BEIJING: China is all set to open a suspension bridge across the Grand Canyon over the Huajiang River in Guizhou Province in China‘s southwest, likely to become the highest in the world as it completes in 2025.
The bridge is currently under construction and with a vertical height of 625 meters from the bridge deck down to the water’s surface, the Huajiang Grand Canyon bridge has a total length of 2,980 meters.
The main span of the bridge is 1,420 meters, with a bridge floor that is 625 meters above the water level. The main structure of the bridge is likely to be completed by the end of 2024, and it’s set to be opened in early 2025.
Once open, the bridge will cut the travel time across the canyon from 70 minutes to just one minute. The facility is also expected to help promote tourism and rural revitalization in the region.
