Engineers put finishing touches to Chinese suspension bridge that will be one of the world's biggest
Now that really is a HIGH-way: Engineers put finishing touches to Chinese suspension bridge that will be one of the world's biggest
By MARK DUELL FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 23:21 EST, 9 December 2015 | UPDATED: 08:38 EST, 10 December 2015
Engineers are finishing off a suspension bridge in China that will become the world’s second highest when it opens on Christmas Day.
Workers are applying waterproof materials and asphalt to the Qingshui River Bridge with a fortnight to go until traffic is permitted across.
The bridge, which cost ¥1.54billion (£158million) and took two years to build, will be 1,332ft (406m) tall and with a span of 3,707ft (1,130m).
It has been built in rocky terrain to improve transport links between the provincial capital of Guiyang and neighbouring counties.
It will shorten the distance from Weng'an county to Guiyang from about 100 miles to 23 miles, construction director Gao Heng said.
The only bridge taller than it will be the Sidu River Bridge - also in China, but in Badong, Hubei - which has a height of 1,627ft (496m).
Another major Chinese bridge under construction in Baoshan, Yunnan, will be 8,104ft (2,470m) long when it is completed next year.
The world-famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, is 746ft (227m) tall and has a span of 4,200ft (1,280m).
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Construction: Workers are applying waterproof materials and asphalt to the Qingshui River Bridge which will open on Christmas Day
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Extreme: The bridge in Guizhou, China, which cost £158million and took two years to build, will be 1,332ft tall and with a span of 3,707ft
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Impressive: It has been built in rocky terrain to improve transport links between the provincial capital of Guiyang and other counties
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Faster journeys: It will shorten the distance from Weng'an county to Guiyang from 100 miles to 23 miles, the construction director said
Chinese engineers put finishing touches to huge suspension bridge in China | Daily Mail Online
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Now that really is a HIGH-way: Engineers put finishing touches to Chinese suspension bridge that will be one of the world's biggest
By MARK DUELL FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 23:21 EST, 9 December 2015 | UPDATED: 08:38 EST, 10 December 2015
Engineers are finishing off a suspension bridge in China that will become the world’s second highest when it opens on Christmas Day.
Workers are applying waterproof materials and asphalt to the Qingshui River Bridge with a fortnight to go until traffic is permitted across.
The bridge, which cost ¥1.54billion (£158million) and took two years to build, will be 1,332ft (406m) tall and with a span of 3,707ft (1,130m).
It has been built in rocky terrain to improve transport links between the provincial capital of Guiyang and neighbouring counties.
It will shorten the distance from Weng'an county to Guiyang from about 100 miles to 23 miles, construction director Gao Heng said.
The only bridge taller than it will be the Sidu River Bridge - also in China, but in Badong, Hubei - which has a height of 1,627ft (496m).
Another major Chinese bridge under construction in Baoshan, Yunnan, will be 8,104ft (2,470m) long when it is completed next year.
The world-famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, is 746ft (227m) tall and has a span of 4,200ft (1,280m).
[IMG]
Construction: Workers are applying waterproof materials and asphalt to the Qingshui River Bridge which will open on Christmas Day
[IMG]
Extreme: The bridge in Guizhou, China, which cost £158million and took two years to build, will be 1,332ft tall and with a span of 3,707ft
[IMG]
Impressive: It has been built in rocky terrain to improve transport links between the provincial capital of Guiyang and other counties
[IMG]
Faster journeys: It will shorten the distance from Weng'an county to Guiyang from 100 miles to 23 miles, the construction director said
Chinese engineers put finishing touches to huge suspension bridge in China | Daily Mail Online