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[Varche]

I believe this is the biggest concrete arch in Europe.

quarter of the way down this page 

http://www.eurotrib.com/story/2009/12/17/154428/33 and also
http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Contreras_Railway_Viaduct

When the High speed line opened (Madrid to Valencia) it put Spain second only to China with the amount of Km of high speed rail lines. Something for the Spanish to be truly proud of.  

[albitz]

Depends who paid for it.

[Dishevelled Den]

Depends who paid for it.

A very justifiable question my son.

[albitz]

I hate concrete with a passion. I spent 20 years working with it, and still have nightmares.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

A number of great engineering achievements there Varche, and the High Speed Railway lines of Europe are gradually expanding. 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 

What a netwoork it will make one day!!

[Marks DTM Calib]

Depends who paid for it.

A very justifiable question my son.

And a simple answer, everybody but Spain 

[aaronjb]

Speaking of China, they just threw (I imagine) a veritable crapload of concrete into the ocean to build the longest bridge in the world

26.4 miles long, took four years to build, cost $8.5billion and utilised 10,000 workers!

Easy to build stuff fast when you can throw an inordinate number of cheap labourers at the problem, I guess

[Dishevelled Den]

Depends who paid for it.

A very justifiable question my son.

And a simple answer, everybody but Spain 

Speaking of China

  - Splendid.  8-)

[aaronjb]

  I was, of course, referring to the highlighted part below

I believe this is the biggest concrete arch in Europe.

quarter of the way down this page 

http://www.eurotrib.com/story/2009/12/17/154428/33 and also
http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Contreras_Railway_Viaduct

When the High speed line opened (Madrid to Valencia) it put Spain second only to China with the amount of Km of high speed rail lines. Something for the Spanish to be truly proud of.  

[Dishevelled Den]

I was, of course, referring to the highlighted part below

I believe this is the biggest concrete arch in Europe.

quarter of the way down this page 

http://www.eurotrib.com/story/2009/12/17/154428/33 and also
http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Contreras_Railway_Viaduct

When the High speed line opened (Madrid to Valencia) it put Spain second only to China with the amount of Km of high speed rail lines. Something for the Spanish to be truly proud of.  

Thank you for that clarification Aaron.

[aaronjb]

'course ... China could have paid for the bridge in Spain for all I know 

[Dishevelled Den]

'course ... China could have paid for the bridge in Spain for all I know 

In a vicarious way perhaps.


China pledges support for troubled Spain economy


http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/china-spain-economy.7vd/

[Lizzie_Zoom]

We are all relying on China's strength now for our future commercial existence!

[albitz]

For the time being yes, they are in the middle of a boom. But as we know - boom and bust hasnt as yet been abolished. It will be interesting to see what happens in the longer term. :-/

[Lizzie_Zoom]

For the time being yes, they are in the middle of a boom. But as we know - boom and bust hasnt as yet been abolished. It will be interesting to see what happens in the longer term. :-/

Indeed Albs, but I would gamble my last dollar on the balance of power across the world shifting over the next 50 years to China and India.