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Old Posted Jan 20, 2016, 11:26 PM
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I see a number of these big bridge projects often have a tunnel segment. Is it so that bridges don't block ship traffic? If that's the case, what's the point of the cable spans?
Most of the OverSea Bridges have a tunnel section so that Large Container Ships can cross over. Also in case bridge section falls, it does not completely block the waterway. For examples: Chesapeake Bay Bridge in the USA, Oresund Bridge Tunnel from Denmark to Sweden, Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line in Japan, Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel in USA, Busan–Geoje Fixed Link in Korea, the list goes on.....
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