The Beipanjiang bridge, which took three years to build and
cost £114million, stretches for almost a mile over the Nizhu River Gorge in
southwestern China.Anyone crossing this bridge will need a good head for
heights - as it has been hailed the tallest in the world.
The £114million bridge opened to traffic today, connecting
Xuanwei city in Yunnan province and Shuicheng in Guizhou, southwestern China.Hanging 565 metres above a gorge, Beipanjiang bridge has
been built to save motorists more than four hours in journey time, according to
China's CCTV broadcaster.
The 0.83 mile-long four lane bridge opened to great fanfare
after it took more than three years to build.Engineers constructing the cable-stayed bridge were filmed
teetering on the edge of the huge steel structure during the works.Even as fog covered the gigantic structure, which stretches
across the Nizhu River Gorge, they continued to work on the bridge so it could
open before the end of 2016. According to the engineers, the deviation in
construction must be within five millimeters.China is also home to the second and third highest bridges -
the Sidu River Bridge and the Puli Bridge, respectively.
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