r/Damnthatsinteresting 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/gabacus_39 1d ago

What does height above sea level have to do with anything? Do you mean height above whatever it's going over?

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u/Babys_For_Breakfast 1d ago

That was my first thought. Sea level doesn’t matter, just tell me how far it is off the ground.