The Jintan Yellow River Bridge, which is the widest of its kind in Gansu province, opened to traffic on Oct 17.

The Jintan Yellow River Bridge in Baiyin, Gansu province, is put into use on Oct 17. [Photo/Wechat account of Gansufabu]

The 1.09 km long and 36.5 m wide bridge is a prominent project of the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan (2016-20)" in Jingyuan county, Baiyin, Northwest China’s Gansu province.

The bridge will greenlight vehicles at the speed of 60 km per hour on the main road, and 30 km per hour on the auxiliary road.

With a total investment of 405 million yuan($56.05 million), the bridge started construction in July 2017 and was completed on time, despite the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.