Proudly come from Hubei Province,Central China
@AndrewJin @Chinese Bamboo @hexagonsnow (i'm not sure if there is anybody else from Hubei in PDF)
The then highest bridge in the world
(held the title from 2009 to 2015)
Siduhe Bridge
G50 Shanghai-Chongqing National Expressway
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Siduhe Bridge
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Due to the remote, inaccessible river canyon, the engineers decided to experiment and instead of using a blimp or helicopter to drag the first pilot line across the gorge,
they used a rocket. Over 3,281 feet (1000 meter) of tether was attached to the back end of a 4 foot (1.5 mtr) long rocket and blasted across the deep river gorge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Rocket!
There is no unconquerable difficulty
Have a heart attack?!
@Gibbs @Götterdämmerung @Bussard Ramjet @ahojunk @Srinivas @Malik Alashter
@GS Zhou U got to use your DJI drone for this bridge!
This is not the typical highway we mention in China, but controlled-access expressway.
They are similar to German autobahn and American interstate highway.
In China, it is normally referred to expressway, when highways are referred to non-controlled-access national/provincial/county-level highways.
The first of such expressways in China was inaugurated in 1988.
National expressway network
(provincial expressway excluded)
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National highway network
(provincial/county-level highway excluded)
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