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Sutong Bridge opens
Published: July 02, 2008
The record-breaking Sutong Bridge was formally opened on Monday in east China's Jiangsu Province after five years of construction. The cable-stayed bridge’s main span of 1,088m is the world's longest and its steel and concrete towers stand 300.4m high. The US$1.15 billion bridge, which links the cities of Nantong and Suzhou, is 32.4km long with 8,146m spanning the Yangtze River. It had undergone a month-long trail with daily flows of 20,000 to 30,000 vehicles before Monday's opening ceremony . Main contractor for the project was 2nd Navigation Engineering Bureau and Maunsell Consultants Asia was the contractor's engineering consultant. |
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