World’s widest bridge to open in 2023 in China’s Sichuan province
By: 3 years ago
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]