Two mammoth swivel bridge girders, each weighing over 40,000 tons, were rotated in perfect synchronization to their targeted positions in eastern China's Lushan City on Thursday morning.
This achievement marks the successful completion of the world's largest asymmetrical curved cable-stayed bridge.
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This achievement marks the successful completion of the world's largest asymmetrical curved cable-stayed bridge.
#china #giant #bridge #lushan #engineering #timelapse
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00:00What weighs as much as two aircraft carriers and spins like a watch hand?
00:04Two colossal bridge girders in China, each weighing over 40,000 tons.
00:09On Thursday morning in Lushan City, these girders were rotated in perfect synchronization
00:14to complete the world's largest asymmetrical curved cable-stayed bridge.
00:19The whole thing took just 79 minutes.