Now THAT’S a swing bridge! Chinese engineers build 17,000-ton flyover section at 90 degrees so railway below could remain open… then rotate it into place

• Engineers took 90 minutes to swivel the structure into place in Wuhan City today
• The section was built separately so as not to disturb the busy high speed railway track beneath it 
• It was the first time the unusual construction technique was used in the country
• China is home to the largest high speed rail network in the world

Engineers took 90minutes to carefully swing the 17,000-ton structure into place today above a high speed railway track in Wuhan City, central China

A China Railway High-speed train passes beneath the rotating sector of the bridge today as engineers expertly swivel it into place

It was the first time the technique had been used in China, with engineers unable to temporarily halt the busy train service in order to build the bridge in place

The sector is connected to the rest of the bridge after 90minutes. Officials estimate it will be open to traffic later this month

The 17,000 structure is slowly brought into place in by engineers after weeks of construction(left) The unusual technique has been used in the UK in the past, though never before in China(middle)The 17,000-ton structure was rotated at 106 degrees on a 15metre axis(right)

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