Longest Double Decker Bridge in China Maybe the World. My Taxi Ride Today.

China is showing off again. This bridge is one of the best looking bridges to see day or night.

It was built to alleviate the traffic running from the far reaches of the city where a huge spike in middle class citizens prefer driving their sleek new cars to work. Dalian has continued to boom like many other cities in China and its continued wealth keeps people buying homes and cars.

If you want to have cities you got to build roads. - Cake

The bridge is 4.76KM long which connect to a tunnel that 1.56KM long. So basically you could be going up to 6 kilometers without being able to pull over to the side of the road. It cost 1.4 Billion Yuan or roughly $208 Million US. Rather cheap if you ask me but the project is not set for completion until 2018 so I guess it could go up.

It really does make a difference in the traffic during rush hour. Plus it gives some pretty amazing views of the city as you pass. Crappily, the weather was a combination of overcast and smoggy and with our car doing 80kmh I did the best I could to get the shots I got.

Off to the left here is where you can go through the tunnel to another part of town. I have been through it. Cell phone doesn’t work so need to have a few Steemit Posts loaded when I enter.

It’s lit up like Las Vegas at night.

It’s a marvel of engineering. They said it took 9 month to get it to the level of completion it could start being used. Dalian is a big city with many hills. Pretty much any level land was once a hill so making roads is difficult and expensive.

Would you want to walk it? I thought I could bike it. In the summer it might be too hot and in the winter too windy and cold. however I do see people do it, cars are forbidden from stopping so you can't get good photos otherwise.

Sources
http://en.dl.gov.cn/News/ChinaNews/18680.jhtml
http://en.dl.gov.cn/News/ChinaNews/18680.jhtml

After the 3 Gorges Dam, there's no feat of engineering China can not handle. Awesome photos and information. Hope to ride across in the near future.

Wow, that is incredible. Bridges always amaze me.

Portland, Oregon is known as Bridge City because of all the bridges we have. I always feel like an ant driving across them!

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It looks awesome, but what will we do with all the roads when our cars fly?! :P

haha. when cars fly . oh boy.. hope that's after my time here. lol

It looks gorgeous at night. I would walk or bike it but only if there is a designated lane for that. Otherwise, the traffic in China is too terrifying to take that risk haha

Here's the crazy thing. The upper level has a nice big side walk and bike lane. The lower level does not. I guess if you're walking or biking it's better for photos with sky but if it starts to rain half across... gonna be a wet time.

I am admired, I think it looks more beautiful in night with lights.

Very impressive! love the way it lights up

Wow it's pretty cool. Good to know it. #ssg

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