Kuahekou Miaoshuiku Railway Bridge
Kuahekou Miaoshuiku Railway Bridge
跨河口庙水库特大桥
Jingbian, Shaanxi, China
(354) feet high / (108) meters high
551 foot span / 168 meter span
2011
One of the largest bridges on the railway line between Taiyuan and Yinchuan in Shaanxi Province, the Kuahekou Miaoshuiku Railway Bridge is located between 2 reservoirs approximately 40 meters south of the G20 Qingyin expressway.
The long viaduct stretches for 3,559 meters with a central span configuration of 96+ 168+ 96 meters resting on piers 85 and 69 meters tall. The parallel highway bridge is about 90 meters high and has spans of 40 meters.
The new bridge is on the right and on the left is the spiral loop with the "Screw Bridge".
A bus completes a trip around the 1935 screw bridge loop.
A wider and stronger beam bridge was built to bypass the older 1935 arch.
The highline of the new Echibang bridge can be seen in the upper right.
A crew moving a large and heavy piece of equipment decided to use the older arch instead of the newer beam.
Echibang Bridge satellite image.
Echibang Bridge location map.
