On June 15, 2022, the main towers of the Zhongweixiaheyan Yellow River Highway Bridge constructed by China Railway Construction Bridge Bureau Group were all capped.

The Zhongweixiaheyan Yellow River Highway Bridge is the 20th Yellow River Highway Bridge planned and constructed in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The tallest cable-stayed bridge. The bridge is a double-tower double-cable-plane cable-stayed bridge with a total length of 1228 meters and a main tower height of 113 meters.

The main tower of the Xiaheyan Yellow River Highway Bridge, which is capped, is 113 meters high, which is equivalent to the height of a 40-story building. The main tower of the bridge has a total of 8408.9 cubic meters of concrete and 2978 tons of steel reinforcement. The single construction volume is the first time in the history of bridge construction in Ningxia.

The Zhongweixiaheyan Yellow River Highway Bridge will complete the main span closure by the end of 2022, and start the construction of the bridge deck system and ancillary works. After the project is completed, it will improve the Ningxia regional trunk road network, improve the comprehensive transportation efficiency of the road network, and improve the regional transportation conditions.Editor/Ma Xue