Bridges have a way of captivating our imagination, large unlikely structures hanging against gravity. But no engineering wonder can be more picturesque than the new bridge Duge completed, part of the Hangzhou-G56 Ruili highway connecting two spectacular cliffs in a remote area of China.
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The bridge stretches 4,400 feet through a spectacular valley, but the distance below that makes it really impressive. Hangs a 1,854-foot road over the Beipan River, making it the tallest bridge in the world. It is more than 200 feet higher than the bridge of the river PSUDI, its closest competitor, which is also in China.
It may seem like a great exercise, rather than convenient, to bridge in a remote place, but it is a critical part of the road connecting the cities of Qujing and Liupanshui. Travel time between the two cities was reduced to three hours thanks to the bridge.
The extension connects the bridge is impressive, to say the least. (Although if you are afraid of heights, you can keep your eyes looking aside while driving through it.)
Construction of the bridge began in 2011 and was completed in September 2016, but did not open to traffic until this month.
China now has 15 of the 20 highest bridges in the world. They are clearly monopolizing the market in this category. By comparison, the tallest bridge in the United States, the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado, is about 900 feet lower than the Duge. The Royal Gorge Bridge is the tallest bridge in the world until recently, in 2001, but now ranks a poor 17.
For a really impressive at Duge look bridge, look at this short video above emphasize the period, filmed before the construction was completed.
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