DUSHANBE, September 13, 2016, Asia-Plus — Construction on the highest bridge in the world has been completed in the Chinese province of Guizhou, Chinese media outlets reported yesterday.
The cable-stayed suspension bridge, called Beipanjiang after the valley it is situated in, stands 570 meters above the ground.
The construction of the record-breaking structure reportedly lasted for three years with the participation of at least 1,000 engineers and technicians. It cost about 1 billion yuan (about US $150 million), according to Xinhua agency.
Xinhua reports the 1,341-meter-long bridge is part of a highway linking Hangzhou City in the province of Zhejiang and Ruili City in the province of Yunnan.
Guizhou, which is located in a mountainous area with multiple cloves, is home to seven out of China's ten highest bridges.
