Sanchagou Bridge

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Sanchagou Bridge
三岔沟特大桥
Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
482 feet high / 147 meters high
591 foot span / 180 meter span
2016

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Sanchagou Bridge is one of more then half a dozen high beam spans on the G85 expressway north of Zhaotong in the Sayuhe River valley. This last link of the G85 expressway was not been completed until 2016 due to the difficult terrain that also required many long tunnels.

One 20 kilometer stretch of this expressway area is 97% bridges and tunnels.


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You can see the 3 separate creeks that meet just before the bridge crossing and give the bridge its name "3 creeks junction". Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


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The original 2-lane road winds below the Sanchagou Bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


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Another view of the 3 creeks that give the bridge its name. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


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Some of the bridges and tunnels along the G85 expressway in the Sayuhe River canyon.


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Map of the Mazhao section of the G85 expressway that was constructed between 2013 and 2016.


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Sanchagou Bridge satellite image.


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Mazhao G85 expressway map showing the many high bridges that are located on the south slope of the Sayuhe River canyon. All are over 90 meters in height except for Daguanhe which is 70 meters high.