(XU YU)

The Jiaxing-Shaoxing River-Crossing Bridge is opened to the public on July 19.

The bridge, linking two cities in east China's Zhejiang Province, is connected to several expressways in the Yangtze River Delta, halving the travel time from Shaoxing to Shanghai.

Construction of the bridge started in 2008, with a total investment of 13.9 billion yuan ($2.27 billion).