Hangzhou Bay Bridge will be Completed this Autumn
Hangzhou Bay Bridge was reported by Monocle that will be completed this Autumn. Hangzhou Bay lies South of Shanghai, and ends t the City if Hongzhou. This 36-km-long bridge will shorten the travel from Shanghai to the Southern region from 400 km to only 80km.
Spending $1.42 billion, the Hangzhou Bay Bridge is a cable stayed structure which is a new type of bridges invented in the 20th century. When completed the bridge will be the longest “ocean-crossing bridge” in the World.
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