The record setting
Sutong Bridge linking Suzhou and Nantong in neighboring Jiangsu
Province will open to traffic next month, Eastday.com report
today.
Upon completion, a
journey from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Nantong
City will be cut to one hour, the report said.
The deck of the bridge,
a two-way highway with six lanes, has been completed. The workers
are welding the guardrail on the bridge now, according to the
report.
The bridge, which began
in June 2003, totals 32.4 kilometers across the Yangtze River. The
main span of 1,088 meters sets a world record for a strayed-cable
bridge. The bridge is solely designed and constructed by Chinese
experts.
The previous record
holder was the Tatara Bridge in Japan, which has a main span of 890
meters.
(Shanghai Daily
December 14, 2007)
