Engineering wonder world's longest sea-crossing bridge (China)

clipped from blogs.usatoday.com The world's longest sea-crossing bridge opened in China just a few days ago, an engineering wonder designed to cut in half the travel time between Shanghai and the key port of Ningbo — from four hours to about two. But as with many/most traffic projects, planners just couldn't factor in the variables of one confounding element: humans. Since the Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened Friday, traffic has doubled. "I just wanted to drive a bit slowly and enjoy the sea breeze. Is that wrong?" one driver complained, according to Zhejiang Online clipped from www.roadtraffic-technology.com The 36km-long Hangzhou Bay Bridge is a six-lane highway bridge and the longest ocean-crossing bridge in the world. The service island at the middle of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge serves as a sightseeing location for drivers and can also support rescue services. "Designed for 100 years of service life, the bridge has speed limits of 100km/h for the main spans and 120km/h for land approaches."