r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/rapatakaz • 1d ago

Video China is completing the construction of the tallest bridge in the world, which runs through the Grand Huajiang Canyon. The 2,890-meter-long steel suspension bridge rises 625 meters above sea level

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u/trailsman 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yea we're just letting our infrastructure turn to dust.

Other cool facts on bridges in this province: For reference, the highest bridge in the United States is the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge over the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada at a pedestrian 890 feet. Guizhou has 17 bridges that are taller.

Guizhou (province where this bridge is) has 5 of the 10 tallest bridges in the world.

“China’s opening, say, 50 high bridges a year, and the whole of the rest of the world combined might be opening 10.” https://www.engineering.com/who-knew-the-10-tallest-bridges-on-earth-are-all-in-a-poor-chinese-province/

Edit: added a title to make clear second section not related to first sentence

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u/whatafuckinusername 1d ago

Hmm…perhaps the U.S. doesn’t need bridges that are so tall?

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u/trailsman 1d ago

Most certainly a result of the topography there. Just thought it was an interesting fact.

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u/whatafuckinusername 1d ago

Yes. But following up your first sentence with that fact comes across as you criticizing America for not having as many high bridges as China.