Tied-arch bridge part of Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway successfully closed

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 15, 2025 show the construction site of a super major bridge of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway, which crosses over the Baoding-Cangzhou expressway, in north China's Hebei Province. The tied-arch bridge part of the super major bridge was successfully closed on Saturday. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

The Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway is a pivotal section of the Beijing-Kunming high-speed railway that belongs to a greater high-speed rail artery network consisting eight vertical lines and eight horizontal lines in the country. 

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 15, 2025 show the construction site of a super major bridge of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway, which crosses over the Baoding-Cangzhou expressway, in north China's Hebei Province. The tied-arch bridge part of the super major bridge was successfully closed on Saturday. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 15, 2025 show the construction site of a super major bridge of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway, which crosses over the Baoding-Cangzhou expressway, in north China's Hebei Province. The tied-arch bridge part of the super major bridge was successfully closed on Saturday. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 15, 2025 show the construction site of a super major bridge of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway, which crosses over the Baoding-Cangzhou expressway, in north China's Hebei Province. The tied-arch bridge part of the super major bridge was successfully closed on Saturday. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 15, 2025 show the construction site of a super major bridge of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway, which crosses over the Baoding-Cangzhou expressway, in north China's Hebei Province. The tied-arch bridge part of the super major bridge was successfully closed on Saturday. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 15, 2025 show the construction site of a super major bridge of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway, which crosses over the Baoding-Cangzhou expressway, in north China's Hebei Province. The tied-arch bridge part of the super major bridge was successfully closed on Saturday. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 15, 2025 show the construction site of a super major bridge of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway, which crosses over the Baoding-Cangzhou expressway, in north China's Hebei Province. The tied-arch bridge part of the super major bridge was successfully closed on Saturday. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 15, 2025 show the construction site of a super major bridge of the Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway, which crosses over the Baoding-Cangzhou expressway, in north China's Hebei Province. The tied-arch bridge part of the super major bridge was successfully closed on Saturday. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)