2024-11-24T07:55:17-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149984176/the-world-s-highest-bridge-opens-in-china Alexander Walter 2016-12-30T13:18:00-05:00 >2016-12-30T13:20:59-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f5/f5yp6ld7trx7cgpv.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The world&rsquo;s highest bridge officially opened Thursday in China, spanning a gorge that&rsquo;s almost 2,000 feet deep. The Beipanjiang Bridge in southwest China took three years to build, and cost $146.7 million. The four-lane structure stands 1,854 feet above the Beipan River below. [...] Technically, France&rsquo;s Millau Viaduct bridge still holds the title of world&rsquo;s tallest bridge, thanks to the height of its towers rising from the valley floor. But its road bed is a mere 890 feet above the ground.</p></em><br /><br /><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/hu/huugpxgselkkcr87.jpg"></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/0d/0dl4cdcmll6hwuvt.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/mw/mw7y2a5adxtgt5n8.jpg"></p><p><em>Photos by&nbsp;Eric Sakowski (Illustration of the completed bridge by Jon Fether, Jesus Catalan, Eric Sakowski); Images via <a href="http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Beipanjiang_Bridge_Duge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HighestBridges.com</a>.</em></p><p>Related stories in the Archinect news:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149968334/china-s-record-breaking-glass-bridge-already-closed-again-after-two-weeks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">China's record-breaking glass bridge already closed again after two weeks</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149965286/world-s-longest-and-highest-glass-bridge-opens-in-china" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">World's longest and highest glass bridge opens in China</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149975398/next-architects-design-a-swooping-mobius-strip-bridge-for-changsha-china" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NEXT Architects design a swooping "Mobius strip" bridge for Changsha, China</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149960423/a-look-at-penda-s-elegant-san-shan-bridge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A look at penda's elegant San Shan Bridge</a></li></ul>