Potain tower on world’s tallest bridge in China

On cliffs too remote for traditional cranes, a Potain MCT 385 helped lift massive bridge components for China’s newest engineering marvel.

A Potain MCT 385 flat top tower crane wrapped up its work on the world’s tallest bridge, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou, southwestern China.

With a vertical clearance of 625 metres (2,051 feet) between the bridge deck and the river below, the structure more than doubles the height…

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