Four swivel bridges rotate into place in Sichuan

Aerial view of the swivel bridges on the Chengdu to Mianyang section of the G5 Beijing-Kunming Expressway before rotations in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 24, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

The 76,000-metric-ton bridges were successfully rotated to their targeted position after 66 minutes on Thursday.

Aerial view of the swivel bridges on the Chengdu to Mianyang section of the G5 Beijing-Kunming Expressway after their rotations in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 24, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

Aerial view of the swivel bridges on the Chengdu to Mianyang section of the G5 Beijing-Kunming Expressway before rotations in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 24, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

Aerial view of the swivel bridges on the Chengdu to Mianyang section of the G5 Beijing-Kunming Expressway after their rotations in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 24, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)

Technicians work at the rotation construction site of a swivel bridge on the Chengdu to Mianyang section of the G5 Beijing-Kunming Expressway after its rotation in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 24, 2024. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Zhongjun)