Talk:Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct
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Second longest?
editIt is not difficult to find many click-bait sites claiming this to be the second-longest, and looking at the raw numbers this seems supportable. But for some reason, Guinness World Records awarded the world's second longest bridge to Tianjin Grand Bridge in 2011. This suggests there is some irregularity with the Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct, perhaps it is not continuous but a series of viaducts with some sections that run along the ground.
Has anyone traveled along the bridge, who can confirm if it stays aloft the whole length? -- GreenC 13:22, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
- I followed part of the bridge using Google Maps satellite view and Street View, and can confirm sections run along the ground, it is not a continuously elevated bridge. -- GreenC 13:47, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
- I've taken the HSR from Taichung to Kaohsiung, and I'm 90% certain it stays above ground the whole time after it comes out of Bagua Mountain. BigBryan0 (talk) 12:59, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
- Ok. Your experience is more reliable than trying to determine from Google Maps, but it does look like it runs on the ground in sections. It's possible I'm looking at the wrong tracks. -- GreenC 14:09, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Another problem is that the figure used is not one viaduct it is the total length of viaducts while the start and end point are more the twice as far apart.RichardBond (talk) 15:18, 7 August 2022 (UTC)