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Old 09-27-2006, 08:51 AM  
SubSonic
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Seems the Gibraltar Super Bridge here in Spain will beat it (1 Million Miles Wire Cable )

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=5478

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Facts from Discovery Channel

Location- Strait of Gibraltar, Links Spain and Morocco.
Length - 9 miles, Two spans of 4 1/2 miles each
Height - Each tower is 3,000 feet tall
Width 5 traffic lanes, 2 breakdown lanes in each direction
Road Deck Material - Fiberglass
Length of Wire Cables - 1,000,000 miles (Enough to circle the Earth almost 30 times)
Cost - $15 billion
Dangers - Wind speeds of 80 mph at tops of towers, ship collision, ocean currents, traffic, Sahara Desert dust storms
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