The world's highest bridge opened to traffic in China, connecting two southwestern provinces and reducing travel time in the region by three quarters. The bridge stretches across a 1,341-metre (4,400-foot) span. Three years in the making, it's estimated to have cost the Chinese government around 1 billion yuan (or US$144 million).
The Beipanjiang bridge has a height equivalent to a 200-story building or almost two Eiffel Towers or one-and-a-half Empire State Buildings that makes it the world's highest bridge down to the ground or water surface.
Construction on the bridge spanning the Beipanjiang Valley began in 2013. The two sides were connected in September 2016.
According to China Central Television, the bridge is going to cut travel times between Liupanshui in the Guizhou province and Xuanwei in the Yunnan province to two hours instead of the five hours.
