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Longest sea bridge to open on May 1

THE world's longest bridge over sea, Hangzhou Bay Bridge, will go into service on May 1, a month earlier than expectations, the construction headquarters of the bridge said today, Xinhua news agency reported. The construction was going smoothly and... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Mar 26 2008

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