Overview
- Local authorities in Barkam said a section gave way into the Dadu River after a hillside failure near riverbank piers.
- No injuries were reported because the span had been shut following Monday’s inspection that detected cracks and slope deformation.
- The highway bridge, about 758 meters long, spanned roughly 172 meters above the gorge near the Shuangjiangkou hydropower site in Ngawa.
- Footage on Chinese state television and social media showed pillars collapsing and a dense dust cloud rising.
- State news agency Xinhua reported that an investigation is underway and traffic on route G317 has been diverted.