Bridges with Longest Cable-Stayed Main Span

Bridges with Longest Cable-Stayed Main Span

The World Record ‘bridge with longest cable-stayed main span’ has been achieved by The Oresund Bridge from Denmark and Sweden.

The high bridge part of the Oresund Bridge has the longest cable-stayed main span of all bridges in the world. The Oresund Bridge connects Amager and Oresund in the island Zealand of Denmark with Skane, Sweden. This bridge and tunnel goes under water to allow movement of ships. In order for ships to pass, this bridge is half under the water. One can drive down in the water and then come out on the other side.

Bridges with Longest Cable-Stayed Main Span

Steepest Roller Coaster

The World Record of ‘steepest roller coaster’ has been achieved by ‘Takabisha’ of Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park from Yamanash, Japan.

Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park has the world’s steepest roller coaster ‘Takabisha’; with One Hundred Twenty One (121) degree incline and speeds of 100 kilometres per hour. It is packed with jaw-dropping features including seven twists, blackened tunnels and a 43 metre high peak.

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Bridges with Longest Cable-Stayed Main Span

Tallest Horse

The world record ‘tallest horse’ has been achieved by Big Jake owned by Jerry Gilbert from Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

On April 11, 2014; the horse named ‘Big Jake’ has the height of 6 feet, 11 inches. The Belgian gelding weighs about 2,600 pounds.

Bridges with Longest Cable-Stayed Main Span

Tallest Female( Young Achiever )

The world record of ‘tallest female’ (youngest: 17 years) has been achieved by Rumeysa Gelgi from Safranbolu, Karabük,Turkey.

Ms. Rumeysa has standing height of 7 feet 0.09 inch (213.6 cm).

Bridges with Longest Cable-Stayed Main Span

Longest Bench

The World Record of ‘longest bench’ in the world has been achieved by the Pazardzhik Bench in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria.

The total length of the bench is 1015 meters (3330.05 feet). The bench was constructed in the city park called Svoboda which means freedom and took more than one year to complete. The bench was designed by architect Dimitar Boyukliev. The whole bench is a continuous structure and does not have any disconnections. The bench goes around the trees in the park and can sit a total of 2020 people at one time.

Previous World Record:

The World Record of ‘longest bench’ in the world was achieved by SO Appenzeller Käse GmbH of Switzerland at Jakobsbad, Switzerland. The total length of the bench is 1013.32 meters (3,324 ft 6 in).

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Largest Building by Floor – Space

The World Record of ‘largest building in the world by floor-space’ has been achieved by The New Century Global Center from Chengdu, China.

The building is 100 meters (328 feet high), 500 meters (1640 feet) high and 400 meters (1312 feet) long. The total area of this building is 1.76 million square meters. The building was open on July 4, 2013. The building also has the distinction of the world’s tallest sandstone structure.

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