CHINA opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge on May 1st, linking Shanghai with Ningbo in Zhejiang Province.The Hangzhao Bay Bridge cost 11.8-billion-yuan (US$1.7 billion) and took 4.5 years to complete.
The bridge, with a 32km section spanning the East China Sea, begins at Jiaxing, near Shanghai, and ends at Cixi, about 70km from Ningbo. It will reduce the 400-kilometer drive between Shanghai and Ningbo by 120 kilometers and shave driving time between the two cities from four to two-and-a-half hours.
We hear that the traffic is slow on the bridge due to many people stopping to take pictures. We will likely wait a while before taking a trip over the bridge.
In June they will open an observation station with hotel and restaurants in the middle of the bridge.
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