Year: 2008. Lenght: 32.5 km.
The most famous bridge in China is located in Shanghai. It is the Donghai Bridge, whose name can be literally translated as 'the Great Bridge East China Sea'. The bridge was opened in 2008, its extent is 32.5 km. At the opening, Donghai was the longest sea bridge on earth, and today is still the longest bridge on the territory of Asia. The bridge was built to connect Shanghai with the island port city of Yanshan, which is an important traffic hub and major trading hub of China.
Donghai is a drawbridge, allowing the big ships to sail. Actually, the bridge construction contains several separate arcs; The length of the largest of which is 420 meters. Some stretches of the bridge are very deep over the water. Notwithstanding this, the bridge is very safe. The journeys across the bridge are one of the favorite entertainments for the followers of active recreation.
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Parking: 'Parking Lot' in 12 km
Apotheek: 'Fosun Drug Store Ping'an Shop' in 30 km
Police station: 'Shanghai Port Public Security Bureau Yangshan Branch' in 12 km
Cafe/restaurant: 'Jinjiang Inn' in 20 km
Railway station: 'Dishuihu' in 21 km
Nearest airports:
» Pudong Airport PVG - in 50 km
» Hongqiao Airport SHA - in 80 km
» Ningbo Lishe International Airport NGB - in 103 km
» Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport HGH - in 181 km