supported by brick pillars or suspended from cables,
but this is a new one for me, one using water for a road to travel on! Shiziguan Floating Bridge, also known as the Bridge of
Dreams, is an innovative 400-meter bridge that allows cars up to 2.8 tonnes to
drive across the surface of the Qingjiang River in China, it is between the
forest-covered mountains of Enshi Prefecture, in Hubei Province, the Shiziguan
scenic spot is one of China’s most breath-taking natural attractions, built
using German technology to prevent rollovers, the Shiziguan Floating Bridge has
been operational since 2016 for both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The
bridge is made from high-density polyethylene floats filled with water for
extra stability, so if the drivers respect the imposed speed limit of 20 km/h,
they should only feel the gentle sway of the river beneath, the bridge is only
wide enough for one-way traffic, accidents can still occur,
in 2023, a multi-purpose vehicle carrying eight passengers
crashed through the railing and plunged into the deep waters of the Qingjiang
River. Five people lost their lives that day, while three managed to get out of
the car and swim to shore. The circumstances of the accident were unclear, but
a surveillance camera caught the vehicle driving onto the floating bridge and
causing serious swaying, before crashing through the railing, the bridge was
temporarily closed following last year’s tragic incident, but it has since
reopened and is still as popular as ever, what an amazing way to solve the
problem of a water crossing in an area of natural beauty.
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