Puli Bridge, Suspension bridge on the G56 Hangzhou-Ruili Expressway near Xuanwei, Yunnan Province, China.
The Puli Bridge stretches 1,040 meters across a narrow stream beside the Gexiang River gorge, with its main span measuring 628 meters and towers reaching 156.5 meters in height.
Completed and opened to traffic in August 2015, the bridge was constructed using innovative rocket-assisted cable launching techniques to span the challenging mountainous terrain between Yunnan and Guizhou provinces.
The bridge symbolizes China's infrastructure progress in connecting remote mountainous communities and has become a site for adventure tourism, including extreme sports like rope swinging performed in 2016.
The bridge reduced travel time from Xuanwei to the Guizhou border from four hours to just one hour, facilitating regional trade and improving transportation efficiency across difficult terrain.
At 485 meters above the valley floor, this structure ranks among the world's highest suspension bridges and features an aerodynamic steel box girder deck just 16 millimeters thick.
Location: Qujing
Official opening: 2015
Address: 8HCP+GPV, Xuanwei, Qujing, Yunnan, China, 655406 655406 Qujing
GPS coordinates: 26.32311,104.58675
Latest update: November 24, 2025 15:01
This collection presents the tallest bridges on Earth, measured by their clearance height above the ground or water below. Most of these structures are located in China, spanning deep gorges and river valleys across the provinces of Guizhou, Yunnan, Hubei, and Sichuan. The designs employ various construction methods including suspension bridges, cable-stayed bridges, and arch bridges. The collection also features notable high bridges in Mexico, India, and Papua New Guinea. These structures demonstrate how modern engineering overcomes difficult mountainous terrain and creates new transportation links. The bridges serve as critical infrastructure for regions previously separated by natural barriers.
This collection gathers bridges that hold world records for span length, defined as the distance between two main pylons. While the longest bridge in the world measures 165 kilometers in China, this refers to the maximum span covered in one continuous structure. These constructions demonstrate engineering achievements in crossing maritime straits, rivers, or valleys without intermediate supports. The Çanakkale Bridge in Turkey crosses the Dardanelles Strait with a span of 2,023 meters, setting the current record for suspension bridges. In Japan, the Akashi Strait Bridge connects Kobe to Awaji Island with a central span of 1,991 meters. In China, several bridges exceed 1,600 meters in span, such as the Yangsigang Bridge over the Yangtze in Wuhan or the Xihoumen Bridge in the Zhoushan Archipelago. South Korea with the Yi Sun-sin Bridge, Denmark with the Great Belt Bridge, and Turkey with the Osman Gazi Bridge complete this list of remarkable structures. These bridges are interesting destinations for observing modern civil engineering accomplishments. They connect cities and regions, significantly reducing travel times while offering scenic views of the landscapes they cross. Visiting them allows appreciation of the scope of work involved in constructing these infrastructures under often challenging conditions.
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