The Qingshui River Bridge crosses the Qingshui River in Guizhou, China, as part of the Guiweng Expressway. It opened on December 31, 2015, and cost 1.54 billion yuan. The article does not name a designer or a client, and it gives no construction start.
It is a suspension bridge with a total length of 7,178 feet (2,188 meters) and a main span of 3,707 feet (1,130 meters). A steel truss supports and stiffens the main span. The towers stand 755 feet (230 meters) and 735 feet (224 meters) tall.
The deck sits 1,332 feet (406 meters) above the river, which the article says makes it the third-highest suspension bridge in the world. It cuts the trip between Weng'an and Guiyang from 99.4 miles (160 kilometers) to 23.6 miles (38 kilometers).
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