1.2M views · 6.6K reactions | 758-meter-long Hongqi bridge in the southwestern province of Sichuan, China collapses just months after opening. Construction on the Chinese bridge had finished earlier this year, according to Reuters. The collapse of the bridge was reportedly triggered by landslides. | Daily Beltway | Facebook

A newly built bridge in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan partly collapsed, causing slabs of concrete to plunge onto a rocky mountainside and sending up plumes of dust. https://nyti.ms/4qQap21 | The New York Times

A 758-metre-long bridge has partially collapsed in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan after a landslide struck the mountainside where it was built. Dramatic video shows a large section of the bridge breaking away and plunging into the river below on Tuesday just months after opening. The local government said police closed Hongqi bridge to all traffic on Monday afternoon after cracks appeared on nearby slopes and roads, and shifts were seen in the terrain of a mountain before conditions wo