World’s highest bridge now open to motorists

Taking the high-way: The Beipanjiang Bridge connecting the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. — AFP

BEIJING: The world’s highest bridge has opened to traffic in China, connecting two provinces in the mountainous southwest and reducing travel times by as much as three-quarters, local authorities said.

The Beipanjiang Bridge soars 565m above a river and connects the two mountainous provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, the Guizhou provincial transport department said in a statement on its official website yesterday.