Overview

• The crossing opened to traffic on Sept. 28 after roughly three years of construction.
• Guizhou reports building more than 30,000 bridges over the years, including nearly half of the world's 100 longest.
• The structure stretches 2,890 meters across the Huajiang Grand Valley.
• Reported travel time across the deep gorge fell from about two hours to roughly two minutes.
• A previous Beipan River span about 100 kilometers away opened in 2016 with a vertical drop near 565.4 meters.