10 October 2014

10 Longest Bridge In The World

10 Longest Bridge In The World, Understanding the bridge in general is a construction that serves to connect the two parts of the road were interrupted by the presence of obstacles such as deep valleys, river basins, lakes, irrigation channels, time, road trains, which transverse the highway is not a plot, etc.

Bridge type by function , location , and type of construction materials present structure has undergone rapid development in accordance with the progress of time and technology, ranging from the simple to the sophisticated construction.

Here's 10 longest bridges in the world :

1. Runyang Bridge

10 Longest Bridge In The World
Runyang Bridge is a large bridge complex that crosses the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China, downstream of Nanjing. The complex consists of two major bridges that link Zhenjiang on the south bank of the river and Yangzhou on the north . This bridge is part of the Beijing - Shanghai Expressway. The south bridge is a suspension bridge with a main span of 1,490 meters (4,888 feet). Upon completion in 2005 became the longest suspension bridge span in the world and the fourth largest in China.

2. Hangzhou Bay Bridge

Hangzhou Bay Bridge
Hangzhou Bay Bridge is a long highway bridge with a cable-stayed part of Hangzhou Bay in the eastern coastal region of China. It connects the cities of Jiaxing and Ningbo in Zhejiang province. At 35,673 km (22 mi) in length, Hangzhou Bay Bridge is one of the longest trans-oceanic bridge in the world. Construction of the bridge was completed on June 14, 2007, and the opening ceremony was held on June 26, 2007 to great media fanfare country. The bridge was not opened to the public until May 1, 2008, after a considerable period of testing and evaluation. Bridge shorten the travel distance between Ningbo and Shanghai highway of 400 km (249 miles) to 280 km (174 mi) and reduced travel time from 4 to 2.5 hours.

3. Manchac Swamp Bridge

10 Longest Bridge In The World
Manchac Swamp Bridge is a bridge twin concrete trestle in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a total length of 22.80 miles (36.69 km) it is one of the world's longest bridge over water. The bridge carries Interstate 55 over the Manchac Swamp in Louisiana, and represents one-third of the highway approximately 66 miles in Louisiana. Opening in 1979, the piles were driven 250 feet (76 m) below the swamp and the cost range to $ 7 million per mile to complete.

4. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, or the Causeway, consists of two parallel bridges crossing Lake Pontchartrain in southern Louisiana, United States. The longer of the two bridges is 23.83 miles (38.35 km) long.



5. Jiaozhou Bay Bridge

Jiaozhou Bay Bridge
Jiaozhou Bay Bridge is a highway bridge in eastern China's Shandong province. It is 42.5 kilometers (26.4 miles) long, making it according to Guinness World Records the world's longest bridge over water (aggregate length) in July 2011, the longest bridge over water "continuous length" is the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, the difference is the last running water continuously while Jiaozhou Bay Bridge has a section on the ground. Jiaozhou Bay Bridge is estimated that over water for 25.5 kilometers (15.8 mi).

6. Beijing Grand Bridge

Beijing Grand Bridge
Beijing Grand Bridge is 48,153 kilometers (29,921 miles) bridge fast trains (Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed ​​Railway), which is located in Beijing. It was completed in 2010 and opened in 2011, It is one of the longest bridges in the world.


7. Bang Na Expressway

Bang Na Expressway
Bang Na Expressway, known as Burapha withi Expressway, is a six-lane highway along the 54 km in Bangkok, Thailand. It is a toll road and runs above National Highway route 34, (Bang Na-Bang Pakong Highway) owned by the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT).



8. Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge

Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge
Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge is a bridge located in the northern city of Weinan. This bridge is a part of the Zhengzhou-Xi'an High-Speed ​​Railway which connects Zhengzhou and Xi'an, China. The length of the bridge is 79 732 m (261 588 ft / 49.5 Miles) crossing the Wei River twice, as well as other rivers, highways and railways. Once completed, this is the longest bridge in the world, but was defeated by two new bridges on Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed ​​Railway which was completed in 2010 this bridge was completed in 2008 but the railway line itself does not open until February 6, 2010.

9. Tianjin Grand Bridge

Tianjin Grand Bridge
Tianjin Grand Bridge is a bridge ap car, i bridge that stretches between Langfang and Qingxian, part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed ​​Railway. This is one of the world's longest bridge with a total length of around 113 700 m (373 000 ft), or 113.7 kilometers (70.6 miles) away. Completed in 2010 and opened in 2011 As in 2011 Guinness World Records record it as the second longest bridge in the world.

10. Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge

Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge
Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge is the longest bridge in the world. It is located in Qingdao City, East China's Shandong Province. This bridge has a length of 164 800 meters (102.4 miles) and a range of 260 meters. It includes 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) long across the top of the water in Suzhou Yangcheng Lake. It was completed in 2010 and opened in 2011, employing 10,000 people, construction took four years and cost approximately $ 8.5 billion. Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest bridge in the world in any category in June 2011.

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