Puli Bridge is a suspension bridge near Xuanwei,

Qujing Qujing () is a prefecture-level city in the east of Yunnan province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the east and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the southeast; thus, it was called "Key between Yunnan and Guizhou" () and "Throat of Yu ...

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 ...

. The bridge, at , is one of the highest in the world. The bridge forms part of the G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway between

Liupanshui Liupanshui () is a city in western Guizhou province, People's Republic of China. The name Liupanshui combines the first character from the names of each of the city's three constituent counties: Liuzhi, Panzhou, Shuicheng. As a prefecture-level ...

and Xuanwei and was opened in August 2015. The bridge and associated expressway reduced the travelling time from Xuanwei to the Guizhou border from four hours to one hour. The bridge crosses a small stream beside the Gexiang River gorge.

Design and construction

The Puli Bridge has a main span of and a total length of . The road deck is wide and the main suspension cables are apart. The bridge cost 440 million yuan (about US$71 million). Similar to the

Sidu River Bridge The Sidu River Bridge (Siduhe Bridge, 四渡河特大桥) is a suspension bridge crossing the valley of the Sidu River near Yesanguan in Badong County of the Hubei Province of the People's Republic of China. The bridge was designed by CCSHCC Se ...

, the first cable used to erect the span (the ''pilot cable'') was placed using a rocket.

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{{Reflist Bridges in Yunnan Suspension bridges in China Transport in Qujing