“A $20-billion bridge connecting Hong Kong and Macau to the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai is set to finally open this week, marking the completion of the longest sea-crossing bridge ever built, nine years after construction began.” CNN: World’s longest sea-crossing bridge opens between Hong Kong and China. The bridge is 34-miles long. (I know I’d have to go to the bathroom the minute I passed through the toll booth…)

+ BBC: The world’s longest sea bridge in pictures.