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| − | The special spans visited during the second week included | + | The special spans visited during the second week included Xisha, Aizhai, Liuguanghe, Wujiang, Balinghe, Yanjinhe and Beipanjiang 2003 and 2009 Bridges. |
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| − | Image by Georges. | + | The Wushan Mountain Bridge is one of China's highest National Road Bridges with a deck 540 feet / 165 meters high. Image by Georges. |
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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | ||
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| − | Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | + | Back on the G65 we encountered the impressive 150 meter deep gorge of the Ganxigou Bridge. Local government officials touted the span as being higher then Millau Bridge despite the French bridge being almost twice the height of Ganxigou. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com |
[[File:GanxigouBridge6_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:GanxigouBridge6_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
| − | Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | + | The Ganxigou creek flows through an underground tunnel just a few hundred meters downstream from the bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com |
[[File:ApengBridge2.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:ApengBridge2.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
| − | Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | + | The Apengjiang Bridge carries the G65 more then 100 meters above a large reservoir. A new highway in the planning stages will likely require a crossing of the Apeng River more then 300 meters high. Stay tuned to HighestBridges.com for more information. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com |
| − | [[File:YouyangAreaBridge2_copy.jpg| | + | [[File:YouyangAreaBridge2_copy.jpg|450px|center]] |
| − | Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | + | A section of Youyang City is crossed by the G65 some 75 meters high. The Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com |
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| − | The G65 has more miles of tunnel then any other highway on earth with at least 120 kilometers of underground 4-lane tunnels. Here we are about to enter | + | The G65 has more miles of tunnel then any other highway on earth with at least 120 kilometers of underground 4-lane tunnels. Here we are about to enter an 8,665 meter / 5.4 mile long tunnel which in itself is longer then all the combined tunnels of the Pennsylvania Turnpike - the most tunneled highway in the U.S. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com |
| − | [[File:XishaBridgeView2_copy.jpg| | + | [[File:XishaBridgeView2_copy.jpg|450px|center]] |
| − | Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | + | Xisha Bridge is another spectacular gorge buster along the G65 with the world's highest through arch span some 217 meters high. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com |
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| − | Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | + | Georges goes for a hike up the top of the concrete filled steel tubular ribs. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com |
[[File:XishaArchGeorgesAlban_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:XishaArchGeorgesAlban_copy.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
| − | Image by | + | Just a kilometer downstream of the bridge is a new dam whose reservoir will often reduce the height of the arch by at least 30 meters. Image by Georges. |
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| − | + | A temporary footbridge was located here during construImage by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | |
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Revision as of 19:36, 11 December 2011
2011 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album
Hunan and Guizhou Provinces
The special spans visited during the second week included Xisha, Aizhai, Liuguanghe, Wujiang, Balinghe, Yanjinhe and Beipanjiang 2003 and 2009 Bridges.
WEEK TWO
The Wushan Mountain Bridge is one of China's highest National Road Bridges with a deck 540 feet / 165 meters high. Image by Georges.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Back on the G65 we encountered the impressive 150 meter deep gorge of the Ganxigou Bridge. Local government officials touted the span as being higher then Millau Bridge despite the French bridge being almost twice the height of Ganxigou. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The Ganxigou creek flows through an underground tunnel just a few hundred meters downstream from the bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The Apengjiang Bridge carries the G65 more then 100 meters above a large reservoir. A new highway in the planning stages will likely require a crossing of the Apeng River more then 300 meters high. Stay tuned to HighestBridges.com for more information. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
A section of Youyang City is crossed by the G65 some 75 meters high. The Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The G65 has more miles of tunnel then any other highway on earth with at least 120 kilometers of underground 4-lane tunnels. Here we are about to enter an 8,665 meter / 5.4 mile long tunnel which in itself is longer then all the combined tunnels of the Pennsylvania Turnpike - the most tunneled highway in the U.S. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Xisha Bridge is another spectacular gorge buster along the G65 with the world's highest through arch span some 217 meters high. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Georges goes for a hike up the top of the concrete filled steel tubular ribs. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Just a kilometer downstream of the bridge is a new dam whose reservoir will often reduce the height of the arch by at least 30 meters. Image by Georges.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
A temporary footbridge was located here during construImage by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Click on Page 3 for Week Three with construction views of Liuchonghe, Malinghe Bridge and More!
