{"id":3744,"date":"2025-11-02T14:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T14:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/supercarsblondie.com\/?p=202"},"modified":"2025-11-02T14:02:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T14:02:20","slug":"china-cut-a-mountain-in-half-in-order-to-build-a-highway-including-the-worlds-highest-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nerdwallett.xyz\/?p=3744","title":{"rendered":"China cut a mountain in half in order to build a highway including the world&#8217;s highest bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China cut a mountain in half to build a highway and then topped it with the world\u2019s highest bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Huajiang Canyon Bridge in Guizhou rises so high the Eiffel Tower could hide in the gorge below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This stretch of the Guizhou Luan Expressway literally slices through the landscape, turning an hour\u2011long crawl into a one\u2011minute sky ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And when it opens, anyone with a fear of heights is going to feel it in their palms before their tires even hit the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do you even slice a mountain in half?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guizhou is 92 percent mountains and cliffs \u2013 gorgeous for postcards, awful for commuting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of carving long, winding tunnels, China just took the tops off the mountains to make way for a new expressway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The star of the route is the Huajiang Canyon Bridge \u2013 a suspension giant that will hover 2,051ft above the gorge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/supercarblondie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/script-srchttpscdnjwplayercomplayersu51PAutI-0mMTwWMajsscript-2025-08-01T154052772.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/supercarblondie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/script-srchttpscdnjwplayercomplayersu51PAutI-0mMTwWMajsscript-2025-08-01T154052772-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"China sliced a mountain in half to build the Guizhou Luan Expressway, crowned by the Huajiang Canyon Bridge, soon to be the world\u2019s highest at 2,051ft\" class=\"wp-image-142751\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New China TV\/YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019ll make it the world\u2019s highest bridge once it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This thing is massive: 9,482 ft long, with a 4,659 ft main span, and towers tall enough to make your stomach flip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crews have poured in 49,000 tons of steel, using GPS-guided cable cranes and wind sensors because even a gentle breeze up there can get dicey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result? A 70\u2011minute cliffside crawl becomes a one\u2011minute thrill ride, finally giving remote villages a straight shot to the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/supercarblondie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/script-srchttpscdnjwplayercomplayersu51PAutI-0mMTwWMajsscript-2025-08-01T153231917.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/supercarblondie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/script-srchttpscdnjwplayercomplayersu51PAutI-0mMTwWMajsscript-2025-08-01T153231917-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"China sliced a mountain in half to build the Guizhou Luan Expressway, crowned by the Huajiang Canyon Bridge, soon to be the world\u2019s highest at 2,051ft\" class=\"wp-image-142746\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">islander_guy\/Reddit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The world\u2019s highest bridge is \u2018nightmare\u2019 fuel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A clip of the world\u2019s highest bridge under construction landed on Reddit, and the comments are pure gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNew nightmare location unlocked,\u201d one user wrote. Another added: \u201cTunnel? Nah fam. Just slice the top off the mountain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The thread is split between awe and pure vertigo, with people imagining what it would feel like to actually drive across this thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bridge is slated to open in late 2025 and is already tipped to become a tourist magnet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/supercarblondie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/script-srchttpscdnjwplayercomplayersu51PAutI-0mMTwWMajsscript-2025-08-01T154044688.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/supercarblondie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/script-srchttpscdnjwplayercomplayersu51PAutI-0mMTwWMajsscript-2025-08-01T154044688-1024x640.webp\" alt=\"China sliced a mountain in half to build the Guizhou Luan Expressway, crowned by the Huajiang Canyon Bridge, soon to be the world\u2019s highest bridge at 2,051ft\" class=\"wp-image-142750\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">islander_guy\/Reddit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expect glass walkways, extreme sports, maybe even stargazing from the towers if your knees can handle it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guizhou had already earned the nickname \u2018the world\u2019s highest bridge museum,\u2019 thanks to the insane number of record\u2011breaking bridges already strung across its canyons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This one? It\u2019s the crown jewel \u2013 and the ultimate proof that if nature throws up walls, engineers will find a way over them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China cut a mountain in half to build a highway and then topped it with the world\u2019s highest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdwallett.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdwallett.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdwallett.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdwallett.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdwallett.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nerdwallett.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdwallett.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdwallett.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdwallett.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdwallett.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}