Siduhe Bridge

　　Situated amid the towering peaks of the Wuling Mountains in western Hubei, Siduhe Bridge spans the Siduhe River in Yesanguan Town, Badong County, at the border of Yichang City and Enshi Prefecture. The bridge stretches 1,365 meters in total length, with a main span of 900 meters and a deck width of 24.5 meters. The cable tower on the Enshi side stands 118.2 meters tall, while the one on the Yichang side reaches 113.6 meters. The deck soars 560 meters above the valley floor—equivalent to the height of a 200-story building—making it currently the longest suspension bridge built in China’s deep mountain canyons, and also renowned as the world’s highest suspension bridge. Its construction pioneered the use of rockets to launch the pilot cable across the canyon, setting a world-first in bridge engineering history.

　　The Wuling Mountains, known for their pristine forests and complex geological conditions, had long been considered an engineering “no-go zone.” As a key control project of the Shanghai-Chengdu Western Expressway, the completion and opening of Siduhe Bridge have undoubtedly injected new vitality into the development of the Wuling Mountain region, earning it the title of “the bridge in the sky on the road to the sky.”

　　Location

　　Siduhe, Yesanguan Town, Badong County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province