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| This a erial photo taken on Sept 10, 2016 of the bridge . ( Photo/Chinanews.com) |
Soaring 565 meters above a river, Beipanjiang bridge in Guizhou opened to traffic on Thursday, making it the world's highest bridge, CCTV reported.
With a height equivalent to a 200-story building, the bridge is part of a highway linking Hangzhou and Ruili
With a height equivalent to a 200-story building, the structure spanning the Beipanjiang Valley is part of a highway linking Hangzhou city in East China's Zhejiang province and Ruili city in Guizhou's neighboring Yunnan province.
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The bridge cuts travel time from Liupanshui in Guizhou to Xuanwei in Yunnan from around five hours to less than two.
The construction of the 1,341-meter-long cable-stayed suspension bridge started in 2013, costing about 1 billion yuan (about $150 million).
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| A photo taken on Sept 10 of the bridge. (Photo/VCG) |
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| A photo taken on Sept 10 of the bridge. (Photo/Chinanews.com) |
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