China Opens World’s Longest Suspension Bridge in Guizhou

China Opens World’s Longest Suspension Bridge in Guizhou
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China has officially opened the world’s longest suspension bridge to traffic in Guizhou Province, southwest China, reducing travel across a deep valley from two hours to just two minutes. According to Xinhua, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge stretches 1,420 meters and rises 625 meters above the Beipan River, making it nearly nine times longer than San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.

Provincial authorities said the project is now the longest steel-truss suspension bridge in mountainous terrain worldwide. Guizhou, one of China’s less developed provinces, has constructed more than 30,000 bridges over the years, including three of the world’s tallest, and is home to nearly half of the 100 highest bridges globally.