Yachi River Bridge, Cable-stayed bridge in Qingzhen, Guizhou Province, China
This cable-stayed structure features a main span of eight hundred meters supported by steel towers reaching heights of two hundred fifty-eight meters and two hundred forty-three meters respectively.
Construction began in September two thousand thirteen and the bridge officially opened to traffic on July sixteenth two thousand sixteen after nearly three years of intensive engineering work.
The bridge represents a significant achievement in Chinese civil engineering and demonstrates the country's capability to construct large infrastructure projects in challenging mountainous terrain throughout Guizhou Province.
The structure carries the Qianxi Expressway across the Yachi River and connects Qianxi County in Bijie with Qingzhen in Guiyang, reducing travel time and improving regional logistics.
The bridge ranks as the fourth highest in the world with a clearance of approximately three hundred six meters above the reservoir created by the Dongfeng Dam below.
Location: Qingzhen
Inception: July 2016
Official opening: 2016
Longest Span: 800 m
Address: China, Gui Zhou Sheng, 毕节市黔西县004县道V55C+C8F 邮政编码: 551405 551405 毕节市
GPS coordinates: 26.84810,106.13700
Latest update: November 24, 2025 15:48
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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