Overview

• State media report the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge’s deck sits 625 meters above the riverbed with a 1,420-meter main span, and traffic began after a Sunday opening ceremony.
• Provincial transport chief Zhang Yin said the crossing reduces journeys over the Huajiang Gorge from about two hours to roughly two minutes.
• Construction lasted about three years and cost more than two billion yuan, according to official accounts.
• The project has drawn scrutiny because Guizhou is among China’s most indebted provinces, raising questions over expensive mega-infrastructure.
• The new span surpasses the Beipanjiang Bridge as highest by deck-to-ground distance; by structural height France’s Millau Viaduct ranks highest, and China hosts 18 of the world’s 20 tallest bridges.