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VariousPrograms | 5 months ago

As someone who doesn't keep up with bridge news, China seems to have a monopoly on incredible new mountain bridges.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_bridges

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epolanski|5 months ago

China has incredible engineers and architects.

Say what you want but the only region in the world I went that felt like looking forward is Asia, even borderline decaying countries like Japan are clearly looking forward, you can see it from what and how they build, and not just in major centers.

Saigonautica|4 months ago

When I first visited Asia 13 years ago, this is the feeling I got too. It's wonderful and intoxicating and new.

It spoke to me so strongly, that I immigrated and started my first business. Not to China, but nearby (Viet Nam). It was a very tough road, I never ended up particularly wealthy, but I have no regrets.

stevage|5 months ago

They do also have a lot of incredible mountains that would benefit from bridges. There aren't that many 600m deep canyons in the world.

AlotOfReading|5 months ago

There's quite a few places that have them, but don't prioritize bridge height. The other Himalayan countries (India, Nepal, Pakistan, etc) have similar terrain, but prefer vastly cheaper slope-hugging roads, and tunnels with shorter bridges. Not to mention the danger of winter winds in Himalayan canyons.

The US or Mexico could build a bridge over the deeper bits of their national canyons and hold the undisputed crown, but won't.