The Huajiang Canyon Bridge in China, recognised as the world's highest bridge, has opened a glass-walled café named Interstellar Coffee. Perched 800 metres above the valley floor in one of the bridge's towers, the café offers panoramic views and is accessible via a high-speed glass elevator that reaches the top in under a minute.
The bridge stands 625 metres from the base of the gorge to the deck, making it almost twice as tall as London's Shard. It crosses the Beipan River in Guizhou province, connecting Liuzhi Special District and Anlong County. The structure also features a 1,900-foot-long glass walkway for visitors to admire the canyon below.
Opened to the public on 28 September 2025, the Huajiang Canyon Bridge claimed the title of world's highest bridge from the Duge Bridge, which held the record from 2016. The Duge Bridge, also spanning the Beipan River 120 miles upstream, stands at 565 metres from gorge floor to deck.
In addition to the café, the bridge offers bungee jumping and slack-lining, with plans for base jumping events. However, it is not the tallest bridge in the world; that accolade belongs to the Millau Viaduct in France, which has a structural height of 343 metres from deck to peak. The Huajiang Canyon Bridge's towers are approximately 262 metres tall, giving it a total height of 887 metres from the bottom of the gorge to the top of its highest point.
