A bridge on National Highway 314 partially collapsed, with pieces of it falling into the river below early on Tuesday in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said Tuesday.

The bridge, which is 150 meters long and 24.5 meters wide, spans a local river in the suburbs of Korla City, partially collapsed at 5:30 a.m., a spokesman with local government said, adding that the damaged section is 10 meters long and 12 meters wide.

There are no reports of casualties. Traffic has been stopped from using the bridge, according to the spokesman.

The average traffic flow over the bridge is 12,000 to 15,000 vehicles per day, the spokesman said.

National Highway 314, with a length of 1,948 kilometers, runs east from Urumqi, regional capital of Xinjiang, turns west at Toksun before zigzagging along the southern foot of Mount Tianshan before terminating at Kunjirap on China's border with Pakistan.

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