Built in 2010, this bridge is part of the Beijing-Shanghai
High-Speed Railway project is of 164.8-kilometre long. It is the
world's longest bridge.The engineering feat of the Danyang-Kunshan
Grand Bridge provides seeable proof of the Delta’s contributions
to humanity.
(540,000 ft)
Built in 2004, Taiwan’s Changhua-Kaohshing Viaduct was the world’s
longest bridge until 2010 and is one of the rebellious polity’s
finest achievements of any kind. A high-speed rail line, this
bridge is part of the Taiwan High Speed Rail network. Was built by
Taiwanese engineers with Japanese technology.
(516,000 ft)
Another bridge that is part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed
Railway project, it too was completed in 2010. Was built to be
earthquake proof. Cangde competes with Tianjin for the third spot
on most lists, thanks to small maintenance and construction
projects that both bridges continue to receive.
(380,000 ft)
One of the aforementioned bridges completed in 2010 was the
Tianjin Grand Bridge, which officially opened in 2011. Tianjin,
the fourth largest city in China. Keep your eyes and ears peeled
for the name in the future, for it is a world-class city with a
marvelous future ahead.
(373,000 ft)
This massive bridge manages to cross the Wei River twice, and is
part of the Zhengzhou-Xi’an High-Speed Railway megaplex. The
bridge was completed in 2008, and it held the title of longest
bridge in the world before being surpassed by a couple of other
bridges.
(261,000 ft)
The longest roadway in the world today, the Thai bridge was the
world’s longest from the time of its completion, in 2000, until
2004, when it was replaced by the Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct in
Taiwan. Bang Na Expressway connects Bangkok as a toll road and was
built by a consortium of Thai, German, American, and Swedish
interests.
(177,000 ft)
The capital city of China’s Grand Bridge is part of the massive,
sprawling Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway project, was
completed in 2010. Despite only serving the city of Beijing and
its suburbs, the Beijing Grand Bridge still manages to make the
Top 10 in the World.
(158,000 ft)
The Causeway was completed in 1969 and held the world record for
the longest bridge over water until 2011, when the Jiaozhao
Bridge, in China, was built. The Causeway connects Metairie, an
immediate suburb of New Orleans to Mandeville, in what is commonly
referred to as the North Shore.
(126,000 ft)
The Wuhan Metro Bridge links the massive Chinese city of Wuhan
(10.6 million) together. Wuhan, located in the populous Hubei
province. The bridge was built in 2009, was completed in 2004.
Wuhan is a major transportation hub in China and was the wartime
capital of the country during the Japanese invasion.
(124,000 ft)
Located in the great state of Louisiana, this bridge was completed
in 1979 and is claimed by some to be the longest toll-free bridge
in the world. It’s road-based, and the coolest (or scariest) part
is that most of it goes over water. The piles of the bridge go as
deep as 275 feet in some parts.
(120,000 ft)
The Runyang Yangtze River Bridge is a large bridge complex that
crosses the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China, downstream
of Nanjing. The bridge is part of the Yangzhou–Liyang
Expressway.
(116,994 ft)
Hangzhou Bay Bridge is a long highway bridge with a cable-stayed
portion across Hangzhou Bay in the eastern coastal region of
China. It lies south of Shanghai, and ends at the city of
Hangzhou.
(117,037 ft)
