The longest bridge in the world

The longest bridge in the world - Did you know October 8th longest bridges in the world are in Asia and 7 of which were in the land of the Chinese bamboo curtain.

1. Danyang - Kunshan Great Bridge

Danyang-Kunshan Great Bridge

Danyang - Kunshan Grand Bridge is the longest bridge in the world, over 164.8 kilometers (102.4 miles). The bridge is located on the railway line between Shanghai and Nanjing, Jiangsu Province crossing the Yangtze River in East China. Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest bridge in the world. Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge was completed in 2010 and opened in 2011. Employing 10,000 people, construction took four years and cost approximately $ 8.5 billion.

2. Tianjin Great Bridge

Tianjin Great Bridge

Tianjin Grand Bridge is one of the longest bridges in the world, with a total length of about 113-700 m, or 113.7 kilometers (70.6 miles). Guinness World Records lists him as the second longest bridge in the world. Tianjin Grand Bridge is a railroad bridge, bridge between Langfang and Qingxian, part of the Beijing-Shanghai route in Crete TGV. Tianjin Grand Bridge was completed in 2010 and opened in 2011.

3. Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge

Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge

Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge owner of length 79 732 meters (261 feet) 588 (49.5 miles) through the Wei river twice, as well as many other rivers. Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge is a railway bridge that connects Zhengzhou and Xi'an, China. The bridge was completed in 2008, but new railway lines enabled the February 6, 2010.

4. Bang Na Expressway

Bang Na Expressway

The Big Bang Na Expressway (full name: Bang Na - Bang Phli - Bang Pakong Expressway), officially Burapha dal Expressway (Thai: ทางพิเศษ บูรพา วิถี), has a length of 55 kilometers. It is a toll road and walk along the route of the National Highway 34 (Bang Na Bang Pakong Highway) which is owned by the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT).

5. Beijing Great Bridge

Beijing Great Bridge

Beijing Grand Bridge is one of the longest bridges in the world. has a length of 48.153 km (29.921 miles). Beijing Grand Bridge is a high-speed train between Beijing-Shanghai. It was completed in 2010 and opened in 2011.

6. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, sometimes called simply Causeway is a causeway consists of two parallel bridges crossing Lake Pontchartrain in southern Louisiana, United States. Since 1969, he has been listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest bridge over water in the world. has a length of 38 442 km, the bridge is supported approximately 9,500 concrete pillars.

7. Manchac Bridge Swamp

Manchac Bridge Swamp

he Manchac Swamp Bridge is a double concrete bridge in the US state of Louisiana. With a total length of 22.80 miles (36.69 km) is one of the world's longest bridge over water.

8. Yangcun Bridge 

Yangcun Bridge

Yangcun Bridge is one of the longest bridges in the world. This bridge is a high-speed railway bridge spanning the Tianjin to Beijing. With a total length of 35,812 meters from the bridge was completed in 2007.

9. Hangzhou Bay Bridge

Hangzhou Bay Bridge

Hangzhou Bay Bridge is a road bridge located across Hangzhou Bay, on the eastern coast of China. This bridge connects the cities of Jiaxing and Ningbo in Zhejiang Province of China. The bridge construction was completed on June 14, 2007, and the opening ceremony was held on June 26, 2007. After a period of testing and evaluation of a fairly new bridge was opened to the public on May 1, 2008 .

10. Runyang Bridge

Runyang Bridge

Runyang Bridge is a complex large bridge across the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China downstream of Nanjing. The complex consists of two main bridges connecting Zhenjiang on the south bank of the river and Yangzhou on the north. This bridge is part of the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway. Construction of the bridge complex began in October 2000 and was completed ahead of schedule. The bridge will cost 5.8 billion yuan (about US $ 700 million). The resort was opened to traffic on April 30, 2005. The total length of the bridge complex is about 35.66 kilometers (22.16 miles).

Source : Wikipedia