Many infrastructures were build to make the people’s lives better. Here are top longest bridges all around the world. However, most of these bridges are from China. Learn interesting facts about these snake-like infrastructures.
1. Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge
Location: China
Length: 540, 700 ft
In a province in China, it is officially the world’s longest bridge. It was build between Shanghai and Nanjing and goes to the Yangtze River. After four years, it was done in 2010 and was already open to public the next year. More than 10, 000 people were hired to construct the bridge and it costs $8.5 Billion.
2. Tianjin Grand Bridge
Location: China
Length: 373, 00 ft
Between Langfang and Qingxian lies the second longest bridge which is part of the railway. They the same construction time with the longest bridge. It was also included in the Guinness Book of World Records.
3. Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge
Location: China
Length: 261, 588 ft
Serving as a connection between Zhengzhou and Xi’an, the bridge goes above Wei River two times, other rivers, highways and railways. It was once the longest bridge before the two longer bridges were constructed.
4. Bang Na Expressway
Location: Thailand
Length: 177, 000
The full name of the bridge is Bang Na- Bang Phli – Bang Pakong Expressway and its official name is Burapha Withi Expressway. The engineer of the bridge’s owner was the Louis Berger Group which is a US company. However, the construction was shared by two ventures from Germany and Thailand. Unlike other bridges, It never crosses any body of water like rivers and lakes.
5. Beijing Grand Bridge
Location: China
Length: 157, 982 ft
6. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Location: United States
Length: 126, 122 ft
7. Manchac Swamp Bridge
Location: United States
Length: 120, 440 ft
8. Yangcun Bridge
Location: China
Length: 117, 493 ft
9. Hangzhou Bay Bridge
Location: China
Length: 117, 037 ft
10. Runyang Bridge
Location: China
Length: 116,990 ft
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