22 November 2008	The on-line newspaper devoted to the world of transports	21:44 GMT+1

June 9, 2003 Work starts on longest trans-oceanic bridge A 36-kilometre bridge will connect the towns of Cixi and Zhapu in East China's Zhejiang Province, located on either side of Hangzhou Bay. It should open to traffic in 2009 and cut the journey between Ningbo and Shanghai by 120 kilometres. Construction of what will be the world's longest trans-oceanic bridge began Sunday afternoon in Cixi in East China's Zhejiang Province as the first stone of its foundation was laid. The 36-kilometre bridge over Hangzhou Bay will create a short-cut from Ningbo to Shanghai. Vehicles travelling between the two Yangtze River Delta cities currently have to use the already busy Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo expressway ...... Read more on China Daily Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Search on Select the subject:  All News Ports Tourism Database Aviation Trucking Index Home Page Press Review - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail