November 11, 2025
China’s Stunning Bridge Collapse After a Few Months
Just Months Old, China’s 2,500-Foot “Hongqi Bridge” Is Swallowed by a Mountain-Side Landslide A dramatic moment brought into stark reality this week in southwestern China: The recently opened Hongqi Bridge, spanning a mountainous gorge in Sichuan province and forming part of the vital national highway linking the Chinese heartland with Tibet, partially collapsed following a powerful landslide. The incident, though thankfully resulting in no reported casualties so far, has prompted renewed questions about engineering, geology and the pace of large-scale infrastructure development in challenging terrain. Local authorities in Maerkang — the city overseeing the region where the bridge sits —
