All 120 bridges completed on Lhasa-Nyingchi railway

LHASA -- The construction of a major bridge over the Yarlung Zangbo River in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region concluded Saturday, marking the completion of all 120 bridges in the 435 kilometers railway linking regional capital Lhasa and Nyingchi.

In early April, all the 47 tunnels on the railway were completed.

The 525.1-meter-long bridge at an altitude of 3,350 meters is the world's highest concrete-filled steel tube arch railway bridge.

Notably, 75 percent of the Lhasa-Nyingchi railway is bridges and tunnels, and it has a designed speed of 160 km per hour. It is expected to be completed and put into operation in 2021.