Molly Davidson at SupercarBlondie:
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge isn’t just long, it’s complicated in a way most bridges never had to be before.
Spanning roughly 34 miles across the Pearl River Delta, it forms the first direct road link between Hong Kong, Zhuhai, and Macau.
And it doesn’t do it with one continuous strip of concrete.
Instead, the system stitches together three cable-stayed bridges, a four-mile undersea tunnel, and four artificial islands that act as transition points between bridge and tunnel sections.
More here.
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