Shanxi-Inner Mongolia autonomous region Bridge was opened to traffic on Oct 29 following over three years of construction, according to local officials.
A key structure that connects Inner Mongolia to the Shanxi highway network -- the bridge starts from Hequ county in Shanxi, connecting the end of the Shenchi-Hequ Highway and crosses the Yellow River to Jungar Banner in Ordos in Inner Mongolia, extending 4.87 kilometers.
Built by Xinzhou North Highway Co, a unit of Shanxi Transportation Holdings Group, the bridge has six lanes each in both directions.
It cost 1.09 billion yuan ($150 million) and a features shock transmission unit in the design, which improves the seismic resistance of the bridge.
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