r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/rapatakaz • 1d ago

Video China is completing the construction of the tallest bridge in the world, which runs through the Grand Huajiang Canyon. The 2,890-meter-long steel suspension bridge rises 625 meters above sea level

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u/sarc-azam 1d ago

Why is it measured from sea level?

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u/AceAlex__ 1d ago

How else would you measure it? You need a reference point.

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u/banglederries 1d ago

The lowest point of the canyon directly below the bridge