I thought this was very interesting. It sure looks impresive to me, considering the bridges around here only seem to be good for 10 years or so before having to be completly redone. 
Video at the link.
China's 26.4-mile (42 km) long Jiaozhou Bay Bridge connecting Huangdao District, downtown Qingdao and Hongdao Island, is the world longest bridge over water. It is opened up to traffic on 30 June 2011.
The bridge cost 1.5 billion and took more than four years to build. According to the engineering-in-chief, the typhoon and earthquake-proof S-shape bridge is designed to withstand the impact of a 300,000-tonne vessel.
Reportedly it reduces travel time between downtown Qingdao and Huangdao from 1 hour to 30 minutes. One way toll fee for passenger car/pickup truck/minivan/any bus with less than 7 seats is $4.7 and an extra charge of $1.00 for round trip with 24 hours. Every 2 miles there is a service zone for vehicle towing, gas and food.
The bridge is also part of the China's National Interstate Highway G22.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8e2_1330091908
Video at the link. China's 26.4-mile (42 km) long Jiaozhou Bay Bridge connecting Huangdao District, downtown Qingdao and Hongdao Island, is the world longest bridge over water. It is opened up to traffic on 30 June 2011.
The bridge cost 1.5 billion and took more than four years to build. According to the engineering-in-chief, the typhoon and earthquake-proof S-shape bridge is designed to withstand the impact of a 300,000-tonne vessel.
Reportedly it reduces travel time between downtown Qingdao and Huangdao from 1 hour to 30 minutes. One way toll fee for passenger car/pickup truck/minivan/any bus with less than 7 seats is $4.7 and an extra charge of $1.00 for round trip with 24 hours. Every 2 miles there is a service zone for vehicle towing, gas and food.
The bridge is also part of the China's National Interstate Highway G22.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8e2_1330091908
Not to mention this took ten years to plan/design and ground wont be broke until 2013. By then what money they have collected from extra gas tax and The Lord only knows what else will probablly will be long gone.