4. The Bridge at Tsing Ma
Place: Hong Kong
Total Expense: $1.3 Billion* Completed Year: 1997
You must see the Tsing Ma Bridge if a trip to Hong Kong is on the cards. It links the city to the Hong Kong International Airport in addition to being a 4,518-foot suspension bridge. Said another way, it is impossible to miss.
©mageba sa/Wikimedia Commons/Tsing Ma Bridge
The bridge, which is 135 feet wide, took about $1.3 billion to build. Tsing Ma was constructed to support both rail and road traffic, in contrast to many other costly bridges. A small fortune in potential shipping revenue was wasted since the bridge was not built high enough for all ships to pass under due to a design error.
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