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World's tallest bridge nears completion in SW China
By Xinhua Published: Jun 09, 2025 10:14 AM
An aerial drone photo shows the installation of the sightseeing elevator at the construction site of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 5, 2025. As workers started to remove the gantry cranes and install elevators, the construction of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, which is set to become the world's tallest bridge, is expected to complete in the second half of 2025. (Photo: Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows the installation of the sightseeing elevator at the construction site of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 5, 2025. As workers started to remove the gantry cranes and install elevators, the construction of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, which is set to become the world's tallest bridge, is expected to complete in the second half of 2025. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
Workers are busy at the construction site of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 6, 2025. As workers started to remove the gantry cranes and install elevators, the construction of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, which is set to become the world's tallest bridge, is expected to complete in the second half of 2025. A project of Guizhou Transportation Investment Group Co., Ltd., the suspension bridge has a vertical height of 625 meters from the bridge deck down to the river surface. (Photo: Xinhua)

Workers are busy at the construction site of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 6, 2025. As workers started to remove the gantry cranes and install elevators, the construction of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, which is set to become the world's tallest bridge, is expected to complete in the second half of 2025. A project of Guizhou Transportation Investment Group Co., Ltd., the suspension bridge has a vertical height of 625 meters from the bridge deck down to the river surface. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
An aerial drone photo shows the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge seen from Huajiang Village in Pingjie Township of Zhenfeng County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 6, 2025. As workers started to remove the gantry cranes and install elevators, the construction of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, which is set to become the world's tallest bridge, is expected to complete in the second half of 2025. (Photo: Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge seen from Huajiang Village in Pingjie Township of Zhenfeng County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 6, 2025. As workers started to remove the gantry cranes and install elevators, the construction of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, which is set to become the world's tallest bridge, is expected to complete in the second half of 2025. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
An aerial drone photo shows the construction site of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 5, 2025. As workers started to remove the gantry cranes and install elevators, the construction of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, which is set to become the world's tallest bridge, is expected to complete in the second half of 2025. A project of Guizhou Transportation Investment Group Co., Ltd., the suspension bridge has a vertical height of 625 meters from the bridge deck down to the river surface. (Photo: Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows the construction site of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 5, 2025. As workers started to remove the gantry cranes and install elevators, the construction of the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, which is set to become the world's tallest bridge, is expected to complete in the second half of 2025. A project of Guizhou Transportation Investment Group Co., Ltd., the suspension bridge has a vertical height of 625 meters from the bridge deck down to the river surface. (Photo: Xinhua)