Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge
| Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Carries | Rail |
| Locale | China’s Jiangsu province |
| Total length | 164.8 kilometres (102.4 mi) |
| Construction begin | ca. 2006[1] |
| Construction end | 2010 |
| Opened | 30 June 2011 |
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| Coordinates | 31.597837°N 120.456848°E |
The bridge is located on the rail line between Shanghai and Nanjing in East China’s Jiangsu province. It is in theYangtze River Delta where the geography is characterized by lowland rice paddies, canals, rivers and lakes. The bridge runs roughly parallel to the Yangtze River, about 5 to 50 miles south of the river. It passes through the northern edges of population centers (from west to east) beginning in Danyang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou and ending in Kunshan. There is a 9-kilometre long (5.6 mi) section over open water across Yangcheng Lake inSuzhou.
It was completed in 2010 and opened in 2011. Employing 10,000 people, construction took four years and cost about $8.5 billion. Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest bridge in the world in any category as of June 2011.
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