If you're behind the wheel and they are not great with heights probably not the best way to look down.
This bridge has opened unprecedented allowing motorists to cross a canyon - to 1,102 meters
Bridge Named Aizhai oversized suspension, now is the world's highest and longest bridge tunnel to tunnel.
Work began in the engineering feat in October 2007 and the bulk of the work completed by the end of last year.
It is designed to ease traffic in the area of Jishou Hunan Province and officially opened to motorists today.
Drivers can enjoy the views of the Canyon Dehang as guide their way through all the new 3858-foot sky high road between two tunnels.
The bridge, which is illuminated at night with 1,888 lights, is the fourth suspension bridge to cross a valley so great that it seems to be connecting two mountain ranges.
Once in cars and motor trucks can bridge over two-way four-lane highway at about 50 mph. Pedestrians can also walk around in a special walkway under the road.
The bridge is a key part of Jishou-Chadong highway, a road of 64 kilometers with 18 different tunnels, which cover about half of its length.
Bridge is expected to help alleviate traffic jams are common in the mountainous area has narrow streets, steep and winding.
The structure is supported by a broad base of 78ft.
China is has the longest bridge in the world, Danyang Kunshan Grand Bridge, which is a little over 100 miles long and was built two years ago to take the Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway.
This bridge has opened unprecedented allowing motorists to cross a canyon - to 1,102 meters
Bridge Named Aizhai oversized suspension, now is the world's highest and longest bridge tunnel to tunnel.
Work began in the engineering feat in October 2007 and the bulk of the work completed by the end of last year.
It is designed to ease traffic in the area of Jishou Hunan Province and officially opened to motorists today.
Drivers can enjoy the views of the Canyon Dehang as guide their way through all the new 3858-foot sky high road between two tunnels.
The bridge, which is illuminated at night with 1,888 lights, is the fourth suspension bridge to cross a valley so great that it seems to be connecting two mountain ranges.
Once in cars and motor trucks can bridge over two-way four-lane highway at about 50 mph. Pedestrians can also walk around in a special walkway under the road.
The bridge is a key part of Jishou-Chadong highway, a road of 64 kilometers with 18 different tunnels, which cover about half of its length.
Bridge is expected to help alleviate traffic jams are common in the mountainous area has narrow streets, steep and winding.
The structure is supported by a broad base of 78ft.
China is has the longest bridge in the world, Danyang Kunshan Grand Bridge, which is a little over 100 miles long and was built two years ago to take the Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway.
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