Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge - Zhenfeng, Guizhou, China

Height: 2,051 feet Main Span: 4,659 feet Completed: 2025 Details: The world’s tallest bridge, designed to connect major tourist spots. Offers a glass elevator, a 1,900-foot glass walkway, and bungee jumping.

Beipanjiang Bridge Duge - Dugexiang, Guizhou, China

Height: 1,854 feet Main Span: 2,362 feet Completed: 2016 Details: Previously the world’s highest bridge; spans a deep gorge in Guizhou and is crucial for regional connectivity.

Tianmen Bridge - Qinggangling, Guizhou, China

Height: 1,837 feet Main Span: 2,690 feet Expected Completion: 2026 Details: Another major Guizhou bridge, set to provide improved travel through mountainous terrain.

Xiaowan Lancangjiang Bridge - Fengqing, Yunnan, China

Height: 1,706 feet Main Span: 5,167 feet Expected Completion: 2028 Details: A long-span bridge in Yunnan province, designed for both transportation and regional development.

Siduhe Bridge - Yesanguanzhen, Hubei, China

Height: 1,627 feet Main Span: 2,952 feet Completed: 2009 Details: One of China’s pioneering high bridges, bridging a deep river gorge in Hubei.

Lugu Lake (Woluohe) Bridge - Changbaixiang, Sichuan, China

Height: 1,617 feet Main Span: 5,512 feet Expected Completion: 2026 Details: Designed to support Sichuan’s regional connectivity and tourism, crossing Lugu Lake and surrounding terrain.

Puli Bridge - Pulixiang, Yunnan, China

Height: 1,591 feet Main Span: 2,060 feet Completed: 2015 Details: High bridge in Yunnan province, combining engineering feat with scenic value.

Jinshajiang Wudongde Bridge - Hemenkou, Sichuan, China

Height: 1,591 feet Main Span: 3,871 feet Expected Completion: 2028 Details: Part of Sichuan’s infrastructure expansion, crossing the Jinsha River.

Yalong Liangshan Bridge - Xichang, Sichuan, China

Height: 1,575 feet Main Span: 3,937 feet Expected Completion: 2026 Details: A high bridge supporting travel and commerce in Sichuan’s mountainous regions.

Nanpanjiang Bridge Puzhehei - Shedexiang, Yunnan, China

Height: 1,558 feet Main Span: 3,051 feet Expected Completion: 2028 Details: The tallest bridge in Yunnan, aimed at improving regional infrastructure and tourism.

As China opens world’s tallest bridge, here are the top 10 tallest bridges in the world

China's Guizhou, home to about 40 million people, has more than 32,000 bridges completed or under construction.

By: Express Web Desk

October 5, 2025 02:22 PM IST

2 min read

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou will cut travel time across the canyon from two hours to two minute, as per officials. (Wikimedia Commons Photo)

China has opened the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou, claiming the title of the world’s tallest bridge. Soaring about 2,050 feet above a river and gorge, the bridge surpasses the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado, which stands 956 feet above the Arkansas River, according to NBC News. The 4,600-foot-long structure is also the longest bridge in a mountainous region.

Officials say the bridge, completed after three years and eight months of construction, will cut travel time across the canyon from two hours to two minutes. It aims to boost tourism and economic growth in one of China’s less-developed regions. Visitors can take a high-speed glass elevator to a café 2,600 feet above the river, walk a 1,900-foot glass walkway, or bungee jump from the bridge, reported NBC News.

Technician Tian Hongrui told CCTV News: “Leaving now is bittersweet, but this isn’t the end. It’s the start of a new chapter.” Guizhou, home to about 40 million people, has more than 32,000 bridges completed or under construction.

Here are the world’s top ten tallest bridges, according to Highestbridges.com:

01
Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge - Zhenfeng, Guizhou, China
Height: 2,051 feet

Main Span: 4,659 feet

Completed: 2025

Details: The world’s tallest bridge, designed to connect major tourist spots. Offers a glass elevator, a 1,900-foot glass walkway, and bungee jumping.
02
Beipanjiang Bridge Duge - Dugexiang, Guizhou, China
Height: 1,854 feet

Main Span: 2,362 feet

Completed: 2016

Details: Previously the world’s highest bridge; spans a deep gorge in Guizhou and is crucial for regional connectivity.
03
Tianmen Bridge - Qinggangling, Guizhou, China
Height: 1,837 feet

Main Span: 2,690 feet

Expected Completion: 2026

Details: Another major Guizhou bridge, set to provide improved travel through mountainous terrain.
04
Xiaowan Lancangjiang Bridge - Fengqing, Yunnan, China
Height: 1,706 feet

Main Span: 5,167 feet

Expected Completion: 2028

Details: A long-span bridge in Yunnan province, designed for both transportation and regional development.
05
Siduhe Bridge - Yesanguanzhen, Hubei, China
Height: 1,627 feet

Main Span: 2,952 feet

Completed: 2009

Details: One of China’s pioneering high bridges, bridging a deep river gorge in Hubei.
06
Lugu Lake (Woluohe) Bridge - Changbaixiang, Sichuan, China
Height: 1,617 feet

Main Span: 5,512 feet

Expected Completion: 2026

Details: Designed to support Sichuan’s regional connectivity and tourism, crossing Lugu Lake and surrounding terrain.
07
Puli Bridge - Pulixiang, Yunnan, China
Height: 1,591 feet

Main Span: 2,060 feet

Completed: 2015

Details: High bridge in Yunnan province, combining engineering feat with scenic value.
08
Jinshajiang Wudongde Bridge - Hemenkou, Sichuan, China
Height: 1,591 feet

Main Span: 3,871 feet

Expected Completion: 2028

Details: Part of Sichuan’s infrastructure expansion, crossing the Jinsha River.
09
Yalong Liangshan Bridge - Xichang, Sichuan, China
Height: 1,575 feet

Main Span: 3,937 feet

Expected Completion: 2026

Details: A high bridge supporting travel and commerce in Sichuan’s mountainous regions.
10
Nanpanjiang Bridge Puzhehei - Shedexiang, Yunnan, China
Height: 1,558 feet

Main Span: 3,051 feet

Expected Completion: 2028

Details: The tallest bridge in Yunnan, aimed at improving regional infrastructure and tourism.