The Duge Bridge (), also called the Beipanjiang Bridge, is a 4-lane
cable-stayed bridge on the border between the
provinces of
Guizhou
Guizhou (; Postal romanization, formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in the Southwest China, southwest region of the China, People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the pr ...
and
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...
. As of 2021, the bridge is
the highest in the world, with the road deck sitting over 565 metres (1,850 feet) above the
Beipan River
Beipan River () is a river in Guizhou and Yunnan provinces, China, and part of the great Pearl River basin.
Other names
The upper reaches in Yunnan and Guizhou were once known as the Zangke River.
Course
The Beipan River passes through th ...
.
[ The bridge is part of the G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway between Qujing and Liupanshui. The eastern tower measures making it one of the tallest in the world.
The bridge spans between Xuanwei city, Yunnan and ]Shuicheng County
Shuicheng () is a district in the west of Guizhou province, China, bordering Yunnan province to the west. It is under the administration of Liupanshui city.
Biodiversity
Shuicheng is home to two amphibian
Amphibians are four-limbed a ...
, Guizhou and shortens the journey between the two places from around five hours' drive to about an hour.
Construction
Construction of the bridge began in 2011. The bridge was completed on 10 September 2016, and was opened to the public on 29 December 2016. The bridge cost a total of ¥1.023 billion and took 3 years to build. It was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's highest bridge in 2018.
Gallery
File:BeipanjiangDugeByHighestBridges.jpg, Under construction
See also
* List of highest bridges
* List of tallest bridges
* List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans
*List of largest bridges in China
This list ranks China's bridges by the length of main span. Only bridges with a main span of or greater are included.
Longest spans
Under construction
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References
Bridges in Yunnan
Bridges in Guizhou
Suspension bridges in China
Bridges completed in 2016
2016 establishments in China
Transport in Qujing
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