2025-09-28 15:12
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2025-09-28 15:12
In the Chinese province of Koujczo on Sunday the highest road bridge in the world was put into use – the state media informed. The construction, rising above the Huajiang canyon at a height of 625 meters above the water mirror, reduces travel time from two hours to just two minutes.
The construction of the bridge, which lasted three years, set a world record, beating about 60 meters of the previous record holder – the Duge Bridge located just 200 km away.
The construction, measuring a total of 2890 m, has also become the longest mountain bridge in the world. His main span running on the Beipan River is 1420 m long. Huajiang was assembled from 93 sections of steel trusses weighing a total of over 21,000. tons, every three times exceeds the weight of the Eiffel Tower.
The new bridge is crucial for the local community – emphasizes the Xinhua agency. It radically shortens the travel time between Zhenfeng and Guanling poviats from two hours to just two minutes, which will facilitate the everyday life of the inhabitants and improve the transport of goods in the region.
The mountainous province of Koujczo is called the “World Bridge Museum” – writes the Pengpai portal. The region was commissioned or construction of 32 thousand. bridges and there is almost half of the 100 highest bridges in the world. Of the 50 highest bridges in the world, only three are outside China – the South China Morning Post, in turn, points out.
From Beijing Krzysztof Pawliszak (PAP)
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