Donghai Bridge
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Donghai Bridge (simplified Chinese: 东海大桥; traditional Chinese: 東海大橋; pinyin: Dōnghǎi Dàqiáo; literally "East Sea Grand Bridge") was the longest cross-sea bridge in the world and the longest bridge in Asia until Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened 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 Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port in China. Most of the bridge is a low-level viaduct. There are also cable-stayed sections to allow for the passage of large ships, largest with span of 420 m.
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[edit] Controversy
An article on infrastructure investments in China in The Economist magazine claims, "Shanghai has had a tendency in recent years to spend big money on projects of questionable value...." [1]
The investment in the Donghai Bridge and the new deep water port at Yangshan might have been better spent expanding the existing deep water port at nearby Ningbo. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge will make Ningbo even more accessible to Shanghai. [2]
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- Port of Shanghai
- Yangshan deep water port
- Hangzhou Bay Bridge
- List of bridges by length
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