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Title: World's longest bridge, wow !!
Post by: Fly on January 12, 2012, 05:47:24 PM

First I've heard of this.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8608279/China-opens-worlds-longest-sea-bridge.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8608279/China-opens-worlds-longest-sea-bridge.html)

Title: Re: World's longest bridge, wow !!
Post by: Pete on January 12, 2012, 05:50:05 PM

26.4 miles long! That's as far as Nottingham!

Title: Re: World's longest bridge, wow !!
Post by: simondjuk on January 12, 2012, 07:55:23 PM

Thats a feat of Engineering.  However, its not as easy on the eye as this one (plus its closer to home)

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=millau+bridge&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=937&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=AXhepuizoJwW8M:&imgrefurl=http://rivertarngite.com/Places%2520of%2520Interest%2520to%2520Visit.html&docid=sbGA2sqgG4ThTM&imgurl=http://rivertarngite.com/millau-viaduc-millau.jpg&w=800&h=531&ei=fDoPT5bpAcHt8QOoxOzvAw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=470&vpy=604&dur=525&hovh=183&hovw=276&tx=126&ty=130&sig=100998571980776393797&page=2&tbnh=166&tbnw=245&start=19&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:19 (http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=millau+bridge&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=937&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=AXhepuizoJwW8M:&imgrefurl=http://rivertarngite.com/Places%2520of%2520Interest%2520to%2520Visit.html&docid=sbGA2sqgG4ThTM&imgurl=http://rivertarngite.com/millau-viaduc-millau.jpg&w=800&h=531&ei=fDoPT5bpAcHt8QOoxOzvAw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=470&vpy=604&dur=525&hovh=183&hovw=276&tx=126&ty=130&sig=100998571980776393797&page=2&tbnh=166&tbnw=245&start=19&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:19)

Title: Re: World's longest bridge, wow !!
Post by: Pete on January 12, 2012, 07:56:53 PM

That is beautiful.

Title: Re: World's longest bridge, wow !!
Post by: Fly on January 12, 2012, 08:03:39 PM

Did the longest URL link in the world ask for mod Approval LOL
Not a dig at you Simon. Pete knows what I mean  ;)

Yes, I've seen that one before.
But 26.4 miles over sea ?  ???

Title: Re: World's longest bridge, wow !!
Post by: simondjuk on January 12, 2012, 09:04:46 PM

Do i need to edit the link?

Title: Re: World's longest bridge, wow !!
Post by: Fly on January 12, 2012, 09:34:14 PM

No mate, just my humour LOL

Title: Re: World's longest bridge, wow !!
Post by: therealjr on January 12, 2012, 10:37:19 PM

Jeremy Clarkson went to the french bridge in one of his programmes to make the point that the designer/architect was a Brit!!!

Title: Re: World's longest bridge, wow !!
Post by: christa on January 13, 2012, 07:34:34 AM

That's impressive...but any bridge is too long for me. Creeps me out  :o