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The 268 meter span Mengdonghe arch bridge is located approximately 10 kilometers south of the Mengdonghe arch bridge on the Zhangjiajie expressway.  Like all good "sequels", the newer Mengdonghe crossing is slightly larger with a span 13 meters longer then the 2013 original.  The CFST concrete filled steel tubular span has a span configuration of 3x30+268+6x30 meters.
 
The 268 meter span Mengdonghe arch bridge is located approximately 10 kilometers south of the Mengdonghe arch bridge on the Zhangjiajie expressway.  Like all good "sequels", the newer Mengdonghe crossing is slightly larger with a span 13 meters longer then the 2013 original.  The CFST concrete filled steel tubular span has a span configuration of 3x30+268+6x30 meters.
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West side tunnel.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
  
  

Revision as of 00:59, 12 April 2015

Mengdonghe Bridge Yongji
猛洞河特大桥
Gaopingxiang, Hunan, China
820 feet high / 250 meters high
879 foot span / 268 meter span
2017

MengdongheDrawing.jpg


Mengdonghe Bridge Yongji is the highest span on the north-south Longshan-Yongshun-Jishou expressway. The 4-lane route is loaded with at least 10 beam bridges that exceed 100 meters in height making it one of Hunan's more impressive mountain highways.

The 268 meter span Mengdonghe arch bridge is located approximately 10 kilometers south of the Mengdonghe arch bridge on the Zhangjiajie expressway. Like all good "sequels", the newer Mengdonghe crossing is slightly larger with a span 13 meters longer then the 2013 original. The CFST concrete filled steel tubular span has a span configuration of 3x30+268+6x30 meters.


MengdongheYongjiView3.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


MengdongheYongji4View.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


MengdongheYongjiView.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


MengdongheYongji4View.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


MengdongheYongjiTunnel.jpg

West side tunnel. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


MengdongheYongjiSatellite&Road.jpg

Mengdonghe Bridge satellite image with the approximate location of the bridge drawn in.


MengdongheYongjiLocationMap.jpg

Mengdonghe Bridge location map.