      the tsing ma bridge is a bridge in hong kong. it is the world's ninth-longest span suspension bridge, and was the second longest at time of completion. the bridge was named after two of the islands at its ends, namely tsing yi and ma wan. it has two decks and carries both road and rail traffic, which also makes it the largest suspension bridge of this type. the bridge has a main span of  and a height of . the span is the largest of all bridges in the world carrying rail traffic. the  wide bridge deck carries six lanes of automobile traffic, with three lanes in each direction. the lower level contains two rail tracks and two sheltered carriageways, used for maintenance access and traffic lanes when particularly severe typhoons strike hong kong and the bridge deck is closed to traffic.of typhoon induced fatigue damage for tsing ma bridge ==history== construction of the bridge was carried out by a costain / mitsui / trafalgar house joint venture.asia rooms construction work on the bridge began in may 1992 and ended in may 1997. it cost hk$7.2 billion. the lantau link,
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