On 31 March, the final lifting movement saw the Taizhou Yangtze Bridge, the world’s tallest tower bridge, reach a height of 192 metres. This means that all the cranes employed to erect the structure have completed their task and can be deployed elsewhere.

The Taizhou Yangtze Bridge will be 62km long, taking into account the approach roads and the bridge structure itself. Work started on the Rmb9.4bn project in 2006, and is scheduled to be completed by 2011. The suspension bridge has three supporting towers and two spans, the first of its kind in the world.