World's Longest Sea Bridge Opens in China...

World's longest sea bridge opens in China... (but don't think about crossing it on foot, it's the length of a marathon)

At 26.4 miles long, it is five miles further than the distance between Dover and Calais

China has opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge - which stretches five miles further than the distance between Dover and Calais.The Jiaozhou Bay bridge is 26.4 miles long and links China's eastern port city of Qingdao to the offshore island Huangdao.

The road bridge, which is 110ft wide and is the longest of its kind, cost nearly 1½ billion to build.

A bridge over misty waters: The immense 1½ billion structure which is supported by more than 5,000 pillars stretches for 24 miles along China's eastern port city of Qingdao to the offshore island Huangdao