Overview

• State media aired live drone footage of vehicles crossing the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge as engineers and local officials attended an opening ceremony.
• The deck rises 625 meters above the Beipan River through the Huajiang gorge, and the bridge features a 1,420-meter main span designed for mountainous terrain.
• The project overtakes the nearby Beipanjiang Bridge, now ranked second by deck-to-river height at roughly 565 meters.
• Construction took more than three years, and provincial authorities highlight wind-resistance design, high-altitude construction methods, and 21 authorized patents.
• By clearance above ground it tops global rankings, though France’s Millau Viaduct remains the tallest bridge structure measured by its own height.