The Towering Beipanjiang Bridge of China - World's Highest

The Towering Beipanjiang Bridge of China - World's Highest

It  is hailed by the state media (China) that the towering Beipanjiang Bridge is the world's highest bridge.

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This bridge hangs 1,854 ft above a gorge between Xuanwei city in Yunnan province and Shuicheng county in Guizhouin of southwestern China.

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The four-lane structure is 1.34 km long and cost about 140 million dollar to build.

The height of the bridge is nearly twice as much as that of The Shard , a 95-storey  skyscrapper in London.

The completion of the project means that eight of the world's 10 highest completed bridges are now located in China.

1. Duge Bridge  - Liupanshui, Guizhou

2. Sudu River Bridge - Yesanguan Township

3. Puli Bridge - Xuanwei,Quzing, Yunnan

4. Qingshui River Bridge - Weng'an Guizhou

5. Baling River Bridge - Guanling County, Guizhou

6. Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge - Xingbeizhen, 

    Guizhou

7. Liuchong River Bridge - Zhijin, Guizhou

8. Dimuhe River Bridge - Liupanshui, Guizhou

Though the world's highest bridges are in China, the world's tallest bridge measured in terms of the height of its own structure rather than distance to the ground - remains France's Millau viaduct at 343 metres.