A sight to behold: the longest bridges on Earth

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Tianjin Grand Bridge​

The bridge is located in the province of Hebei in China.

 

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Cangde Grand Bridge​

The Candge Grand Bridge runs between Beijing and Shanghai. It is a total 115,900 meters (approx. 380,249 ft) long.

 

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Cangde Grand Bridge​

The bridge was apparently built to withstand outstanding pressure from earthquakes.

 

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Cangde Grand Bridge​

High-speed trains run along the bridge. Construction was completed in 2010.

 

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Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct​

The world’s second-longest bridge is the Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct in Taiwan.

 

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Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct​

The bridge runs from the town of Baguashan to Zuoying, a district in southwestern Taiwan. The bridge opened for service in 2007, yet there’s only been one bridge since that has overtaken its 157,317 meters (approx. 516,131 ft) in length.

 

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Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge​

The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge. It is the longest in the world, covering a distance of 164,800 meters (540,682 ft).

 

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Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge​

The bridge is part of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway.

 

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Longest bridges​

The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge apparently took 10,000 contractors four years to build.