The Runyang Yangtze River Bridge is a large bridge complex that stretches over the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China, downstream of Nanjing.
The complex has two major bridges that connect Zhenjiang on the south bank of the river and Yangzhou on the north. The bridge is part of the Yangzhou–Liyang Expressway.
Hangzhou Bay Bridge, China
A highway bridge with a cable-stayed portion across Hangzhou Bay, the Hangzhou Bay Bridge is in the eastern coastal region of China.
It is a large-scale sea-crossing bridge with a length of 36 kilometers. It serves as a connection between the municipalities of Jiaxing and Ningbo in Zhejiang province. Its construction was completed on June 14, 2007, and an opening ceremony was held on June 26, 2007.
Forth Bridge, United Kingdom
Considered a symbol of Scotland and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles west of Edinburgh City Center.
English engineers Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker designed the construct. When it opened in 1890, it had the world’s longest span of 541 meters. To this day, it continues to carry passengers and freight. The Forth Bridge marks an important achievement in bridge design and construction during the period when railways were dominating long-distance land travel.
Oresund Bridge, Sweden
The Oresund Bridge provides railway and motorway access across the Øresund strait between Sweden and Denmark.
The bridge spans nearly 8 kilometers from the Swedish coast to the artificial island Peberholm in the middle of the strait.
Duge Bridge, China
The Duge Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located near Liupanshui in China. As of 2016, the bridge tops all previous records for height with the road deck sitting over 565 meters above the Beipan River. This also makes it the highest cable-stayed bridge.
The bridge crosses the river on the border between Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. No other region on earth has as many high bridges as China’s remote Western Province of Guizhou.