At more than twice the height of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Huajiang Canyon Bridge truly soars.
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Bridging this deep canyon cuts travel time in the area from 2 hours down to 2-3 minutes, above the Beipan River.
Standing over 2,000 feet tall, the bridge is almost as tall as the 632-metre, 128-story Shanghai Tower, which is China’s tallest building.
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The bridge’s immense height makes other famous bridges pale in comparison. The Golden Gate Bridge, still one of the most iconic in the world, stands only 220 feet above ground at high tide.
The bridge recently passed a major milestone, when over 90 heavy duty trucks tested the weight and stability of the bridge.
A massive load test of over 90 heavy duty trucks on the Huajiang Canyon Bridge. Image via Alamy.
The bridge is one of many record-setting construction projects recently completed in China, and secures the country as the bridge-building capital of the world.
The bridge under construction in January, showing the scale and immense height. Xu/Xinhua/Getty Images
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