US EditionWorld's Tallest Bridge Passes Final Test Before Opening
The bridge passed a five-day load test with 96 trucks totaling 3,360 metric tons, validating its safety and readiness to reduce travel time from two hours to two minutes.
- The final five-day static load test for the towering new bridge spanning Guizhou’s Grand Canyon concluded from August 21 to 25, 2025, successfully verifying its structural safety ahead of the planned opening in September.
- This test followed years of complex construction that began in January 2022 and aimed to verify the bridge’s structural strength, stiffness, and performance under simulated heavy traffic conditions.
- Engineers conducted load tests by driving 96 trucks, totaling 3,360 tonnes, across the 2,890-meter-long bridge, which stands 625 meters high above the canyon and features a main span measuring 1,420 meters.
- Han Hongju, deputy general manager of Guizhou Communications Investment Group, stated that initial evaluations of the load testing indicated all performance metrics were within expected ranges, while Zhang Xiangyu described the bridge as an attraction of international caliber.
- Passing the test positions the bridge to become the world's tallest and longest-span mountainous bridge, expected to reduce travel time from two hours to two minutes and boost regional tourism and development.
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