Difference between revisions of "Shituo Yangtze River Railway Bridge"
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| − | The Shituo Yangtze River Railway Bridge is a giant double diamond cable stayed bridge that has the longest span of a dozen major high level bridges along the HSR line between Wanzhou and Chongqing. The huge steel deck has 2 railway lines on one side and 6 lanes of traffic on the other. | + | The Shituo Yangtze River Railway Bridge is a giant double diamond towered cable stayed bridge that has the longest span of a dozen major high level bridges along the HSR line between Wanzhou and Chongqing. The huge steel deck has 2 railway lines on one side and 6 lanes of traffic on the other. |
Also on the route are two of the most spectacular bridges that cross over the Caijiagou and Xinqiao creeks that rank among the largest railway viaducts on earth. They parallel the original Caijiagou and Xinqiao viaducts on the older Yu-Li Railway line that goes east across the Yangtze near Fuling city before traveling east into Hubei Province. | Also on the route are two of the most spectacular bridges that cross over the Caijiagou and Xinqiao creeks that rank among the largest railway viaducts on earth. They parallel the original Caijiagou and Xinqiao viaducts on the older Yu-Li Railway line that goes east across the Yangtze near Fuling city before traveling east into Hubei Province. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:31, 22 June 2023
Shituo Yangtze River Railway Bridge
石沱长江大桥
Shituozhen, Chongqing, China
(427) feet high / (130) meters high
(1,995) foot span / (608) meter span
2026
The Shituo Yangtze River Railway Bridge is a giant double diamond towered cable stayed bridge that has the longest span of a dozen major high level bridges along the HSR line between Wanzhou and Chongqing. The huge steel deck has 2 railway lines on one side and 6 lanes of traffic on the other.
Also on the route are two of the most spectacular bridges that cross over the Caijiagou and Xinqiao creeks that rank among the largest railway viaducts on earth. They parallel the original Caijiagou and Xinqiao viaducts on the older Yu-Li Railway line that goes east across the Yangtze near Fuling city before traveling east into Hubei Province.
Shituo Yangtze River Railway Bridge satellite image.
Chongqing to Wanzhou HSR line major high bridges.
