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Reported by Guinness World Records as the longest bridge over water (continuous). [1] ... China Aqua Bridge (Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line) 4,384 14,383: 240 790: 1997: Road: Japan
Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge is a 26.7 km (16.6 mi) long roadway bridge in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, which is part of the 41.58 km (25.84 mi) Jiaozhou Bay Connection Project. [1] The longest continuous segment of the bridge is 25.9 km (16.1 mi), [ 3 ] making it one of the longest bridges in the world .
The bridge runs roughly parallel to the Yangtze River, about 8 to 80 km (5 to 50 mi) south of the river. It passes through the northern edges of population centers (from west to east) beginning in Danyang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, and ending in Kunshan. There is a 9-kilometre long (5.6 mi) section over open water across Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou.
China has been pushing the boundaries of bridge construction with many record breaking bridges, including: The Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge, the world's longest bridge measuring over 164 kilometres (102 mi). [1] The Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan, the third-longest suspension bridge span.
It opened the same day as the nearby Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, considered at the time the world's longest open-water bridge by Guinness World Records. [6] [7] The bridge and tunnel were planned together as the Jiaozhou Bay Connection Project. [8]
Longest span (metres) Total Length (metres) Type Carries Crosses Expected opening Location Province 1: Jin'an Bridge: 1386: 1681: Suspension bridge: G4216 Chengli Expressway: Jinsha River: 2021: Lijiang: Yunnan: 2: Longjiang Bridge: 1196: 2470: Suspension bridge
It is both the longest sea crossing [6] [7] and the longest open-sea fixed link in the world. [8] The HZMB spans the Lingding and Jiuzhou channels, connecting Hong Kong and Macau with Zhuhai— a major city on the Pearl River Delta in China. The HZM Bridge was designed to last for 120 years and cost ¥127 billion (US$18.8 billion) to build. [2]
"East Sea Bridge") is a Chinese bridge counted among the longest cross-sea bridges in the world. It was completed on December 10, 2005. It has a total length of 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi) and connects mainland Shanghai's Pudong New Area with the offshore Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Zhejiang's Shengsi County. Most of the bridge is a low-level ...