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Squiz Shortcuts: Why China built the world's tallest bridge
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The world’s tallest bridge, Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, is about to open in China but it’s not in a place you’d expect… Instead of linking parts of a city, the bridge spans a gorge in one of the country’s most remote, poor areas - and it’s both a feat of engineering and a symbol of China’s economic progress. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll get you across what it took to build such an immense construction and what it means for China…
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Watching: This YouTube video by The Impossible Build about the bridge’s construction. It’s got great footage and really gives you a sense of its scale.
Browsing: And for the bridge fans, I’ve got a round up of other famously tall and long bridges in the world compiled by the BBC for a bit of comparison/general bridge appreciation.
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