suspension bridge Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/suspension-bridge/ Mechanically-minded travel Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:10:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The World’s Highest Bridge opens in China https://mechtraveller.com/2025/10/the-worlds-highest-bridge-opens-in-china/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/10/the-worlds-highest-bridge-opens-in-china/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:04:19 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=12086 The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625 metres over the Beipan River in China’s Guizhou province, which is known for its dramatic mountains. After three years of construction, the massive 2,890-meter-long* suspension bridge was finally opened to traffic on Sunday (28 Sep), dramatically cutting the 2 hours it used to take motorists to get from […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2025/10/the-worlds-highest-bridge-opens-in-china/feed/ 0 The World’s Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge is ready to open https://mechtraveller.com/2020/10/the-worlds-longest-pedestrian-suspension-bridge-is-ready-to-open/ https://mechtraveller.com/2020/10/the-worlds-longest-pedestrian-suspension-bridge-is-ready-to-open/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2020 13:49:03 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=6451 Work is complete on 516 Arouca, which at 516 metres long is now the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world*. 516 Arouca hangs 175 metres (574 ft) over the Paiva river in the eastern part of Arouca UNESCO Global Geopark, Portugal. It connects the escarpment of the Aguieiras Waterfall and the area of the […]

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