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In a grand ceremony including major fireworks, the bridge is officially inaugurated8 August, 2004 A huge fireworks display on Saturday night was followed by the Olympic torch being relayed across the Rion Antirion Bridge yesterday, marking completion of the structure that takes the world record for the longest cable-stayed deck. The bridge has a continuous 2.259km deck suspended from four 170m pylons. It crosses high over the western end of the Gulf of Corinth, connecting mainland Greece to the Peloponnese. Irina Szewinska from Poland and winner at the Olympic Games in Montreal and Mexico, Otto Rehagel, coach of the Greek soccer team that won the Euro 2004 championship, and Stratos Apostolakis, coach of the Greek Olympic soccer team, carry the Olympic flame across the bridge on its way to Athens for the Summer Olympics 2004. |
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