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Longjiang Bridge

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The Long River Bridge or Longjiang Bridge is a suspension bridge near Baoshan, Yunnan, China. The main span of the bridge is 1,196 m (3, 924 ft) making it one of the longest ever built. The bridge is also one of the highest in world sitting 280 m (920 ft) above the river below. The bridge started construction on August 2, 2011, completed construction in April 2016, and was opened to the public on May 1, 2016. The project cost around 1.96 billion Yuan (Roughly 272 million USD).

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