Now, let the "Zhuhai-1" satellite constellation take you to overlook this magnificent cross-sea bridge from a high altitude. The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge spans the Lingding Yangtze River, connecting Hong Kong to the east and Zhuhai, Guangdong and Macau to the west. With a to

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On October 24, the world-famous Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge , a century project, was officially opened to traffic.

Close-up, long-distance, aerial photography, all kinds of beautiful pictures of the bridge have overwhelmed the Internet. But do you know what the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge looks like from space?

Below, let the " Zhuhai No. 1 " satellite constellation take you to overlook this magnificent cross-sea bridge from a high altitude.

Now, let the

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge spans the Lingding Yangtze River, connecting Hong Kong to the east and Zhuhai, Guangdong and Macau to the west. With a total length of about 55 kilometers, it is the longest cross-sea bridge in the world and the first super-large cross-sea transportation jointly built by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. project. It uses 420,000 metric tons of steel, enough to build 60 Eiffel Towers. The total length of the main part of the

bridge in the sea is about 29.6 kilometers, including a 22.9-kilometer-long bridge section and a 6.7-kilometer long island tunnel project.

Now, let the

Undersea Tunnel is China's first offshore immersed tube tunnel. It is the largest highway immersed tube tunnel in the world and the only deep-buried immersed tube tunnel in the world. The submarine part of the

tunnel is 5,664 meters long and is connected by 33 giant immersed tubes. The immersed tubes have a displacement of about 76,000 tons, which is 8,500 tons more than the Liaoning ship when fully loaded. The immersed tubes consume a total of 330,000 tons of steel bars and 1 million cubic meters of concrete. Enough to build 8 Burj Khalifa.

Now, let the

The island in the sea - the Zhuhai-Macao Port artificial island is the connection center between the main project of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and Zhuhai and Macao. The border crossings of both places are set up on the island to realize "urban transit".

Now, let the

Exiting the undersea tunnel is the East Artificial Island, which is 625 meters long and covers an area of ​​106,000 square meters. It undertakes functions such as sightseeing and leisure services. 366 meters east of East Island are the waters of Hong Kong. Further east, bypassing Lantau Island , you enter the Hong Kong Port.

Now, let the

[Written by] Shen Mengyi

[Author] Shen Mengyi

[Source] Southern Newspaper Media Group Southern + Client

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