Big engineering

[Rita_Poon]

Watch: World's highest bridge opens in China

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625m (2,083ft) above a gorge in the country's Guizhou province.

www.bbc.co.uk

Worlds highest bridge, delivered in 3.5 years on time. Across a gorge that once took 2 hours to cross now takes 2 minutes. The industrial might and infrastructure it is delivering country wide has never been delivered at the scale the Chinese are currently rolling out. Impressive stuff.

 

[Rita_Poon]

obvious design (picture)

2,051 feet high / 625 meters high
4,659 foot span / 1,420 meter span

 

[Rita_Poon]

World’s longest sea bridge opens between Hong Kong and mainland China

The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge China’s new mega-bridge was officially opened today by President Xi Jinping after 9 years of construction. The 55-kilometre-long structure, which is the longest over-sea bridge in the world, crosses the Pearl River estuary to connect the Chinese mainland to Hong...

www.newscientist.com

2018

 

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[Rita_Poon]

San Siro: Sale of iconic AC and Inter ground approved which could lead to demolition

AC Milan and Inter Milan say they are "pleased" with the approval of a sale of the iconic San Siro to the clubs - which could lead to its demolition.

www.bbc.co.uk

If you can get there and visit, do so quick, it's coming down and right soon.

 

[chrismpw]

SAKE! I'm going to have to get a new "top trumps: bridges" set.

 

[Rita_Poon]

SAKE! I'm going to have to get a new "top trumps: bridges" set.

Sounds dangerous and possibly maga supporting...

 

[NeilMorepies]

Yer Ma’s dildo

 

[Joey66]

Runcorn Bridge

 

[Rita_Poon]

Runcorn Bridge

Mersey Gateway. There's some weather and cross wind on this thing and no mistake.

 

[Bedfordblue]

Not that big but a fascinating engineering feat regardless.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Thought it was bio engineering at first. Two extra arms plz. Bugger.