Shantou Bay Bridge
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Shantou Bay Bridge is a suspension bridge
located in Shantou
, Guangdong Province, China
. Built in 1996, it has a main span of 452 meters. It is nicknamed "The Goddess of Bridges".
Suspension bridge
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. Outside Tibet and Bhutan, where the first examples of this type of bridge were built in the 15th century, this type of bridge dates from the early 19th century...
located in Shantou
Shantou
Shantou , historically known as Swatow or Suátao, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, with a total population of 5,391,028 as of 2010 and an administrative area of...
, Guangdong Province, China
China
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. Built in 1996, it has a main span of 452 meters. It is nicknamed "The Goddess of Bridges".