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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Longest Sea Bridge in the World

Location: Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, Qingdao, Shandong, China
Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, located in Qingdao city, Shandong province, China (3 hours by bus from Yantai).

We went last week for a trip to Qingdao where the longest sea bridge in the world is located (opened in 2011). It is 45.2 kilometers longs of which 25.5 kilometers run across the sea. We saw it from land, at night and in the morning, but we did not have the chance to take a ride along it L. At night it would be dazzling with its endless lights across the sea, but we couldn't reach a good spot to capture a photo with the bridge along the sea at night. We were able to get the pictures below.


Though it does not have any cultural or historical significance, it has an economical aspect showing the potential of modern development in China.

As you can see in the ‘List of Longest Bridges in the World’ China reserves many spots at the top of the list.
    
Longest Sea Bridge as it appears on Google Earth
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Longest Sea Bridge in the World - Night - Qingdao
At Night
Longest Sea Bridge in the World in the morning

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