Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge built

Name: Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge built
Start: 2011

2011 CE.

Shown on the map at 31.638°, 120.246°.

The Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge (simplified Chinese: 丹昆特大桥; traditional Chinese: 丹昆特大橋; pinyin: Dān-Kūn tèdà qiáo) is a 164.8-kilometre-long (102.4 mi) viaduct on the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. It is the longest bridge in the world since its designation by Guinness World Record in 2011.

Text from the Wikipedia article Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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