World’s widest bridge to open in 2023 in China’s Sichuan province

Tuojiang River bridge in Chengdu, Southwest China

The construction site of the extra wide Tuojiang River bridge in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, on March 8, 2022. [Photo/IC via China Daily/Asia News Network]

BEIJING — A bridge built on the Tuojiang River in Southwest China’s Sichuan province is expected to become the widest bridge in the world, able to contain a full-size football pitch.

The bridge is set to open in August 2023, as it recently completed the pile foundation construction. The bridge will have a total length of 963 meters and 86.7-meter width at its widest point.

The design sketch of the extra wide Tuojiang River bridge. [Photo/IC via China Daily/Asia News Network]

The construction site of the extra wide Tuojiang River bridge in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, on March 8, 2022. [Photo/IC via China Daily/Asia News Network]

Tuojiang River in Chengdu, Sichuan, on March 8, 2022. [Photo/IC via China Daily/Asia News Network]

The design sketch of the extra wide Tuojiang River bridge. [Photo/IC via China Daily/Asia News Network]

The construction site of the extra wide Tuojiang River bridge in Chengdu, Southwest China’s Sichuan province, March 8, 2022. [Photo/IC via China Daily/Asia News Network]

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