11 longest sea crossing bridges in the world

China is speeding up to take the lead in owning the longest and most expensive crossing bridges in the world.

Giao Chau Bay Bridge , located in Qing Dao City, Shandong Province (China).This $ 1.8 billion project is 41.58km long and 35m wide;including 5,000 pillars and built in 4 years (2007-2011).To meet the dense traffic density, the bridge has 6 lanes running in parallel.Vehicles only take about 30 minutes to move from one end to the other.Chinese officials say the bridge is capable of withstanding super typhoons, earthquakes of up to 8 on the Richter scale.(Photo: Reuters).

Lake Pontchartrain bridge over the lake Pontchartrain has a total length of 38.42km, connecting Metairie city and St. district.Tammany, USA.It was recognized by Guinness World Record as the longest water bridge in the world in 1969 but was overtaken by Jiazhou Bridge (China) in 2011. On average, more than 30,000 vehicles pass through here every day. .(Photo: Travel and Leisure).

Hangzhou Bay Bridge is also one of China's 'dinosaurs' bridges, completed in June 2007, 35.6 km long and 33m wide.Bridging the regions of Ninh Ba and Gia Hung, shortening 120km of road from Shanghai to Ningbo.Total construction cost is nearly 2 billion USD.The architects mobilized 7 piling ships with global positioning (GPS) to determine the construction direction, requiring very high accuracy.(Photo: Top China Travel).

Dong Hai Bridge is 32.5 km long, connecting Shanghai with Yangshan deep-water port, China, serving sea trade with the mainland. The bridge was inaugurated in May 2008. This was the first and longest sea crossing bridge in the world, before the Hangzhou Bay Bridge was launched. Bridges are rated to have a 100-year 'life expectancy' and ensure a speed limit of 80 km / h.(Photo: ZME Travel).

with him 55 km long, the main structure is 29.6 km long.This project consumes 420,000 tons of steel, equivalent to 60 Eiffel towers.Bridge construction cost is estimated at over US $ 10 billion.The bridge is designed to limit negative impacts on the marine environment, the habitat of Chinese white dolphin.The main circuit of the bridge is connected on June 6, 2016.(Photo: Getty).

Chesapeake Bay Bridge , also known as William Preston Lane, Jr. Bridge. Memorial , connecting the eastern states and the west coast of the United States.With a total length of 32 km, the project has up to 4 artificial islands on the water surface, about 3.2 km of high embankment and 8.8 km of auxiliary roads.It is recognized as one of the 7 artificial wonders of the world.(Photo: Coastal Virginia).

Built to boost trade exchanges and tighten diplomatic relations, the King Fahd Causeway Bridge connects Saudi Arabia with the island nation of Bahrain.After years of incubation, the king of the Arab and Bahrain states officially put the first stone to begin construction of the bridge on 11/11/1982.With a total cost of about 800 million USD, the bridge consists of 4 lanes 28 km long, 23 m wide.(Photo: Emaze).

With a construction cost of about 7.7 billion USD, Jintang Bridge was named as the third longest bridge in China at the time of completion.(Photo: Broer).

Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line Bridge is a combination of bridge and tunnel on Tokyo Bay.Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line connects Kawasaki city with Kisarazu city.The bridge is 14 km long, including 4.4 km of bridges and 9.6 km of tunnels in Tokyo Bay.On the bridge there is an artificial island called Umihotaru, where many restaurants and entertainment venues are concentrated.(Photo: Youtube).

Penang Bridge , in Malaysia connecting Gelugor on Penang Island and Seberang Prai on the mainland belongs to the Malay Peninsula.The bridge also belongs to the Penang highway system.Bridge officially opened on September 14, 1985.Total length of 13.5km.(Photo: Penang Bridge).

Tan Vu - Lach Huyen cross bridge connecting Dinh Vu peninsula with Cat Hai island, 5.4 km long (total length of Tan Vu - Lach Huyen motorway project is over 15 km) has officially opened the car on September 2 .Total investment capital is nearly VND 12,000 billion, of which Japanese ODA loans account for the majority, counterpart fund of VND 1,800 billion.The project uses bridges of reinforced concrete beams (SBS) to shorten the construction period.This is the first time this construction method has been applied in Vietnam.