An 829-yard bridge in China collapsed Tuesday, just months after it was completed.
There were no injuries reported. Authorities closed the bridge earlier when they learned of cracks in the structure.
Social media videos show a landslide from an adjacent mountain tumbling down on the edge of the structure and then the bridge partially collapsing.
Local officials said worsening mountain conditions triggered landslides, Newsweek reported. The landslides caused the approach bridge and roadbed to collapse.
An official from the government of Barkam county in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, confirmed to the Global Times on Tuesday evening that the Hongqi Bridge at the local Shuangjiangkou Hydropower Station had collapsed that… pic.twitter.com/BhlFVedRLi— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) November 11, 2025
The bridge was part of a highway that connects Sichuan Province to Tibet, the New York Post reported.
There is no known evidence that Hongqi Bridge had any construction flaws.
In China’s western provinces, like Sichuan, transportation projects often cross unstable terrain, which has raised concerns about standards.
A rail bridge in Qinghai Province collapsed in August while under construction, killing 12 workers, Newsweek reported.
