TRAVEL TUESDAY 471 - HUAJIANG CANYON BRIDGE, CHINA

“What I do is the opposite of building walls. I build bridges. A bridge is something that connects instead of separating.” - Santiago Calatrava

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The Huajiang Canyon Bridge (Chinese: 花江峡谷大桥), is a suspension bridge under construction in Guizhou province, China. The bridge crosses the Beipan River as it passes through the deep Huajiang Canyon. Upon completion, it will be the world's highest bridge, measuring 625 metres from the bridge deck to the bottom of the gorge. It will surpass the current highest bridge, the Duge Bridge, which crosses the same river 200 kilometres upstream. The completed bridge is expected to be open in June 2025.

Among the reasons for the construction of the bridge were: the revitalisation of a very rural region, and the promotion of tourism, with the projected creation of a centre for extreme sports at the bottom of the canyon. The canyon crossing time, which is currently 70 minutes, will be reduced to just over one minute.

The construction began in 2021. In April 2023, the first tower of the suspended part reached 199 metres in height and the construction of the upper transverse beam has begun. The inauguration is planned for 2025. The bridge will have a total length of 2,890 metres, including a main span of 1,420 metres. It is supported by two main 262-metre tall towers. As a result, the difference in altitude between the future deck and the water level of the river reaches 625 metres, which would constitute a world record.

It has been divulged that the total cost of this bridge is ≈ $300,000,000 USD and it is projected that the project will be completed within the constraints of the budget!

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