The Huajiang Canyon Bridge is a suspension bridge in Guizhou in China. The bridge crosses the Beipan River as it passes through the deep Huajiang Canyon and is the world’s highest bridge, measuring 625 metres (2,051 ft) from the bridge deck to the bottom of the gorge. It surpasses the previous highest bridge, the Duge Bridge, which crosses the same river 200 kilometres (120 mi) upstream. The bridge was opened to the public on 28 September 2025.
Among the reasons for the construction of the bridge were the revitalization of a very rural region, and the promotion of tourism, with the projected creation of a center for extreme sports at the bottom of the canyon. Guizhou is economically depressed, exceptionally rugged, and for much of its history isolated from the rest of China by its karst topography. The canyon crossing time, which previously took 70 minutes, will be reduced to just over one minute.
Construction began on 18 January 2022. On 21 April 2023, the first tower of the suspended part reached 199 metres (653 ft) in height and the construction of the upper transverse beam had begun. On 21 August 2025, the Huajiang Canyon Bridge started its load test. The test was successfully completed on 25 August 2025. The bridge was opened officially on Sunday, 28 September 2025.
The bridge has a total length of 2,890 metres (9,480 ft), including a main span of 1,420 metres (4,660 ft). It is supported by two main 262-metre-tall (860 ft) towers. As a result, the difference in altitude between the deck and the water level of the river reaches 625 metres (2,051 ft), a world record. The bridge carries the Guizhou S57, Liuzhi-Anlong Expressway highway connecting Liuzhi Special District and Anlong County. A fiber optic load cell cable is embedded in three of the 217 carrying cable strands to provide live monitoring of the bridge state.
At the level below the car deck, there is a glass sightseeing walkway. On top of one of the bridge towers there is a specialty coffeehouse with panoramic views. The bridge has facilities for extreme sports such as bungee jumping and paragliding integrated by design.
