Construction of a bridge that collapsed in the province of Sichuan finished earlier this year. Photo: AP PHOTO

Part of a recently opened bridge have collapsed in China's southwestern province of Sichuan along a highway linking the country's heartland with Tibet, local authorities say, but there are no reports of casualties.

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Police in the city of Maerkang had closed the 758-metre-long Hongqi bridge to all traffic on Monday afternoon after cracks appeared on nearby slopes and roads, and shifts were seen in the terrain of a mountain, the local government said.

On Tuesday afternoon con

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