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World’s Tallest Bridge Opens in China

  • The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge opened to traffic on September 28, 2025, in Guizhou province, China, becoming the world's highest bridge.
  • China's recent decades of rapid growth and heavy infrastructure investment led to this project, which took over three years to complete.
  • The bridge stands 625 meters over the Beipan River and boasts a main span of 1,420 meters, setting new height and span records for bridges located in mountainous regions.
  • Zhang Yin, head of the provincial transport department, said on September 24 the bridge reduces travel time from two hours to two minutes and boosts regional development.
  • The bridge’s opening drastically improves transportation and injects new vitality into the local economy, also creating plans for tourism including viewing halls and extreme sports platforms.
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The highest bridge in the world was opened to traffic on Sunday in China, culminating in an engineering feat that took three years of construction, the official press reported.

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The suspension bridge over the Huajiang Gorge in Guizhou Province, southern China, rises 625 meters above the valley floor.

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South China Morning Post broke the news in Hong Kong on Friday, September 26, 2025.
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