China has opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge - which stretches 5 miles further than the distance between Dover and Calais.The Jiaozhou Bay bridge is 26.4 miles long and links China's eastern port city of Qingdao to the offshore island Huangdao.
The road bridge, which is 110ft wide and is the longest of its kind, cost over 10bn yuan ($1.55bn; £970m) to build. The bridge is supported on more than 5,200 pillars. It is expected to carry more than 30,000 cars a day, and will reportedly cut the commuting time between Qingdao and Huangdao by up to 30 minutes.
The road bridge, which is 110ft wide and is the longest of its kind, cost over 10bn yuan ($1.55bn; £970m) to build. The bridge is supported on more than 5,200 pillars. It is expected to carry more than 30,000 cars a day, and will reportedly cut the commuting time between Qingdao and Huangdao by up to 30 minutes.
