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Manchac Swamp Bridge -

Coming in at number 10 is the Manchac Swamp Bridge in the United States. The bridge stretches 36,710 meters long (approx. 120,400 ft).

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Manchac Swamp Bridge - Built in 1979, the bridge stretches over the Manchac swamp in the state of Louisiana.

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Manchac Swamp Bridge - The bridge has a fair bit of folklore. The swamp waters are apparently home to alligators, and there are urban myths about werewolves and even a voodoo princess.

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Line 1, Wuhan Metro Bridge - Line 1 of this metro is the longest continuous viaduct in the world.

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Line 1, Wuhan Metro Bridge - The metro is located in the city of Wuhan in China.

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Line 1, Wuhan Metro Bridge - The viaduct opened in 2004, and is 37,788 meters (approx. 124,000 ft) long in totality.

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Lake Pontchartrain Causeway - Opened in 1956, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is one of the longest bridges in the United States.

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Lake Pontchartrain Causeway - The bridge is located in Louisiana. It stretches from the region of Metairie and goes across Lake Pontchartrain.

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Lake Pontchartrain Causeway - The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway goes across to the small city of Mandeville. The bridge is around 38,442 meters (approx. 126,122 ft) long.

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Beijing Grand Bridge -

The Beijing Grand Bridge stretches over 48,000 meters (approx. 157,982 ft) over Chinese land.

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Beijing Grand Bridge - High-speed trains run across the bridge, which is part of the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway.

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Beijing Grand Bridge - The viaduct connects Beijing South railway station with the city of Langfang.

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Bang Na Expressway - The Bang Na Expressway is located in Thailand and is around 54,000 meters (approx. 177,165 ft) long.

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Bang Na Expressway - From 2000 to 2004, the Bang Na Expressway was considered the longest bridge in the world.

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Bang Na Expressway - It doesn’t cross water, but the viaduct is built above land.

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Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge -

This bridge is part of the Zhengzhou–Xi’an high-speed railway. It is around 79,732 meters (approx. 261,587 ft) long.

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Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge - The bridge was finished in 2008. When construction was completed, it was labeled the world’s longest bridge.

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Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge - The railway opened in 2010, and crosses the Wei River on two occasions.

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Tianjin Grand Bridge -

The Tianjin Grand Bridge is around 113,700 meters (approx. 373,000 ft) long. It carries the lightning-fast Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway.

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Tianjin Grand Bridge - The bridge is located in the province of Hebei in China.

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Tianjin Grand Bridge -

It previously held the Guinness record for the world’s second-longest bridge.

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Cangde Grand Bridge - The Candge Grand Bridge runs between Beijing and Shanghai. It is a total 115,900 meters (approx. 380,249 ft) long.

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Cangde Grand Bridge - The bridge was apparently built to withstand outstanding pressure from earthquakes.

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Cangde Grand Bridge - High-speed trains run along the bridge. Construction was completed in 2010.

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Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct -

The world’s second-longest bridge is the Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct in Taiwan.

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Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct - The bridge runs from the town of Baguashan to Zuoying, a district in southwestern Taiwan.

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Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct -

The bridge opened for service in 2007, yet there’s only been one bridge since that has overtaken its 157,317 meters (approx. 516,131 ft) in length.

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Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge -

The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge. It is the longest in the world, covering a distance of 164,800 meters (540,682 ft).

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The bridge is part of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway.

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Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge -

The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge apparently took 10,000 contractors four years to build.

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