| Re: China: World's tallest bridge completes key load-bearing test - August 2025 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 21:14, 27th August 2025 |     |
I find that interesting, in that I'm very comfortable with sitting in a window seat on any aircraft taking off (indeed, I request it!) - but I'm scared *itless in any building more than three storeys high with a 'panoramic view' of the exterior.
CfN.
| Re: China: World's tallest bridge completes key load-bearing test - August 2025 Posted by Oxonhutch at 20:38, 27th August 2025 | |
My observation on the fear of heights indicated an age related connection. Glass floor of the CN Tower in Toronto and there was a happy 8 year old sitting cross-legged on the glass floor of the observation platform reading her book while her 14 year old sister wouldn't even step on to it. Youngsters and toddlers were happily running across it.
I did stand on it - because I had to - but I wasn't all together comfortable being there even though my brain told me that it is perfectly safe. Many adults did indeed avoid it.
| Re: China: World's tallest bridge completes key load-bearing test - August 2025 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 13:33, 27th August 2025 | |
No worries - well, apart from my acrophobia, which means that I have to watch any such videos with my knuckles clenched firmly to my desk.
Thanks, anyway. CfN.
| Re: China: World's tallest bridge completes key load-bearing test - August 2025 Posted by matth1j at 12:17, 27th August 2025 | |
Top hit on youtube: https://youtu.be/cY3eEQeIhyo?si=0bwOD9Og_4rxK5B2
Does look impressive.
EDIT sorry, missed the fact that Chris's post included a (more up to date) link
| China: World's tallest bridge completes key load-bearing test - August 2025 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 12:11, 27th August 2025 | |
A video news report, from the BBC:
The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in China has undergone a five-day testing process ahead of the scheduled opening in late September.
The load test is the final step before it is considered safe to welcome traffic. A testing team drove 96 trucks onto designated points to test the bridge's structural integrity.
Rising 625m (2,083ft) above a river in Guizhou province, the bridge will upon completion set the record for both the world's tallest bridge and largest span bridge built in a mountainous area.
The load test is the final step before it is considered safe to welcome traffic. A testing team drove 96 trucks onto designated points to test the bridge's structural integrity.
Rising 625m (2,083ft) above a river in Guizhou province, the bridge will upon completion set the record for both the world's tallest bridge and largest span bridge built in a mountainous area.
