The new sky-high mega-bridge soars above a canyon in rural China, slashing travel times from over an hour to two minutes.

A consortium of state-owned Chinese companies was awarded the contract ... When completed, the 12.4-km-long bridge, measuring 400 meters across and with a central elevation of 85 meters to allow ...

The 1.1 kilometer-long (0.7 mile) bridge will take about three years to build, he said. Start date will be linked to finalizing the financing with China.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world's longest sea crossing bridge, nine years after construction first began. Including its access roads, the bridge spans 55km (34 miles ...