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World's tallest bridge set for load testing in South West China

  • Writer: rollenews
    rollenews
  • Aug 21
  • 1 min read

Updated: Aug 27

Engineers on Thursday launched a load testing on the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, which is set to become the world's tallest bridge.

This aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 21, 2025 shows a load testing on the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
This aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 21, 2025 shows a load testing on the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

The suspension bridge has a vertical height of 625 meters from the bridge deck down to the river surface.



This aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 21, 2025 shows a load testing on the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
This aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 21, 2025 shows a load testing on the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

The 2,890-meter bridge, with a span of 1,420 meters, is also the world's largest span bridge to be built in a mountainous area.


(Xinhua)

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