Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the world's longest bridge over water, (complete) last year. The bridge was put into use on October 23, 2018. A journey by land,can take up to four hours, will be(great) shortened.
From an artificial island near Hong Kong International Airport, the structure(run) west to another artificial island in Macao, a distance of 55 kilometers, 20 times the(long) of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. total of 400,000 tons of steel were used in the project, equal to 60 times the steel used (build) the Eiffel Tower.
Engineers were faced with complex geological conditions and technical challenges. The building of the bridge combines the(late) engineering technology and design, (enable) the structure to withstand(承受) a severe earthquake, a super typhoon or a strike by a ship(weigh) 300,000 tons. According to historical data, most big, cross-sea bridges last 100 years while Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is designed to last 120 years.
