Malinghe River Bridge is a 241 metre high

cable-stayed bridge A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern o ...

near Xingyi, in the

Guizhou Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...

province of

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. , it is among the 50 highest bridges in the world. The bridge is located on

G78 Shantou–Kunming Expressway The Shantou–Kunming Expressway (), designated as G78 and commonly referred to as the Shankun Expressway () is an expressway in China that connects the cities of Shantou, Guangdong, and Kunming, Yunnan. When complete, it will be in length. Route ...

and crosses the Maling River Canyon. The Maling River is a tributary of the

Nanpan River The Nanpan River () has its source in the Yungui Plateau of eastern Yunnan Province. It then flows east, forming part of the border between Guizhou and Guangxi provinces. It joins with the Beipan River to become the Hongshui River The Hongs ...

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20120111011603/http://highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Malinghe_River_Bridge * Cable-stayed bridges in China Bridges in Guizhou Xingyi, Guizhou Bridges completed in 2011 {{PRChina-road-stub

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