The Yachi River Bridge spans the Yachi River in Guizhou, China, between Qianxi County in Bijie and Qingzhen in Guiyang. It carries the Qianxi Expressway. Construction began in September 2013, and the bridge opened on July 16, 2016. The article does not name a designer or a client.
It is a steel cable-stayed bridge. The total length is 4,811 feet (1,466.5 meters), and the main span is 2,625 feet (800 meters). The towers stand 847 feet (258.2 meters) and 798 feet (243.2 meters) tall.
The bridge sits about 1,004 feet (306 meters) above the Dongfeng Dam reservoir. The article ranks it fourth-tallest in the world. The two towers differ in height by about 49 feet (15 meters), and the bridge carries the Qianxi Expressway across the Yachi River.
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