China officially opens world's tallest bridge that cuts 2 hour journey to just two minutes
Anyone having to travel around the Huajiang Canyon in Guizhou, China now can shorten their journey from two hours to little more than two minutes, as the world's largest bridge serves as the perfect shortcut.
Bridges are regularly among the most iconic landmarks across the world, as everything from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to Tower Bridge in London serves both a key function and remains a visual attraction too.
You might want to think about traveling to China soon though if you want to complete the list, as the government has recently finished construction of the Huajiang Canyon Bridge, making it not only a visual spectacle but also an incredibly convenient route of travel.
Construction for the bridge officially began back in January 2022, and after a budget of roughly CN¥2.1 billion ($294,962,461) it was finally opened up to the public on September 28, 2025.
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The jaw-dropping view below of the titular Huajiang Canyon isn't just for show either, as this bridge officially became the tallest across the entire world, measuring 625 meters (2,051 feet) from the bottom of the bridge to the base of the gorge below.
This is just under double the height of the Empire State Building, and taller than two Eiffel Towers stacked on top of each other — not including the tip that as added just a few years ago.
Additionally, it also stretches 2,890 meters (9.482 feet) in length, making it just over 100 meters longer than the aforementioned Golden Gate Bridge, but still considerably shorter than the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge – which is also in China – as that is 164,800 meters long in total.
As reported by Supercar Blondie, one of the biggest features of this bridge is how much it reduces the commute time across the Huajiang Canyon, as it has cut the average commute time down from two hours to just two minutes, making the surrounding rural areas far more accessible to people from now onwards.
Understandably you might also be worried about the safety of a bridge this tall, as the prospect of falling over 600 meters into a rocky gorge below isn't exactly appealing if the bridge were to somehow collapse.
Thankfully the engineers took these fears into consideration and carried out extensive tests on the bridge before it was opened, including one which saw heavy vehicles cover almost every inch of the 2.9 kilometer gap, and it passed with flying colors.