Aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2019 shows the Pingtang Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Pingtang Bridge, with a span of 2,135 meters and boasting the highest concrete bridge tower in the world, completed its closure on Thursday.
BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The bridge, a colossal cable-supported viaduct with a span of 2,135 meters, will serve as a major connection on the Pingtang-Luodian Expressway above the Caodu River Canyon. The bridge will be completed and open to traffic by the end of 2019, shortening the travel time between Pingtang and Luodian from two and a half hours to around one hour.
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 25, 2019 shows the Pingtang Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2019 shows the Pingtang Bridge after closure in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2019 shows the Pingtang Bridge after closure in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2019 shows the Pingtang Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
A worker looks out on the Pingtang Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 25, 2019 shows the Pingtang Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
Panoramic aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2019 shows the Pingtang Bridge after closure in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
Combo aerial photo shows the Pingtang Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Sept. 20, 2019 (top) and on Sept. 25, 2018 respectively. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2019 shows the Pingtang Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 25, 2019 shows the Pingtang Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
Photo taken on Sept. 26, 2019 shows a concrete tower of Pingtang Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 21, 2019 shows the Pingtang Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2019 shows the Pingtang Bridge after closure in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2019 shows the Pingtang Bridge under construction in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 20, 2019 shows the Pingtang Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
