Sanjiaoyan Bridge

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Sanjiaoyan Bridge
三角岩大桥
Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China
494 feet high / 151 meters high
394 foot span / 120 meter span
2013


Sanjiaoyan Bridge is one of 3 high beam bridges located on a 3 kilometer stretch of the S10 Zhangjiajie to Huayuan Expressway. Like its two brothers just east and west of it, Sanjiaoyan has the unique 3-stage rocket shaped piers that become narrower as they become taller.

Just several kilometers east of Qingping is the spectacular Lishuihe Bridge - one the 10 highest suspension bridges in the world.



Sanjiaoyan Bridge Elevation


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Qingping Bridge satellite image.


Qingping Bridge satellite image before construction began.


Qingping Bridge location map showing how the highway crosses over the older route S306.


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