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Bridge on the river Brahmaputra in Tibet completed

The construction site of a bridge crossing the Yarlung Zangbo River of Lhasa-Nyingchi railway in Sangri County of Shannan, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. The rail-laying work of a 4,615-meter-long bridge crossing the Yarlung Zangbo River of Lhasa-Nyingchi railway was completed on Sunday. The Lhasa-Nyingchi railway features complex geological conditions, with a total length of 435 km, 75 percent of which are bridges and tunnels. The construction work began in 2015 and is expected to be completed in 2021.

The rail-laying work of a 4,615-meter-long bridge crossing the Yarlung Zangbo River of the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway in Sangri County, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, was completed on Sunday.

The Lhasa-Nyingchi railway features complex geological conditions, with a total length of 435 km, 75 percent of which are bridges and tunnels. The construction work began in 2015 and is expected to be completed in 2021.

The construction site of a bridge crossing the Yarlung Zangbo River of the Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway in Sangri County of Shannan, Tibet. /VCG Photo

(Cover: The construction site of the bridge crossing the Yarlung Zangbo River of the Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway in Sangri County of Shannan, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. /VCG Photo)