Overview
- Opened on September 28 in Guizhou, the suspension bridge provides 625 meters of clearance and a 1.42-kilometer main span, surpassing the province’s 565-meter Beipanjiang Bridge.
- Engineers detail aerodynamic shaping, seismic dampers, intelligent cables and automated dehumidifiers, with an August trial of 96 trucks and more than 400 sensors validating structural performance.
- Officials say the crossing time over the gorge drops from about two hours to roughly two minutes for local motorists.
- The site is being positioned as a destination with a 207-meter glass elevator, suspended viewing platforms, cafes, a 580-meter-high glass walkway, bungee jumping, and what reports describe as the world’s highest artificial waterfall.
- Coverage also highlights domestic criticism over environmental damage, including claims that mountains were cut to build access routes.