The world's highest bridge is in China, 565 meters high and 1,340 meters long

(Patria) - Walking across a bridge located 565 meters above the Beipan River is an experience that leaves few indifferent.

The Beipanjiang suspension bridge, also known as Duge, officially opened in 2016, is the highest bridge in the world.

This refers to the distance separating the tires of wheels or soles of shoes from the water surface, and the one on Beipanjiang inspires admiration or dizziness.

With the opening of the bridge, the Chinese also celebrated the achievement of building the first bridge that exceeded 500 meters.

You will find the record-breaking bridge on the border of two Chinese provinces in the south of the country: Guizhou and Yunnan.

The entire area is known for its beautiful, exciting nature, reports Punkufer.hr.

The region where mountains intertwine with plateaus, rivers, and canyons is truly dramatic and full of various bridges, but Duge is the crown jewel of this picturesque place.

It took the Chinese three years to build the 1,340-meter-long bridge, and with this construction feat, they significantly shortened the journey between two districts, saving up to three hours of driving.

The world's highest bridge is part of a highway that stretches an incredible 2,935 kilometers from east to west, from the city of Hangzhou near Shanghai to the border with Myanmar.

No other corner of the world has as many high bridges as the remote Chinese province of Guizhou.

Every 50 kilometers of the Beipan River, you will find a road or railway bridge, often engineering masterpieces that push the boundaries of construction.