Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge
- Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge
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| Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge |
| Carries |
Rail |
| Locale |
China’s Jiangsu province |
| Total length |
164.8 kilometres (102.4 mi) |
| Longest span |
80 metres (260 ft) |
| Construction begin |
ca. 2006 |
| Construction end |
2010 |
| Opened |
June 30, 2011 |
The Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge is the world's longest bridge.[1] It is a 164.8 kilometres (102.4 mi) long viaduct on the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway.
Bridge
The bridge is located between Shanghai and Nanjing in East China’s Jiangsu province. It includes a 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long section over water that crosses Yangcheng Lake in Suzhou.[2] It was completed in 2010 and opened in 2011. Employing 10,000 people, construction took four years and cost about $8.5 billion.[2] Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest bridge in the world in any category as of June 2011[update].[1]
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- Bridges in China
- Railway bridges in China
- Buildings and structures in Shandong
- Bridges completed in 2011
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