Friday, August 19, 2011

World's longest sea bridge


China has opened world’s longest sea bridge on 30th June 2011. It is 26.4km long and connecting China's port city of Qingdao with an airport on the other side of Jiaozhou Bay. For this massive creation chinise government spent nearly $1.5 billion.
Behind this massive creation we can see amazing records
• It stands on 5,200 pillars.
• It cost around $1.5 billion to build.
• It uses enough steel for almost 65 Eiffel Towers - 450,000 tons, along with 81 million cubic feet of concrete.
• It can withstand a magnitude 8 earthquake, typhoons, or the impact of a 300,000 ton ship.

This photo taken Wednesday, June 29, 2011 released by China's Xinhua news agency shows the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. China opened Thursday, June 30, 2011, the wor

World's Longest Bridges

World's Longest Bridges

World's Longest Bridges

General view shows Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Qingdao

This photo taken Wednesday, June 29, 2011 released by China's Xinhua news agency shows the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. China opened Thursday, June 30, 2011, the wor

This photo taken Tuesday, June 21, 2011 released by China's Xinhua news agency shows the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. China opened Thursday, June 30, 2011, the world

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