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The world’s highest and longest tunnel-to-tunnel suspension bridge was opened
to traffic recently in China. Aizhai Bridge in Hunan province is 336 m (1,102
ft.) high and has a 1,176 m (3,858 ft.) span. It connects two traffic tunnels in
the mountains, cutting the time needed to traverse the canyon beyond it from 30
minutes to 1.
The bridge, which is located in Jishou, Hunan, measures 1176 metres across and
is 336 metres above the ground, making it the world's highest and longest
suspension bridge.
Construction has taken nearly five years, with most of the work finished at the
end of last year.
It was built to ease traffic in the area mainly caused by its numerous narrow,
steep roads.
Pedestrians can walk along it on a special walkway and take in views of the
Dehang Canyon.
A brave worker put the final touches on the Anzhaite Long-span Suspension
Bridge.
The ambitious structure is 336m high and 1176m long.
The bridge, which connects to two tunnels, was built to ease traffic
Drivers can take in the views of the Dehang Canyon as they steer their way
across all 3,858ft of the new sky-high road which links two tunnels
People and traffic stream across the Anzhaite Long-span Suspension Bridge during
the opening ceremony.
Once on the bridge cars and lorries can motor along a two-way, four-lane
motorway at about 50mph. Pedestrians can also walk along it on a special walkway
under the road.
The bridge is a key part of the Jishou-Chadong Expressway, a 64-kilometre road
which has 18 different tunnels which cover about half of its length. It is hoped
the bridge will help ease traffic jams which are common in the mountainous area
which has narrow, steep and winding roads.
The structure is supported by a base 78ft wide. China is has the longest bridge
in the world, the Danyang Kunshan Grand Bridge which is just over 100miles long
and was built two years ago to carry the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway.
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