China, the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge. This $8.5 million bridge carries trains between Nanjing and Shanghai.
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Introduction This region contains an astounding 10 of the world’s 12 highest bridges. All ten of these exceed 1,115 feet (340 meters) in height while six have held the world record for highest road or rail bridge including the latest Guinness book champ, the stunning 1,854 foot high (565 meters) Beipanjiang Duge Bridge.
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10 Largest Natural Arches in the World Xianren Bridge, also known as Fairy Bridge, is the world's largest natural arch with a span measuring 400 feet or 120 meter. The bridge is carved through the limestone karst by the Buliu River. It is located about 40 km northwest of Fengshan in northwestern Guangxi Province, China.
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25 Longest Bridges In The World Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, or the Causeway, consists of two parallel bridges crossing Lake Pontchartrain in southern Louisiana, United States. The longer of the two bridges is 23.83 miles (38.35 km) long. It is the longest bridge in the world that runs continuously over water.
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- Tianjin Grand Bridge. Table of contents for Longest Bridges. The second bridge on the list is another bridge built in China and comes in at a whopping 70.6 miles or 113.7 kilometers which at the moment also makes it the second largest bridge in the world. The Tianjin Grand Bridge is another railway viaduct bridge. This long bridge connects Langfang and Qingxian on another high speed railway, the length of the bridge in feet is 373,000 and in meters 113,700. This bridge has small suspended portions with the remaining long portions being regular beam bridges.
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World's Longest Bridges No river is too wide for the incredible feats of engineering that are the world’s longest bridges. Length: 6,532 ft. Before this steel behemoth bridged the Akashi Strait that separates Kobe from Iwaya, severe storms in the area would routinely sink ferries.
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The biggest, tallest, longest, and most impressive bridges in the world The Golden Gate Bridge is perhaps the most iconic example of this bridge style, but it’s Akashi Kaikyo Bridge — aka the Pearl Bridge — that holds the title for the world’s longest suspension bridge. This 2.4-mile-long bridge reaches across the Akashi Strait, connecting the city of Kobe on the Honshu mainland with Awaji Island.
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Covered Bridges Around the World For example, the 71m long bridge in Blenheim, New York, which is the world’s longest single-span covered bridge. It’s also notable for being one of only a few ‘double-barelled’ bridges – having a separate laneway for each direction of traffic.
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Lake Pontchartrain Causeway - 126,122 Feet Donghai Bridge, China - 106,600 feet: The 20.2-mile Donghai Bridge is one of the longest cross-sea bridges in the world, stretching from Shanghai to Yangshan across the South China Sea. Unfortunately, tourists in China aren't permitted to drive, so you'll have to enjoy this cable-stayed bridge from the comfort of a taxi. Zhang 2008.
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25 Longest Bridges In The World New Ulyanovsk Bridge. The New Ulyanovsk Bridge is a truss bridge that crosses over the river Volga in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, connecting the city of Ulyanovsk with the east side of the Ulyanovsk Oblast. It is the second longest bridge in Russia, and one of the longest bridges in Europe with a length of 19.98 kilometres.
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WATCH: The World's Highest Bridge Just Opened And It's Terrifying WATCH: The World's Highest Bridge Just Opened and It's Terrifying. Don't look down. Those with vertigo, look away now. Everyone else, gawp in wonder at the Duge Beipanjiang Bridge in southwest China, opened to traffic this week and now the highest bridge in the world, some 565 metres (1,854 feet) above the valley below. The bridge stretches across a 1,341-metre (4,400-foot) span.
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25 Longest Bridges In The World The Bang Na Expressway is a 55 km long six-lane elevated highway in Thailand. It is often considered to be one of the longest bridges in the world (until 2010 the longest) but it is excluded from some lists since it does not cross a body of water for most of its length. The largest body of water that it crosses is the Bang Pakong River.
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The Longest Bridges In The World These structures cross waterways and valleys to shorten distances and to reduce travel time. People build bridges of varying designs, materials, and lengths. This article takes a look at some of the longest bridges in the world. In a list of 20 bridges, the majority are in China. Asia Has The Longest Bridges In The World
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A bridge too far? China unveils world's longest sea bridge which is five miles LONGER than the Dover-Calais crossing Longest: The Qingdao Haiwan Bridge was completed on December 27 and is 26.4 miles long - the equivalent of 174 Tower Bridges. That structure features two bridges running side by side and is 23.87 miles (38.42km) long. The three-way Qingdao Haiwan Bridge is a staggering 174 times longer than London’s Tower Bridge, over the Thames River – and shaves 19 miles off the drive from Qingdao to Huangdao.
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- World's longest cantilever bridges (by longest span): 1  Quebec Bridge (Quebec, Canada, 1917) 1,800 feet (549 m) 2  Forth Bridge (Firth of Forth, Scotland, 1890) 2 x 1,710 feet (521 m) 3  Minato Bridge (Osaka, Japan, 1973) 1,673 feet (510 m) 4  Commodore Barry Bridge (Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, 1974) 1,644 feet (501 m)
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The most spectacular bridges in the world Sunshine Skyway Bridge is a 6.7km-long (4.14 miles) bridge built over Tampa Bay, Florida, in USA. Its height is 430 feet (131 m) and is said to be the longest cable stayed concrete bridge in the world. Don't be fooled by its sunny name, the history alone makes going over Sunshine Skyway Bridge scary.
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10 of the world's longest bridges of various types The country is home to three of the longest natural bridge spans in the world, including the 400-foot stunner over the Buliu River near the border of Vietnam. Carved out of a limestone karst, the Fairy Bridge (Xianren Qiao) is an isolated structure accessible only by a three-hour rafting trip.
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The worldâs longest suspension bridges Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, Japan. The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, spanning the Akashi Strait, connects the city of Kobe and Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture. It is the world's longest suspension bridge, with its central span measuring 1,991m. Its made up of six lanes with a combined length of 3,911m.
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The Tallest Bridge in the World [20 pics] The Tallest Bridge in the World [20 pics]. Photograph by Mickbab. Located in Southern France, the Millau Viaduct is the tallest bridge in the world. Constructed in three short years, the bridge is an engineering and architectural marvel. At its highest point, the bridge soars 343 meters (1,125 ft) above ground, that’s 19 meters (62 ft) taller than the Eiffer Tower! Check out the incredible photographs below along with a timeline of the project’s major milestones and notable records and figures.
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The worldâs longest suspension bridges The world's longest suspension bridges. China has built five of the 10 longest suspension bridges in the world, including the Xihoumen bridge, second only to Japan's Akashi-Kaikyo suspension bridge, which holds the record of being the world's longest. Roadtraffic-technology.com lists the world's 10 longest suspension bridges.
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QI: how long is the world's longest bridge? Fourteen of the 20 longest bridges in the world are in China. The longest outside Asia and the sixth longest in the world is Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain Causeway which is 24 miles (38km) long. Still in the US, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is the world’s widest at 78.7m (258ft) across. It has 10 traffic lanes and a cycle lane.
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What's the World's Longest Bridge? The world's longest bridge is the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge in China, part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway. The bridge, which opened in June 2011, spans 102.4 miles (165 kilometers). Another part of that train line, the 70.8-mile (114-km) long Langfang–Qingxian viaduct, is the second longest bridge in the world. China constructed the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge in just 4 years, employing 10,000 workers, at a cost of about $8.5 million.
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The worldâs longest suspension bridges The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, spanning the Akashi Strait, connects the city of Kobe and Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture. It is the world's longest suspension bridge, with its central span measuring 1,991m. Its made up of six lanes with a combined length of 3,911m.