One Of China’s Newest Bridges Collapses!

China is known for their incredible bridges, but one of the most majestic of them all just collapsed!

The Hongqi Bridge is a bridge in Maerkang City, Sichuan Province, China, part of the National Highway 317 linking Sichuan to Tibet.

Viral footage captured the moment that an entire section of a newly constructed bridge in China’s Sichuan province collapsed Tuesday, just months after it officially opened.

According to Mediaite:

The 758-metre Hongqi Bridge, part of a major national highway linking China’s interior with Tibet, gave way after heavy landslides struck the surrounding mountainside, authorities in Maerkang city told Reuters.

Videos circulating on social media show the moment the bridge gave way, with dust billowing upward before the road fell hundreds of meters.

Mediate notes that by Tuesday afternoon, conditions on the mountainside worsened, triggering landslides, leading to the collapse of the approach bridge and roadbed, according to a statement from the local government.

Officials added that there were no reports of injuries or fatalities, so that is good news!

I have shared many stories of China’s wild bridges, like this one:

Wow…here’s a closer look at this architectural marvel:

China’s bridges have had issues before…remember this?

Yes, this happened!

Click here to see how it ended!

Some of you know that I routinely share stories of wild glass bridges – including one that was designed to look like it was cracking!

Of course, it was all part of the “thrill” of crossing it – see where they do this magic act by clicking here:

I’d cross all of these bridges! You see, I am up for anything – like that time my wife Alex surprised me with this birthday adventure:

Yep, we climbed up the inside of a “via ferrata” – known as an “iron road” – and 550+ feet up I had to cross over like this:

Yes, I not only did it – I filmed it too! Here I am crossing over the two plateaus!

See much more of this exhilarating adventure by clicking here:

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