The highest bridge in China is set to open before the year 2016 ends.
China finally completed the highest bridge in the world with a structure standing 1,850 feet above the ground.
On September 10, engineers installed the last piece of deck on Beipanjiang Bridge located in southern China.
According to the officials, the £88 million structure is set to open by the end of 2016.
The very high Beipanjiang Bridge links two of China most remote provinces, including Yunnan and Guizhou.
The bridge was completed after three years of construction and on September 10, the engineers joined the last set of decks which marks the completion of the structure.
According to reports, the government spent 780 million RMB (£88 million) to build the highest bridge.
As the title holder when it comes to the height of the bridge, Beipanjiang Bridge stands at a whopping 565 metres above the ground or equivalent to 1,854 feet. This height is equivalent to nearly twice the height of the 95-storey skyscraper, The Shard located in London.
Beipanjiang Bridge is named after Beipan River where it crosses. The bridge is incredible structure is 720 meters or 2,363 feet wide.
It is a part of the Hangrui Highway, a 3,405-kilometre or 2,115 miles long road. It is a national motorway that links Hangzhou city in southern China with Ruili city on the China-Myanmar border.
The completion of bridge is such an ambitious project and it means that eight of the world’s 10 highest completed bridges are now located in China. These highest bridges almost all are situated in remote mountainous provinces of the country.
According to reports, the Beipanjiang Bridge is expected to open before the year 2016 ends.
It overtook the previous record holder, Sidu River Bridge, situated in central China’s Hubei Province.
The Sidu River Bridge was completed in 2009 and is built between the two mountains over a 1,627-foot-deep valley.