The Duge Bridge (), also called the Beipanjiang Bridge, is a four-lane
cable-stayed bridge on the border between the
provinces
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of
Guizhou
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Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
in China. It spans the deep gorge of the Nizhu River (a tributary of the
Beipan), near the town of Duge.
As of 2021, the bridge is
the highest in the world, with the road deck sitting over above the floor of the gorge.
[ The bridge is part of the G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway between Qujing and ]Liupanshui
Liupanshui ( zh, s=六盘水 , t=六盤水 , p=Liùpánshuǐ) is a city in western Guizhou province, People's Republic of China. The name Liupanshui combines the first character from the names of each of the city's three constituent counties: Liu ...
. The eastern tower measures , making it one of the tallest in the world, although it is shorter than the 2004 Millau Viaduct
The Millau Viaduct (, ) is a multispan cable-stayed bridge completed in 2004 across the Canyon, gorge valley of the Tarn (river), Tarn near (west of) Millau in the Aveyron department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Region, i ...
's tallest pier.
Construction
Construction began in 2011. The bridge was completed on 10 September 2016, and was opened to the public on 29 December 2016. It cost a total of ¥1.023 billion and took five years to build. It was recognized by ''Guinness World Records
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a British reference book published annually, list ...
'' as the world's highest bridge in 2018.
Gallery
File:BeipanjiangDugeByHighestBridges.jpg, Under construction
See also
* List of highest bridges
* List of tallest bridges
* List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans
* List of largest bridges in China
References
Bridges in Yunnan
Bridges in Guizhou
Suspension bridges in China
Bridges completed in 2016
2016 establishments in China
Transport in Qujing
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