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What is the longest bridge in the world? |
Completed in 1956, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway that connects New Orleans with Mandeville, Louisiana, is 24 miles (38.6 kilometers) long—the longest bridge in the world. A parallel bridge adding two more lanes was completed in 1969.
A train enters the Chunnel, an underground tunnel that runs beneath the English Channel and connects France to the United Kingdom.