In China probably the world’s scariest (temporarily) suspension bridge…

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A suspension bridge stretching 150 meters over the Dadong River Gorge in Chongqing, at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers in southwestern China, has been dubbed the world’s scariest suspension bridge because of how unsafe it appears.

Regularly heavy construction vehicles cross a narrow, flimsy-looking bridge suspended about 300 meters above a wide river gorge leaving people wondering about its safety.
Although it spans 240 meters, this terrifying wonder of engineering has no towers or base for support, relying only on four steel cables to support vehicles up to 45 tonnes in weight.
It’s only wide enough for a single vehicle to traverse, and despite featuring safety nets on each side, one wrong move can spell disaster.
Technically, that is not a problem, as it is only used by trucks and construction machinery working on Shuangbao Bridge.
It’s tricky enough to navigate in normal conditions, but imagine having to do so on a particularly windy (or rainy) day!

Luckily, the suspension bridge in Chongqing’s Wulong District is a temporary project designed to facilitate the construction of an even more impressive piece of infrastructure, Shuangbao Bridge.
When completed, it will be the world’s largest double-arch bridge, stretching over both the Dadonghe and Xiaohegou Rivers.
However, in order to build this grandiose structure, workers needed a way to reach the small mountain that would end up supporting its center arch abutments: a wonder temporary suspension bridge!