The Changhua–Kaohsiung Viaduct () is the world's second longest bridge. The bridge acts as a viaduct for part of the railway line of the Taiwan High Speed Rail network. Over 200 million passengers had been carried over it by December 2012. Location The viaduct starts in Baguashan (八卦山) in Changhua County and ends in Zuoying in Kaohsiung. Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi, and Tainan stations are Iocated on this viaduct. Design Completed in 2004, the bridge is in length. The railway is built across a vast series of viaducts, as they were designed to be earthquake resistant to allow for trains to stop safely during a seismic event and for repairable damage following a maximum design earthquake. Bridges built over known fault lines were designed to survive fault movements without catastrophic damage. See also List of longest bridges in the world References 2007 establishments in Taiwan Bridges completed in 2007 Railway bridges in Taiwan Viaducts in Taiwan