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The world's longest sea bridge has . It links Hong Kong and Macau to mainland China. The bridge is the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and is 55 kilometres long. The bridge over a decade to . Builders had to artificial islands in the Pearl River Delta to provide the supports for the bridge. There is also a 6.7-kilometre underwater tunnel in the middle of the bridge. This is to ships to sail through the Delta. The new bridge longer than 14 Golden Gate Bridges up end to end. The bridge will greatly the time it takes to from mainland China to Hong Kong and Macau. The journey time to Macau has been cut from over three hours to just 30 minutes.

Chinese President Xi Jinping the opening ceremony of the bridge on Thursday. He hopes the new crossing will help to 68 million people in 11 different cities. China's government that up to 29,000 cars will cross the sea link daily by the year 2030. A trade and tourism expert said: "This Hong Kong a lot more accessible for goods, passengers and trade, so this is a benefit from the economic perspective." The bridge will be to tourists to across it. However, local car owners will not able to the bridge unless they have a special permit. Most drivers will a shuttle bus to make the journey. The shuttle buses will $8-$10 for a single trip.