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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