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China Opens 22-Mile Long Bridge--The World's Longest

China, it seems, can't build fast enough or big enough these days, be it new airport terminals, dams, buildings for the Olympics, coal fired power plants, or bridges. In fact, last week China opened the world's longest sea bridge, spanning 22-miles... ...full story at TreeHugger

from TreeHugger on Tue, May 06 2008

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