It promised to give engineers the freedom to build a bridge of infinite length. To spin the cables, 80,000 miles of steel wire less than 0.196 inch in diameter were bound in 1,600-pound spools and ...

GUIYANG, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday finished the construction of the main structure of a bridge in its southwestern Guizhou Province, which is set to become the world's tallest bridge.