Saturday, October 19, 2013

U.S.A POSTCARD COLLECTION

The San Francisco - Oakland bay bridge (Bay Bridge)
2 Guinness Book of World Record holder

The Bay Bridge Sets Two World Records!
The Guinness World Records has crowned the new East Span the widest bridge, with a total deck width of 258.33 feet (78.740 m), including 10 lanes of roadway, a 15.5-ft-wide (4.724-m) bike path and a gap where the central tower supports the two bridge deck sections.

The new bridge has also been honored with the title for longest self-anchored suspension span bridge in the world, with a length of 2,047 feet.