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The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge apparently took 10,000 contractors four years to build.
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This bridge is part of the Zhengzhou–Xi’an high-speed railway. It is around 79,732 meters (approx. 261,587 ft) long.
The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge. It is the longest in the world, covering a distance of 164,800 meters (540,682 ft).
The world’s second-longest bridge is the Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct in Taiwan.
Coming in at number 10 is the Manchac Swamp Bridge in the United States. The bridge stretches 36,710 meters long (approx. 120,400 ft).
The Tianjin Grand Bridge is around 113,700 meters (approx. 373,000 ft) long. It carries the lightning-fast Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. It previously held the Guinness record for the world’s second-longest bridge.
Yunnan Province in China is opening an incredible suspension bridge that is purported to break multiple world records. The 2,618 ft (798 m) bridge hangs over the steep Lvzhijiang valley, more than a thousand feet (320 m) above the ground. The bridge is a feat of engineering in that it relies on only one support column, and a few cables connecting it to the mountain at either end. It truly appears to defy gravity. It is thought to be the world's first single-tower, single-span suspension bridge.
No matter where you are in the world, bridges are pretty important. They have connected small villages with sprawling cities, and provided links between countries and continents across our planet.
Currently, the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in China holds the title of the longest bridge in the world, with an impressive length of 102,4 miles (164,8 kilometers). It connects Shanghai and Nanjing.
If that piques your interest, let's move on and take a look at the longest bridges on Earth! Click through the gallery to get started.
A sight to behold: the longest bridges on Earth
Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in China is the longest bridge in the world
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No matter where you are in the world, bridges are pretty important. They have connected small villages with sprawling cities, and provided links between countries and continents across our planet.
Currently, the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in China holds the title of the longest bridge in the world, with an impressive length of 102,4 miles (164,8 kilometers). It connects Shanghai and Nanjing.
If that piques your interest, let's move on and take a look at the longest bridges on Earth! Click through the gallery to get started.