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This aerial photo shows the construction site of the Huajiang grand canyon bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, August 2, 2023. /Xinhua
A suspension bridge, which is under construction across the grand canyon over the Huajiang River in southwest China's Guizhou Province, is expected to become the highest in the world after completion in 2025.
With a vertical height of 625 meters from the bridge deck down to the water's surface, the Huajiang grand canyon bridge has a total length of 2,980 meters.
This aerial photo shows the construction site of the Huajiang grand canyon bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, August 2, 2023. /Xinhua
The main span of the bridge is 1,420 meters, with a bridge floor that is 625 meters above the water surface.
The main structure of the bridge is expected to be completed by the end of 2024, and it's set to be put into use in early 2025.
Workers work at the construction site of the Huajiang grand canyon bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, August 3, 2023. /Xinhua
After completion, the bridge will cut the travel time across the canyon from 70 minutes to one minute.
It is also expected to help promote tourism and rural revitalization in the region.
(With input from Xinhua)
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