World’s ‘highest’ bridge opens to traffic in China

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World’s ‘highest’ bridge opens to traffic in China

 

 

XUANWEI: -- Towering over 500m above a gorge in southwestern China, what has been dubbed by Chinese state media as the “world’s highest bridge” has opened to traffic.

 

The Beipanjiang bridge, which took three years to complete, spans over a kilometre between Xuanwei city and Shuicheng county in the country’s southwest.

 

It soars 565m into the sky and cost over 130 million euros to construct.

 

The bridge is said to shorten the journey between the two places by over three hours.

 

 

-- © Copyright Euronews 2016-12-30

[stament]

Not for the faint hearted. Don't think I would go over it as I am a bit scared of heights?

[Somtamnication]

Or Chinese building expertise. 

[daveAustin]

Fair play to the Chinese. If one is suicidal, imagine it'd be worth jumping from. 

 

Another angle:

[ExpatOilWorker]

6 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

Fair play to the Chinese. If one is suicidal, imagine it'd be worth jumping from. 

 

Another angle:

 

Actually that is a cool bridge. It will actually take a full 10 seconds to fall the 500 m.

[DoctorG]

base-jumpers' delight.

[cruisemonkey]

1 hour ago, daveAustin said:

If one is suicidal, imagine it'd be worth jumping from. 

 

 

Don't tell any condo dwellers from Pattaya.

[phantomfiddler]

The trade phrase is that "Anyone can build a bridge that will stand up, but only a civil engineer can build one that will just stand up" :)

[bluegum]

It doesn't exactly blend in with the surrounding landscape.  But it will come to define that landscape. This is called progress.

[bheard]

Awesome, totally awesome!

[Usernames]

Is this an earthquake zone?

[puck2]

Congratulation to China for this bridge, finished within 3 years.

Some TV-members feel compelled to give this useful bridge/construction an adverse purpose.

[d123]

puck2 you're right, congratulations for completing this project in 3 years.

 

Puts the 3year plus trying to complete the Samkong underpass (Phuket) into perspective. Oh and congratulations to the Samkong underpass contractor for nearly completing your project

[Reigntax]

I hope they didn't use Chinese bolts.

[Rhys]

BASE jumper alert.... welcome to the drop.. dudes

[halloween]

10 hours ago, daveAustin said:

Fair play to the Chinese. If one is suicidal, imagine it'd be worth jumping from. 

 

Another angle:

The bridges over the Yangtze at Nanjing and Wuhan are already suicide hot-spots. About 75/year between them.