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Jun

2011

5:04am, EDT

China opens world's longest cross-sea bridge

Yan Runbo / Imaginechina via AP

Aerial view of the Jiaozhou Bay bridge on June 29. Linking China's eastern port city of Qingdao to an offshore island, Huangdao, it is the world's longest cross-sea bridge at over 26 miles.

Han Jiajun / Imaginechina via AP

Part of the Jiaozhou Bay bridge.

Wu Hong / EPA, file

Construction work on the Jiaozhou Bay bridge on June 1. The bridge opened on June 30 after more than four years of building work.

Huang Jiexian / Imaginechina via AP, file

The Jiaozhou Bay bridge during construction on January 6. The bridge is expected to carry over 30,000 cars a day and will cut the commute between the city of Qingdao and the sprawling suburb of Huangdao by between 20 and 30 minutes.

The AP reports:

China has opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge.

The Jiaozhou Bay bridge is 26 miles (42 kilometers) long and links China's eastern port city of Qingdao to an offshore island, Huangdao.

State-run CCTV says the 110-foot (35-meter)-wide bridge is the longest of its kind and cost more than 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion). Continue reading.

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