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How much did the Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Shandong cost to build?
The Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge is a sea-crossing road bridge of 26.707 km that links Qingdao's urban area with Huangdao across Jiaozhou Bay in Shandong, China, part of a 41.58 km Jiaozhou Bay Connection Project with expressways and a tunnel, and opened to traffic on 30 June 2011 as, at the time, the world's longest sea-crossing bridge. Chinese Wikipedia gives a total investment of CNY 9.54 billion for the bridge and CNY 14.792 billion for the wider connection project, English Wikipedia cites CCTV at CNY 10 billion and other sources up to CNY 55 billion, and no engineering or government account was opened.
Reported project cost
CNY 9.54 billion
Approximately $1.48 billion
Cost basis: 2011
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Key dimensions
- Total lengthWikipedia
- 26.707 km
- Main spanChinese Wikipedia
- 260 m
Project record
Opened or launched
Wikipedia30 June 2011