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525 foot span / 160 meter span<br />
 
525 foot span / 160 meter span<br />
 
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The Nancun Bridge is the second highest of 3 giant Baohan Expressway bridges that skirt along the along the Fengjiashan reservoir about 10 kilometers east of Qianyang in Shaanxi Province.  The other two crossings are the giant Wulipo and Jiankou viaducts, each with 4 spans of 160 meters.  Wulipo is 172 meters high while Jiankou is 118 meters high.  All 3 structures were completed in late 2011.   
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The Nancun Bridge is the second highest of 3 giant Baohan Expressway bridges that skirt along the Fengjiashan reservoir about 10 kilometers east of Qianyang in Shaanxi Province.  The other two crossings are the giant Wulipo and Jiankou viaducts, each with 4 spans of 160 meters.  Wulipo is 172 meters high while Jiankou is 118 meters high.  All 3 structures were completed in late 2011.
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Nancun Bridge has 7 approach spans of 30 meters and a total length of 548 meters.   
 
    
 
    
  
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The 153 meter tall piers.  Image by Chinahighway.com
 
  
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The tallest pier is 85 meters.
  
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Image by www.cngaosu.com.
  
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Nancun Bridge satellite image.
  
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Image by Chinahighway.com
 
  
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Wulipo Bridge construction press day.
 
  
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Nancun Bridge location map.
  
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Map of the Baohan Expressway.  The Fengjiashan reservoir can be seen in blue.
 
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Latest revision as of 03:21, 7 February 2020

Nancun Bridge
南村特大桥
Qianyang, Shaanxi, China
(476) feet high / (145) meters high
525 foot span / 160 meter span
2011

Nancun160mtrSpan.jpg


The Nancun Bridge is the second highest of 3 giant Baohan Expressway bridges that skirt along the Fengjiashan reservoir about 10 kilometers east of Qianyang in Shaanxi Province. The other two crossings are the giant Wulipo and Jiankou viaducts, each with 4 spans of 160 meters. Wulipo is 172 meters high while Jiankou is 118 meters high. All 3 structures were completed in late 2011.

Nancun Bridge has 7 approach spans of 30 meters and a total length of 548 meters.


Nancun85mtrpier.jpg


NancunPier.jpg

The tallest pier is 85 meters.


Nancun548mtrLong7x30Approaches.jpg

Image by www.cngaosu.com.


NancunBlack&White.jpg


NancunSatelliteNew.jpg

Nancun Bridge satellite image.


ZhaojiayuanSatelliteWide.jpg


WulipoWideSatellite.jpg


ZhaojiayuanBridgeLocationMap.jpg

Nancun Bridge location map.


BaohanViaductMap.jpg

Map of the Baohan Expressway. The Fengjiashan reservoir can be seen in blue.