| Bridge Name: | Pingtang Bridge |
| Native Name: | 平塘特大桥 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Carries: | Pingtang Luodian Expressway |
| Crosses: | Caodu River |
| Locale: | Pingtang, Guizhou, China |
| Design: | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Length: | 2135m (7,005feet) |
| Height: | 332m (1,089feet) |
| Mainspan: | 2×550m (1,800feet) |
| Below: | 310m (1,020feet) |
| Cost: | 1.5 billion yuan (about 215 million U.S. dollars) |
| Open: | 30 December 2019 |
The Pingtang Bridge is a bridge in Pingtang, Guizhou, China and carries the Pingtang Luodian Expressway over the deep Caodu River valley.[1] With a height of 332m (1,089feet), it is the third-tallest bridge in the world. It was opened to traffic on 30 December 2019.[2]
The bridge is a multi-span cable-stayed bridge with a length of . With a main tower that has a height of 332m (1,089feet), the bridge is the third tallest in the world. The tallest tower is 15m (49feet) shorter than France's Millau Viaduct, which has a similar structure to the Pingtang Bridge. The bridge is also among the 20 highest in the world with a road deck 310m (1,020feet) above the river below. The bridge cost 1.5 billion yuan (about 215 million U.S. dollars) to build.[3] [4] [2]