Did you know that the longest bridge in the world spans over 100 miles?
Thats nothing short of the height of 200 Burj Khalifas combined!
Beautiful to look at and undoubtedly human feats of wonder.
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You could argue that should be expected after costing billions of dollars and years of construction.
And they are many of them all over the world, particularly in Asia and the United States.
In fact,six of the ten longest bridges in the world are located in China!
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Although it finished construction in November 2010, it only officially opened in June 2011.
The length itself is impressive enough, which crosses the Yangtze River delta and Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou.
But other features make thissuper-structuremore awesome.
For example, its designed to withstand magnitude-8 earthquakes and a direct hit from a 300,000-ton naval vessel.
Its safe to say that the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge takes the cake in terms of modern-day bridge design.
Besides the total length, part of what makes this viaduct impressive is that its earthquake-resistant.
Additionally, its designed for trains traveling at 350 km/hr at maximum.
Its a 70.6-mile high-speed rail line running between Qingzian and Langfang.
Construction began in 2006, was completed in 2010, and the bridge opened in 2011.
However, the construction process was incredibly complex compared to others on this list.
As much of the viaduct was built through densely populated urban areas around the metropolis.
But the most impressive part is traveling through the viaduct.
The route crosses the busy metropolitan to expanses of water crossing the Pearl River Delta and then underground.
Unfortunately, it sat idle until it was opened to passenger and cargo trains in 2010.
By that year, many bridges have already surpassed the Weinan Weihe Grand Bridges length.
This viaduct runs a main span of 34.2 miles that crosses the Lingdingyang channel.
At that time, and until 2004, it held the title of the longest bridge in the world.
Additionally, its a utilitarian-designed six-lane elevated highway bridge.
It clocks in at an impressive 24 miles.
The causeway is two parallel bridges, helping travelers avoid the 1.5-hour drive around Lake Pontchartrain.
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway crosses over this lake in Southern Louisiana cutting the journey down to 25 minutes.
Instead, its an extended train system that runs almost 24 miles.
It came after Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Guangzhou.
However, it lost out to Louisianas Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.
Ultimately, though, it took the title of the longest bridge over water by aggregate.
Another legend says that a voodoo princess named Julia Brown cursed the area.
The two towers and the two main supporting cables of the structure are also world-record holders.
But it remains unmatched as the longest continuous truss bridge in the world.
They truly are marvels of engineering.
Many of them are earthquake-proof, and plenty can withstand other natural catastrophes.
