China inaugurated use of the claimed longest bridge in the world. The bridge that crossed the sea it has a length of 42 kilometers and supported by more than 5,000 pillars.
Jiaozhou Bay Bridge linking the island Huangdao of Qingdao City.
According to television station CCTV, the bridge which has a width of 35 meters was built to cost more than 10 billion yuan or approximately Rp13, 2 trillion (Rp1, 328 per yuan).
The bridge construction was passed safety checks on Monday, June 27 yesterday. Once declared safe, the bridge and undersea tunnel opened to the public starting today.
The Chinese government takes 4 years to build this bridge. Another unique thing is 5,000 pillars holding the bridge in order to remain robust. So reported The Washington Post, Thursday (06/30/2011).
Claims world's longest bridge is considered correct, because the Guinness World Records has verified it. The previous record was held by the Lake Pontchartrain Bridge in Louisiana, United States (U.S.).
The bridge is known Jiaozhou 4 kilometers longer than the existing bridges in the State of Uncle Sam.
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