Chinese workers are building a massive bridge with its main tower taller than The Shard. The Pingtang Bridge, which will cost 1.5 billion yuan (£168.7 million) to complete, is 2,135 metres (1.3 miles) long and connects two rural towns in the largely agricultural Guizhou Province. The cable-stayed bridge has three towers. Its main tower, standing a whopping 332 metres (1,089 feet), is 26 metres (85 feet) taller than The Shard in London and 32 metres (105 feet) taller than the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The Pingtang Bridge has three towers and the main tower is taller than The Shard with an impressive height of 1,089 feet Chinese workers are working hundreds of feet above the ground on a platform of the bridge, which is set to complete in 2019 The traffic link, which will cost 1.5 billion yuan (£168.7 million) to complete, connects two rural towns in Guizhou Province Spanning over the Caoduhe River Valley, the structure will have eight traffic lanes with a speed limit of 49 miles per hour However, the impressive Pingtang tower is 11 metres (36 feet) shorter than that of the Millau Viaduct in France which is the tallest bridge in the world in terms of its structural height. Spanning over the Caoduhe River Valley in southern Guizhou, the eight-lane bridge will enable traffic to travel directly between the towns of Yazhou and Tongzhou in Pingtang County. Workers are expected to finish building the new local landmark by the end of this year after a 3.5-year-long construction period. The topping out of the three bridge towers was achieved last November. The impressive Pingtang Bridge is 36 feet shorter than the Millau Viaduct in France, which is the world's tallest bridge The Millau Viaduct (pictured) is the tallest bridge in the world in terms of structural height. Its main tower is 1,125 feet tall Workers are expected to finish building the Pingtang Bridge by the end of this year after a 3.5-year-long construction period The topping out of all three towers of the Pingtang Bridge was achieved last November, with the tallest one at 1,089 feet China is also building the world's longest double-deck suspension bridge, the Yangsigang Bridge, across the Yangtze River in the central city of Wuhan. The Yangsigang Bridge boasts a single span of 1,700 metres (5,577 feet) over the Yangtze River and will cost a whopping eight billion yuan (£900 million) to construct. It is expected to complete in October. The bridge's span is 221 metres (725 feet) shorter than that of Japan's Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world. But the Japanese bridge, which crosses the busy Akashi Strait, only has one level. A 1,000-tonne steel beam is lifted to be installed last November at the construction site of the Yangsigang Bridge in China The enormous bridge over the Yangtze River will be the world's longest double-deck suspension bridge when it's complete Chinese engineers have constructed a number of world-record-holding bridges in recent years. Last October, the world's longest sea-crossing bridge officially opened to traffic in southern China. The gargantuan Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge consists of a 22.9-kilometre-long (14.2-mile-long) oversea bridge and a 6.7-kilometre-long (4.2-mile-long) undersea tunnel, which is connected to the bridge by two artificial islands. Stretching across 55 kilometres (34 miles), the bridge is 22.5 kilometres (14 miles) longer than the width of the English Channel from Dover in the United Kingdom to Calais in France. The structure is the sixth longest bridge on earth. In 2016, Chinese workers completed an impressive mountain overpass branded as the highest bridge in the world. The enormous Beipanjiang Bridge, which is built at over 563 metres (1,850) feet high, links two of China most remote provinces, Yunnan and Guizhou. The world's longest bridges (...and Britain doesn't even make the top 100!) 1. Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge This Chinese bridge is 102.4 miles long - making it the world's longest bridge. It hosts the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. Its construction took four years, employing 10,000 people, and cost more than £6billion. 2. Changhua-Kaohsiung Viaduct Over 200million passengers have used this Taiwanese rail link since it was opened in 2007. It is 97.8 miles in length and is built across numerous viaducts in a bid to avert earthquake damage. 3. Tianjin Grand Bridge Another entrant in the top 10 from China, the Tianjin Grand Bridge carries the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. It is 70.6 miles long and was completed in 2010 - before being opened one year later. 4. Cangde Grand Bridge The Cangde Grand Bridge has been designed to withstand earthquakes and sits on more than 3,000 piers along its 65-mile length. 5. Weinan Weihe Grand Bridge Not only does this bridge cross the Wei River twice during its 49.5-mile journey, but it also offers scenic views of many other rivers. When it was completed in 2008 it was the longest bridge in the world - but it was quickly surpassed by the previous contenders. 6. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge This 34-mile link was in the works for years - but was left mired in controversy following a series of worker deaths and injuries. During construction, there were 10 fatalities on the Hong Kong stretch with as many as 600 hurt. One politician even branded it the 'bridge of blood and tears' - and 21 employees at a contractor were eventually arrested on safety charges. 56. Europe's longest bridge - Portugal's Vasco da GamaThis 7.6-mile bridge spans the Tagus River in Portugal's capital Lisbon. It carries six road lanes, each with a speed limit of 75mph - except one section which is limited 60mph. 119. Britain's longest bridge - Birmingham's Bromford Viaduct Trailing far behind its Asian cousins, the Bromford Viaduct is a paltry 3.5miles long, carrying the M6 motorway between Castle Bromwich and Gravelly Hill in Birmingham. It is just a quarter of a mile longer than the Second Severn Crossing.All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility