John Deighton worked in San Diego.
The Xiamen Zhangzhou Bridge is a 11.70 km bridge across the Jiulong River estuary as the river enters Xiamen Bay .. Xiamen Bay. Xiamen Bay. Jiulong River. Jiulong River. Xiamen. Xiamen. Zhangzhou. Zhangzhou. The bridge 's main cable-stayed bridge span is 780 m long , the ninth longest in the world .. cable-stayed bridge. cable-stayed bridge. ninth longest in the world. List of largest cable-stayed bridges. The cable stayed section is supported by two 227 m high towers .. Construction of the bridge began in August 2009 .. The bridge was opened in May , 2013 .. The bridge carries traffic between the Haicang District in Xiamen to the north of the bay and Longhai , Zhangzhou to the south .. Xiamen. Xiamen. Zhangzhou. Zhangzhou. Haicang District. Haicang District. Longhai. Longhai City. It has six lanes of traffic and a speed limit of 100 km / h .. The bridge has reduced the travel time across the bay from 2 hours down to 30 minutes .