r/megalophobia • u/Mammoth-Dot-9002 • 1d ago
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/robotshavenohearts2 1d ago
What is up with this Outback Steakhouse commercial music
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u/jedburghofficial 18h ago
Where are you, and do they really play that music on the ads?
I'm Australian, we think the whole franchise is a bit cringey. They wouldn't dare advertise here.
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u/Independent_Main4326 1d ago
Sea level makes absolutely no difference. You could make a little bridge on top of Mont Blanc and then you’d have a bridge 4,805 m (plus the distance over the terrain) over “sea level”.
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u/Intrepid_Walk_5150 1d ago
Though, if your road is at 600m above sea level at the Mont Blanc, that's a neat tunnel.
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u/Detail_Some4599 1d ago
That's what I was going to say. I'm pretty sure the 628m is right, they just misused "above sea level". Afaik this bridge is in a mountainous region that is higher than sea level
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u/stewpidazzol 1d ago
It doesn’t feel like humans should be able to build that lol
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u/killedbill88 1d ago edited 1d ago
Is this real? If it is, I'm genuinely curious to understand the motivation to build the bridge.
I assume it saves a lot of time to a lot of users?
EDIT: apparently it is real, and there's an article on Wikipedia [1]:
Among the reasons for the construction of the bridge were: the revitalization of a very rural region, and the promotion of tourism, with the projected creation of a center for extreme sports at the bottom of the canyon. The canyon crossing time, which is currently 70 minutes, will be reduced to just over one minute.
Hummm, ok...
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u/icehopper 1d ago
As someone who grew up in a town that necessitated an hour long commute through mountain passes... This video is like a dream to me, lol
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u/H0vis 1d ago
I could not walk across that without having a full blown panic attack. But it is genuinely incredible engineering. I don't think there is any direction I could look when crossing that which wouldn't cause me to be uneasy. Plus, and here's the thing about suspension bridges, it's going to be moving. Just a little.
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1d ago
Wondering if they tested the bridge harmonics and aero elastic flutter.. reference: Tacoma narrows bridge
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u/DarthVirc 18h ago
This for autos or people. I see no car blockers to keep them from hitting the cables
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u/Urban_Archeologist 1d ago
I feel like Billy Joel’s “ Captain Jack” has entered the chat. “…and there’s no place to go, and what for?”
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u/TheGreatAmender 1d ago
Is Chinese propaganda a tad excessive now? Surely the height doesn't make a difference
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u/Headstanding_Penguin 1d ago
why though?
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u/Detail_Some4599 1d ago
How else are they going to get cars across the valley, build a jump?
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u/Headstanding_Penguin 14h ago
wouldn't a base tunnel be more effective and less expised to weather?
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u/joe_biggs 1d ago
I would not be shocked if it collapsed. Communists have never been good engineers or civil drafters.
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u/Cheap_Champion7853 1d ago
No thank you!