Beijing Grand Bridge
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Beijing Grand Bridge is a 48.153 kilometres (29.9 mi) long railway viaduct
on the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, located in Beijing
. It was completed in 2010 and opened in 2011. It is one of the longest bridges in the world.
Viaduct
A viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early...
on the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, located in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. It was completed in 2010 and opened in 2011. It is one of the longest bridges in the world.