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MAN-MADE MARVELS... BRIDGES

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Is a combined two-track rail and four-lane road bridge-tunnel across the Oresund strait. It is the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe and connects two cities of the Oresund Region: the Danish capital of Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmö. The inter national European route E20 runs across the bridge and through the tunnel via the two lane motorway, as does the Oresund Railway Line. Total length 7,845 metres (25,738 ft) Width 23.5 metres (77.1 ft) 

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The Donghai Bridge was the longest cross-sea bridge in the world until Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened on 1 May 2008. It was completed on December 10, 2005. It has a total length of 32.5 kilometres (20.2 miles) and connects mainland Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port in China.

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The Hangzhou Bay Bridge is a long highway bridge with a cable-stayed portion across Hangzhou Bay in the eastern coastal region of China. It connects the municipalities of Jiaxing and Ningbo in Zhejiang province. At 35.673 km (22 mi) in length. The bridge costed 11.8 billion yuan (1.64 billion U.S. dollars).

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The nanpu bridge is the first steel and concrete composite girder cable-stayed bridge built in Shanghai. The total length of the bridge is 8346 meters with a center span of 423 meters, ranking fourth among cable-stayed bridges in the world. the tower height is 150 meters with two lines of strong cables suspending the bridge. the spiral bridge approach in puxi is considered to be a wonder in world bridge construction.


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The Liede suspension bridge has a full length of 4.3 kilometers. Bridge Costed about 300 million yuan (US $36 million). It is located in Guangzhou, China.

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The Octavio Frias de Oliveira Bridge is located in Sao Paulo, Brazil over the Pinheiros River. It is 453 ft tall and connects Marginal Pinheiros to Jornalista Roberto Marinho Avenue. It has a total length of 5,200 ft.




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