{"id":122203,"date":"2025-09-28T09:13:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T09:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/09\/28\/worlds-tallest-bridge-opens-to-traffic-in-chinas-guizhou\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T09:13:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T09:13:24","slug":"worlds-tallest-bridge-opens-to-traffic-in-chinas-guizhou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/worlds-tallest-bridge-opens-to-traffic-in-chinas-guizhou\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s tallest bridge opens to traffic in China\u2019s Guizhou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>GUIYANG, China, Sep 28 \u2014 The world\u2019s tallest bridge opened to traffic on Sunday in Southwest China\u2019s Guizhou province, a sign of the country\u2019s progress in improving rural infrastructure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Built across the Huajiang section of the Beipan River, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge deck sits 625 meters above the water, and the main span measures 1,420 meters. It has the world\u2019s longest main span for a bridge in mountainous terrain.<\/p>\n<p>The bridge is a key link in Guizhou\u2019s expressway network. It cuts travel time between the two banks from about two hours to roughly two minutes. The Sunday opening brought the expressway that links the Liuzhi special district and Anlong county into full operation.<\/p>\n<p>Construction began in 2022. Guizhou\u2019s rugged terrain has driven the need for extensive bridge infrastructure to support its road network. According to the provincial transportation department, Guizhou has built and is constructing over 32,000 bridges. Among the world\u2019s top 100 tallest bridges, Guizhou holds nearly half of the spots.<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s tallest bridge opened to traffic on Sunday in Southwest China\u2019s Guizhou province. [Photo by Liu Yan\/For chinadaily.com.cn]<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s tallest bridge opened to traffic on Sunday in Southwest China\u2019s Guizhou province. [Photo by Liu Yan\/For chinadaily.com.cn]<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s tallest bridge opened to traffic on Sunday in Southwest China\u2019s Guizhou province. [Photo\/Xinhua]<\/p>\n<p>For more visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/china\/society\">China Daily<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For subscriptions on news from China Daily, or inquiries, please contact China Daily Africa Ltd on +254 20 6920900 or write to enquiries@chinadailyafrica.com<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GUIYANG, China, Sep 28 \u2014 The world\u2019s tallest bridge opened to traffic on Sunday in Southwest China\u2019s Guizhou province, a sign of the country\u2019s progress in improving rural infrastructure. Built across the Huajiang section of the Beipan River, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge deck sits 625 meters above the water, and the main span measures [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122203\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}