Wonders of The World

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• The Longest Natural Arch
• Manuscripts of a Bygone Age NEW
• Sanchi's Great Stupa
• The Brooklyn Bridge
• The Oldest Known Shipwreck
• A House Under The Ocean
• Telescope Atop a Volcano
• Britain's Treasure Trove
• The Dare-devils of La Quebrada
• The Chunnel
• The Tallest Living Things
• An Island Comes to life again
• The Skeleton Stretch
• The Glowing Caves
• The Great Shells
• The Mighty Corridor
• Drawings in the Sand
• The World's largest Flower
• The Swaying Minarets
• The Screaming Skull
• A Tower of Perfection!
• Ajanta
• World's Highest Capitals
• The Ziggurat of Ur
• The Oldest Footprints
• The smallest country
• Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
• Mountain of Light
• A Piece from the Past
• Crop Circles
• Cleopatra’s Needle
• The Oldest Throne
• Giant Waves
• The Lord's Arch
• A Mad King's Dream Castle

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The Old Coat Hanger

Which is the world's widest bridge?
It's the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia.
It is 48 metres in width!
It has eight lanes of traffic, two overhead railway lines, a cycle track and a footpath.
It is some 135 m above the water and has a span of about 503 metres.
The bridge, affectionately known as 'the old coat hanger' because of its shape was inaugurated in 1932 and is a familiar part of the Sydney skyline.

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Last updated on :8/11/2004