Giant, heavy bridge turned in world first

By Zhang Yu | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-10-26 18:16
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Check out this feat of engineering as an enormous, heavy bridge is turned around.

A bridge, weighing 33,000 metric tons, was swiveled around an angle of 42.3 degrees to dock with other bridge sections on Thursday in Tangshan, North China's Hebei province.

Swivelling a bridge of this size and weight marks a global first.

A spherical hinge, the major piece of equipment used to turn the bridge, set world records in carrying-weight capacity and size.

The diameter of the hinge is 5.5 meters. 

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