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Xihoumen Bridge

Second Longest Suspension Bridge

Xihoumen Bridge, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, P.R.China
 Xihoumen Bridge

Xihoumen Bridge.

Courtesy of A. Needham.
Built on the Zhoushan Archipielago, this bridge was completed in December 2007, but open to the public on December 2009. It has an unsupported length of 5,413 feet, and its cost was up to $363 million. It links the Jintang and Cezi Islands. It was built by Dorman Long Technology Limited.

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