{"id":122113,"date":"2011-06-30T22:40:42","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T05:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=122113"},"modified":"2011-06-30T22:43:16","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T05:43:16","slug":"china-opens-worlds-longest-bridge-would-you-cross-if-you-came-to-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2011\/06\/china-opens-worlds-longest-bridge-would-you-cross-if-you-came-to-it\/","title":{"rendered":"China Opens World&#8217;s Longest Bridge: Would You Cross If You Came To It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/m\/shandong\/e\/2011-07\/01\/content_12816112.htm\">bridge that links the port city of Qingdao with an offshore island Huangdao opened today<\/a> in Shandong province. The Jiaozhou bridge, which spans 26.3 miles, cost reportedly $2.3 billion and is the longest bridge in the world. NPR <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/thetwo-way\/2011\/06\/30\/137520889\/china-opens-worlds-longest-bridge-would-you-cross-if-you-came-to-it\"><strong>asked its audience whether or not they would drive on the bridge.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is an online video about the bridge:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4PMuY5Kg8CE?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bridge that links the port city of Qingdao with an offshore island Huangdao opened today in Shandong province. The Jiaozhou bridge, which spans 26.3 miles, cost reportedly $2.3 billion and is the longest bridge in the world. NPR asked its audience whether or not they would drive on the bridge. 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