Longest Bridges

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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