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The Qingshui River Bridge (Qingshuihe Bridge) is a
suspension bridge A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck (bridge), deck is hung below suspension wire rope, cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridg ...
in Guizhou,
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, measuring above the
Qingshuihe River The Qingshui River is a tributary of the Wu River (Yangtze River tributary), Wu River in Guizhou Province, China. It is interrupted by the Dahuashui Dam. See also * Qingshui (disambiguation), Other Qingshuis in China and on Taiwan References

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, is the third highest suspension bridge in world. It is also one of the longest bridges with a main span of . The two towers of the suspension bridge are and tall. The main span uses a steel truss for deck support and stiffening. The bridge is part of the Guiweng Expressway. The bridge cost ¥1.54billion (£158million). The bridge was built to improve transportation in the region and will shorten the travel distance between Weng'an County and
Guiyang Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, ...
from 160 km down to 38 km. The bridge was opened for traffic on December 31, 2015.


See also

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List of bridges in China This list of bridges in China includes notable bridges. China has a long history in bridge construction. The oldest bridge still in existence in China is the Anji Bridge, constructed during the years between 595 and 605. During the infrastructu ...
* List of highest bridges in the world * List of longest suspension bridge spans


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External links


Qingshuihe Bridge on HighestBridges.com
Bridges in Guizhou Suspension bridges in China Bridges completed in 2015 {{PRChina-bridge-struct-stub