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Crazy footage shows China’s 2500 FT Hongqi bridge collapsing months after opening
ByRonny Reyes
Published Nov. 11, 2025
Updated Nov. 11, 2025, 1:17 p.m. ET
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A 2,500-foot bridge partially collapsed in China following a landslide on the mountain where it was built.
The Hongqi Bridge was only just completed earlier this year.
It was part of a highway that links Sichuan and the nation’s heartland with Tibet.
Harrowing video of the incident shows the landslide pounding rubble onto the bridge, with the span collapsing under the weight and impact.
A portion of the bridge appeared to fall into the river that the bridge was built across.
The destruction sent dust and debris flying across the mountains, located in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan.
No casualties were reported.
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Local officials said police in Maerkang shut down traffic on Monday afternoon after noticing cracks on the nearby slopes and roads above the bridge.
The conditions only got worse on Tuesday, leading to the massive landslide that took out the bridge, according to the local government.
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The Hongqi Bridge was completed earlier this year to create an easier connection between Sichuan and the Tibetan plateau.
Crazy footage shows China’s Hongqi bridge collapsing months after opening
A 2,500-foot bridge partially collapsed in China following a landslide on the mountain where it was built.




