China’s new 565-metre-high bridge to beat nation’s existing world-record holder – by five metres
Deck of the road bridge, to open later this year over valley in southwestern China, is 24 metres higher than top of New York’s rebuilt One World Trade Centre
China is set to break its own record of the world’s highest bridge with the completion of a structure that stands 565 metres above the valley floor later this year, mainland media reports.
The deck of the road bridge over a valley in southwestern China is 24 metres higher than the top of the rebuilt One World Trade Centre in New York City, China News Service reported.
The final section of the bridge, which connects Yunnan province and Guizhou province, was put in place on Saturday. Photo: SCMP Pictures
A worker watches closely as the last section of the bridge is lowered into place by a crane. Photo: SCMP Pictures
The final section of the main span of the Beipanjiang bridge, connecting Yunnan province and Guizhou province, was put in place on Saturday, the report said.
It will become the highest bridge – when measuring the vertical distance from the deck to the ground or water below – beating the Sidu River bridge, in Hubei province, the current record holder completed in 2009, by just five metres.
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The new 1,341-metre-long bridge is costing about 1 billion yuan. Photo: SCMP Pictures
The bridge will form a highway linking the city of Hangzhou to Yunnan province. SCMP Pictures
The new bridge is part of a highway linking the eastern city of Hangzhou to Yunnan province. No precise date has been set for its completion later this year, the report said.
