Humber Bridge July 1981. With a centre span of and a total length of , the Humber Bridge was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world for 17 years, until Japan's Akashi Kaikyō Bridge opened on 5 April 1998. The road-distance between Hull and Grimsby was reduced by nearly as a consequence of the bridge. The bridge's surface takes the form of a dual carriageway with a lower-level foot and cyclepath on both sides. There is a permanent speed limit on the full length of the bridge. Each tower consists of a pair of hollow vertical concrete columns, each tall and
Qingshui River Bridge Guiyang from 160km down to 38km. The bridge was opened for traffic on December 31, 2015. Qingshui River Bridge The Qingshui River Bridge (Qingshuihe Bridge) is a suspension bridge in Guizhou, China. The bridge, measuring above the Qingshuihe River, is the third highest suspension bridge in world. It is also one of the longest bridges with a main span of . The two towers of the suspension bridge are and tall. The main span uses a steel truss for deck support and stiffening. The bridge is part of the Guiweng Expressway. The bridge cost ¥1.54billion (£158million). The bridge was built