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The world’s longest single-tower suspension bridge.

1. A record-breaking bridge in southwest China passed a demanding load test on Monday, clearing the way for faster travel along a belt and road corridor that will facilitate links to Southeast Asia, according to state media reports. In an eight-day test that began on July 11, trucks carrying up to 1,280 tonnes (1,411 tons) of cargo drove back and forth non-stop over the Luzhijiang Bridge in the southwestern province of Yunnan, according to Science and Technology Daily, the newspaper of China’s Ministry of Science and Technology. The 800-meter-long (2,625 feet) bridge, which holds the record for the world’s longest single-tower suspension bridge, is expected to cut travel time between the cities of Yuxi and Chuxiong from 1½ hours to just two minutes. (Source: scmp.com)