Jiaozhou Bay Bridge
According to the Guinness World Records, the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge is 4.07 km (2.53 miles) longer than the previous longest bridge over water, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana, USA.
The Chinese bridge, which is a six-lane expressway, is 42 kilometers (26 miles) long and connects Qingdao City to Huangdao island. It also reduces travel time between Huangdao and Qingdao from 40 minutes to 20 minutes as it shorten the route by 30 km.
It is supported by more than 5,000 pillars and cost about 14.8 billion yuan (2.3 billion U.S. dollars).
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this is a display of wisdom and strong determination of man to achieve make lasting impression in human history. the crew of architects, engineers, technicians and others who participated in the planning and execution of the project deserve high commendation. the bridge will also impact positively on social economic development of the country especially through tourism. i believe it is a challenge for other nations especially the African countries to focus of project that will have positive impact on their citizens and the rest of the world rather than nepotism and corruption. accept as own humble appreciation of this laudable achievement in human history. All glory be to Jesus as the end time signs of increase in knowledge is being manifested. Therefore, all must be prepared for the Second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.