Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label technology. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

World’s Longest Sea Bridge - Qingdao Haiwan Bridge

 

The World’s Longest Cross Sea Bridge has been revealed by China, proving once again how Technology and Economics are The Strongest Points of its Economy. 



According to the Telegraph, the Qingdao Haiwan Bridge measures 26.4 miles (42.6 km) and links Qingdao City in China’s Eastern Shandong Province with the Huangdao District. 


Having An Amazing Architectural Importance, the Qingdao Haiwan Bridge helps cut the distance between the 2 Points by 30 km, A Life Saver in such A Busy Society like China’s, not to mention The Touristic Attraction. 


The 6 Lane Bridge is almost 3 Miles Longer than The Previous Record Holder, The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana. 


The Major Infrastructure Project consisted of 4 Years of Labour and US$ 8.6 billion spent. 


The money went into 450,000 Tons of Steel, capable of withstanding a magnitude 8.0 Earthquake. 


Built in the Jiaozhou River Delta, The Finished Remarkable Structure is supposed to hold The Record for only a few years, 


because The Officials already announced they started working on another Bridge, that links Southern Province of Guangdong with Hong Kong and Macau.