March 25 (Landmarks), May 1, 1997, the Humen Bridge. The rise in the Opium War of 157 years ago, the ancient battlefield






the largest bridge in Guangdong - Humen Bridge On the morning of 10 May 1997, trial operation. Since shortened 120 km from Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Zhongshan and other land transport.
Humen Bridge project total investment of 2.94 billion yuan, the total length of 15.76 km, 4.6 km long main bridge, the deck way six-lane design circadian traffic volume of 120,000 trips. Bridge main span of 888 meters of reinforced beam suspension bridge span ranked 15 in the world; Bridge Auxiliary Channel bridge is 270 m continuous steel bridge, the similar bridge the world's first; main span of 60 meters high clearance under the bridge navigable The 10-ton ships. This extra large bridge with a world-class level of modernization, only four and a half years from the start to open to traffic. Proud that such a high level of modern bridge is completely designed by the Chinese themselves, construction, supervision, and scientific and technological research.
Humen Bridge built greatly shorten the west bank of the Pearl River estuary, away to the east coast, just 10 minutes today and from the Pearl River Estuary.
a child in the forthcoming opening of the Humen Bridge "inspections"