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Wuyanghe is one of several high beam bridges on the north-south highway between Sinan and the G60 expressway in Guizhou Province. Several different configurations were studied before they decided on a double beam span of 180 meters on piers as high as 120 meters. The other designs included a cable stayed bridge with a span of 270 meters and single span beams as long as 230 meters. | Wuyanghe is one of several high beam bridges on the north-south highway between Sinan and the G60 expressway in Guizhou Province. Several different configurations were studied before they decided on a double beam span of 180 meters on piers as high as 120 meters. The other designs included a cable stayed bridge with a span of 270 meters and single span beams as long as 230 meters. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:05, 7 September 2021
Wuyanghe Bridge
舞阳河特大桥
Zhenyuan, Guizhou, China
459 feet high / 140 meters high
591 foot span / 180 meter span
2013
Wuyanghe is one of several high beam bridges on the north-south highway between Sinan and the G60 expressway in Guizhou Province. Several different configurations were studied before they decided on a double beam span of 180 meters on piers as high as 120 meters. The other designs included a cable stayed bridge with a span of 270 meters and single span beams as long as 230 meters.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Wuyanghe crosses one of eastern Guizhou's biggest rivers before the expressway meets up with the older G60 expressway. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Wuyang River canyon. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Early computer rendering of the Wuyanghe Bridge.
Wuyanghe Bridge satellite image with approximate location of bridge drawn in.
Wuyanghe Bridge location map with approximate location of bridge drawn in.