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China on Tuesday officially opened the world’s longest sea bridge linking Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China, significantly cutting the travel time from between the three territories from three hours to just 30 minutes. The 55-km-long crossing that cost a whopping $20 billion is dubbed as an engineering feat carrying economic and political significance at a time when Beijing is seen tightening its grip over its semi-autonomous territories.
But China has more reasons to celebrate. In the list of world’s longest bridges, the country clearly dominates the space.
The 157-kilometer long bridge running from Taipei to Kaohsiung in Taiwan is a part of Taiwan high-speed rail network, according to The Telegraph. The bridge was designed to be earthquake resistant to allow trains to halt safely in case of a seismic event. Over 200 million people have traveled through it since 2012.
The Tianjin Grand Bridge links Langfang and Qingxian in China to the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, encompassing about 113 kilometers, according to Revolvy.com. It was opened in 2011.
World’s third largest bridge, the Cangde Grand, is part of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, according to BridgesDB.com. Stretching over 105 kilometers, the bridge was made to withstand earthquake tremors.
Once the longest bridge in the world, the Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge in 2008 is part of the Zhengzhou–Xi’an high-speed railway.
Encompassing about 80 kilometers, the Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge crosses the Wei river twice, according to The Telegraph.
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