Pearl River Necklace Bridge

If Dutch firm NL Architects gets its way, we may soon be adding Pearl River Necklace to the list of famous bridges.

Pearl River Necklace Bridge

Part of a proposal for a new border-crossing facility between Hong Kong and mainland China, the dramatic-looking bridge is as clever as it is spectacular.

One of the biggest problems faced by cars commuting between Hong Kong and China is that they drive on different sides of the road.

Dubbed "The Flipper" by the architects, the Pearl River Necklace twists as it crosses the water.

That means the traffic is able to swap from one side to the other, so the cars coming from both directions emerge on the correct side of the road.

The company claims the Flipper helps to "celebrate" the switch to driving on the opposite side of the road.

But the bridge is just one part of the firm's master plan. It also wants to construct a series of artificial islands to house the border-crossing terminal.

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