D. READING

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    Since 1981, the Humber Bridge in England has been the world's longest-span (1,410 meters) bridge. Like most other long-span bridges, it is a suspension bridge. In a suspension bridge, the bridge deck hangs, or is suspended, from thick steel cables. They are made of tens of thousands of kilometers of thin steel wires bound together.

     The cables go up and over tall towers on either side of the gap to be spanned. They are anchored firmly at each end. In the largest suspension bridges, the towers have to be built slightly out of parallel to allow for the curve of the Earth!

(Source: Children's First Cyclopedia, compiled by M. Dempsey)

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    The construction of the Jakarta metropolitan area's new 21-kilometer-long Antasari-Depok-Bogor toll road kicked off on Thursday as the government boosted efforts to support the capital city's expansion.

    The toll road connection will give the public an alternative access to ease congestion on Jl. Sawangan and Jl. Margonda in Depok, which is the only major route to Jakarta from Depok. "The Antasari-Depok toll road is an important project as it is part of the ring and radial road system in Jakarta", Public Works Ministry Director General of Highways Djoko Murjanto said during the launch.

(Source: The Jakarta Post, May 9, 2014)