The world’s highest bridge finally opens cutting 1hr journey to 1min | UK | News
The world’s highest bridge opened last weekend and cut off an one -hour journey until a minute. When the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge was opened on Sunday, September 28 in Guizhou in southwest China, Guinness smashed the world records at a height of 625 meters.
Twice the length of the piece in London, at the same time The largest openness bridge built in a mountainous area extends 2,890 meters (1.8 miles), also known as the “world roof üzere during the Great Canyon of Huajiang. During the Huajiang Canyon, travel took more than a hour before, and the local state media says the route will now take a little more than a minute.
The construction began in January 2022 and the Great Structure took more than three and a half years to complete the summit on a river in Guizhou state.
The steel cage suspended bridge weighing about 22,000 tons has a high -speed glass lift to take visitors to a coffee point 2,600 meters above the river. Visitors can also jump through a 1,900 -meter glass passage.
It is hoped that the bridge will increase China’s tourism and economic growth in the mountainous and rural areas of China by cutting travel times and creating better connections in the region.
Before being considered safe to meet the bridge traffic, a team had a five -day test process in which 96 truck trucks to the collectively determined points to test the integrity of the structure.
China broke its own record with this new bridge. The highest bridge Guinness World Record was held by the Beipanjiang Bridge in China, which was previously 565.4 meters high. The records are measured between the deck and the following surface.
