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Top Longest Bridges In The World by slimthugchimee(m): 11:50am On Jun 30, 2014
I dont know where to put this thread so mods do your job

1.TheBang Na Expressway(full name: Bang Na - Bang Pli - Bang Pakong Expressway), officiallyBurapha Withi Expressway( Thai:ทางพิเศษบูรพาวิถี), is a 54 km long six-lane elevated highway in Bangkok, Thailand. It is a toll roadand runs above National Highway route 34,(Bang Na–Bang Pakong Road).




2.TheLake Pontchartrain Causeway, or the Causeway, consists of two parallel bridges crossing Lake Pontchartrainin southern Louisiana. The longer of the two bridges is either the longest or third-longest in the world depending on definitions, measuring at 23.87 miles (38.42 km) long. The Bang Na Expressway, a viaductin Bangkok, is longer at 54 kilometres (33.55 mi), but is excluded from most lists of longest bridges because it crosses water for only a minimal portion of its length. The newly opened Weihe Grand Bridge is longer but also classed as a viaduct.
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Re: Top Longest Bridges In The World by slimthugchimee(m): 11:54am On Jun 30, 2014
3.Hangzhou Bay Bridge
Hangzhou Bay Bridge( simplified Chinese:杭州湾大桥; traditional Chinese:杭州灣大橋; pinyin:Hángzhōu Wān Dàqiáo), is a long highway bridge with a cable-stayedportion across Hangzhou Bayin the eastern coastal region of China. It connects the municipalitiesof Jiaxingand Ningboin Zhejiangprovince. At 35.673 km (22 mi) in length, Hangzhou Bay Bridge is the longest trans-oceanic bridgein the world, but it does not have the longest cable-stayed main span. It is also second in the world in overall length, with the Lake Pontchartrain Causewayin the United Statesbeing 2.8 kilometers longer. Construction of the bridge was completed on June 14, 2007, [ 1 ]and an opening ceremony was held on June 26, 2007 to great domestic media fanfare. But the bridge was not opened to public use until May 1, 2008 after a considerable period of testing and evaluation. [ 2 ]The bridge shortened the highway travel distance between Ningbo and Shanghaiby 120 km (75 mi) from 400 km (249 mi) and reduced travel time from 4 to 2.5 hours. [ 3 ].
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Re: Top Longest Bridges In The World by slimthugchimee(m): 11:55am On Jun 30, 2014
TheRunyang Bridge( simplified Chinese:润扬长江大桥; traditional Chinese:潤揚長江大橋; pinyin:Rùnyáng Chángjiāng Dàqiáo) is a large bridgecomplex that crosses the Yangtze Riverin JiangsuProvince, China, downstream of Nanjing. The complex consists of two major bridges that link Zhenjiangon the south bank of the river and Yangzhouon the north. The bridge is part of the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway

Re: Top Longest Bridges In The World by slimthugchimee(m): 11:57am On Jun 30, 2014
Donghai Bridge( simplified Chinese:东海大桥; traditional Chinese:東海大橋; pinyin:Dōnghǎi Dàqiáo; literally "East Sea Grand Bridge"wink was the longest cross-sea bridge in the world until Hangzhou Bay Bridgeopened on 1 May 2008. It was completed on December 10, 2005. It has a total length of 32.5 kilometres (20.2 miles) and connects mainland Shanghaiand the offshore Yangshandeep-water port in China. Most of the bridge is a low-level viaduct. There are also cable-stayedsections to allow for the passage of large ships, largest with span of 420 m.

Re: Top Longest Bridges In The World by slimthugchimee(m): 11:58am On Jun 30, 2014
TheAtchafalaya Basin Bridgeis actually two parallel bridges in the US stateof Louisianabetween Baton Rougeand Lafayette, LA which carries Interstate 10over the Atchafalaya Basin. With a total length of 96,095 feet (29,290 m) or 18.2 miles, it is the tenth longest bridgein the world by total length

Re: Top Longest Bridges In The World by slimthugchimee(m): 12:01pm On Jun 30, 2014
TheKing Fahd Causeway( Arabic:‎,Jisr al-Malik Fahd) is a causewayconnecting Saudi Arabiaand Bahrain. Construction started during 1968 and continued until 1986, when it was officially opened to the public. The project cost a total of US$1.2 billion ( SAR3 billion). One of the major contractors of the project is Ballast Nedam Group, based in the Netherlands. The four-lane road is 28 km (17 mi) long and approximately 23 m (75 ft) wide, and was built using 350,000 m2 (3,800,000 sq ft) of concretealong with 47,000 metric tonnesof reinforced steel. The causeway is constructed in three segments starting from Saudi Arabia:

Re: Top Longest Bridges In The World by slimthugchimee(m): 12:02pm On Jun 30, 2014
Jintang Bridge( Chinese:金塘大桥; pinyin:Jīntáng dàqiáo) is a highway bridge with a cable-stayed bridgeportion, built in Zhejiang, Chinaon the Zhoushan Archipelago, the largest offshore island group in China. It is the longest bridge in Zhoushan Trans-oceanic Bridgeswith a length of 26,540 meters, connecting Jintang Islandand Zhenhai, Ningbo. The main span of the bridge is a cable-stayed bridgewith opposite towers. The bridge is the third longest bridge in Chinaafter Hangzhou Bay Bridgeand Donghai Bridge

Re: Top Longest Bridges In The World by Mutuwa(m): 12:02pm On Jun 30, 2014
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Re: Top Longest Bridges In The World by solar007: 12:31pm On Jun 30, 2014
Re: Top Longest Bridges In The World by myads890(m): 2:43pm On Jun 30, 2014
what of 3rd mainland bridge?

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