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Beipanjiang Bridge carries the highest bridge deck

Its roadway sits 565 metres above the Beipan River in Guizhou The Beipanjiang Bridge opened in December 2016 and carries traffic between Guizhou and Yunnan provinces. Its deck hangs roughly 565 metres above the river, measured from the water surface to the road, which is the standard way bridge height is compared. The cable stayed span of 720 metres crosses a deep limestone gorge that had previously forced long detours. It sits in Mondo's records & extremes collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Its roadway sits 565 metres above the Beipan River in Guizhou. The figure is taken from Guinness World Records, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a records & extremes fact?: Yes. It sits on the Records & Extremes shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.