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Longest cable-stayed bridge half-done

www.chinanews.cn 2005-12-29 17:08:57

Suzhou-Tongzhou Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge with the longest span in
the world, has completed the lower column and lower crossbeam for the
main cable-stayed tower by the end of 2005. Main towers in the south and
the north are both taller than 100 meters. Base and bridge pier
construction of the supporting bridge and the bridge approach has been
basically finished. Construction of the upper box beam has commenced and
the project to connect the south and the north is proceeding. Pictured is
the Suzhou-Tongzhou Bridge under construction.

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