Watch incredible moment mountain is cut IN HALF in China to build highway – and world's highest bridge
With over 92 percent of Guizhou province covered in mountains, engineers building the 2,050ft Huajiang Canyon Bridge had little choice but to shave off mountain peaks.
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The Huajiang Canyon Bridge cuts through Guizhou's mountainous terrain
Credit: X @nexta_tv
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It towers 2,051 feet above the canyon floor
Credit: X @nexta_tv
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Part of the 190-mile Guizhou Luan Expressway, the bridge cuts through the region's rugged terrain.
Guizhou is located around 800 miles west of the city of Shenzhen.
Set to open in late 2025, the bridge will become the world's highest - towering 2,051 feet above the canyon floor.
The bridge transforms a once hour-long, winding mountain drive into a one-minute sky-high crossing.
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The primary load-bearing steel truss structure of the bridge is built from 93 segments and weighs around 22,000 metric tonnes - three times the weight of the Eiffel Tower.
In January, builders installed the final steel reinforcement - weighing 215 tonnes - which will help support the heavy loads going across the structure.
Chen Jianlei, deputy director of Guizhou
Zhou Ping, chief engineer of the bridge, previously said that seeing his project come to life gives him "a profound sense of achievement and
pride
."
Most read in The US Sun
Work on the £227 million project began in January 2022.
The bridge is expected to open in the coming months.
Incredible drone footage shows new world's tallest bridge taking shape - and it looms NINE TIMES higher than Golden Gate
As of April, it was 95 percent complete, according to Zhang Shenglin, chief engineer at Guizhou Highway Group, who spoke to China Daily.
Until it opens,
It has four lanes of traffic and stands 1788 feet over the Beipan River.
Nearly half of the world's 100 tallest bridges are in Guizhou.
Meanwhile, in October last year
Once completed, it will stand 3,280ft high - three times taller than the Shard and will dwarf all other developments.
But Saudi Arabia is already planning another jaw-dropping skyscraper.
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China's Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is set to be completed this year
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