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• A Brief History of High Railway Bridges
  ...ring and for timber bridges, Wolcott Foster’s A Treatise on Wooden Trestle Bridges. ...en%20Trestle%20Bridges%2C%203rd%20Edition.pdf A Treatise on Wooden Trestle Bridges, 3rd Edition '''(~80MB)''']
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• 2013 Eric Sakowski
  ...ure through the mountains of Western China to visit the world's 10 highest bridges as well as many other spans and several spectacular national parks. Our gu ...er Lee Choong has been to China many times but this was his first to visit bridges. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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• 2012 Eric Sakowski
  .... Aizhai and Balinghe are the 2 most spectacular and accessible BASE jump bridges in China. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com ...luded visits to half of the world's 20 longest suspension and cable stayed bridges. The adventurous journey took us along 2,000 miles / 3,500 kilometers of r
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• 2011 Eric Sakowski
  ...ridge spans that included walks across half of the world's 10 highest road bridges. The adventurous journey took us over more then 3,000 miles / 5,000 kilome ...ruction in 2001 Yiling was one of the world's longest 3-tower cable stayed bridges with two central spans of 346 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBrid
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• China 2023 Trip
  ...high including the World's Longest Span High Level Bridge and the World's Highest Suspension Railway Bridge as well as the 565 meter high Beipanjiang Duge ca ...amazing visit to the 565 meter high Beipanjiang Duge Bridge - The World's Highest Bridge ever built as well as the Xiangjiang cable stayed bridge with towers
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• 2014 Eric Sakowski
  ...s glory. 2014 was the last year this giant held onto the title of World's Highest Bridge as both Puli and Beipanjiang Duge will surpass it in 2015 and 2016. Nothing beats a nice stroll across China's highest suspension bridge! Image by Elly Filmer.
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• Siduhe Bridge
  ''World's Highest Bridge 2009-2016''<br /> ...he 3rd Chinese bridge in less than a decade to claim the title of “World’s Highest Bridge” and is a symbol of just how fast and how far China’s highway in
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• 2013 High Bridge Trip Photo Album
  ...ure through the mountains of Western China to visit the world's 10 highest bridges as well as many other spans and several spectacular national parks. Our gu ...we met who were kind, generous and always willing to let us climb on their bridges like children in a playground. These surprise tours took us above and belo
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• 2011 High Bridge Trip Photo Album/Week 2
  ...isha, Aizhai, Liuguanghe, Wujiang, Balinghe, Yanjinhe and Beipanjiang 2003 Bridges. ...dge on route 202. The 2-lane span is one of China's highest National Road Bridges with a deck 540 feet / 165 meters high. Image by Georges.
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• Baluarte Bridge
  ...e stayed bridges in the world surpassing even the Millau Viaduct, Europe's highest bridge. It is the crown jewel of the greatest bridge and tunnel highway pr ...nly in China and Italy are there highways with a larger collection of high bridges.
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• 2011 High Bridge Trip Photo Album/Week 3
  ...panjiang 2009, Hutiaohe, Zhuchanghe, Qingshuihe Railway and Malinghe Gorge Bridges. ...between two cliffs, the Azhihe bridge is one of the 20 highest suspension bridges on earth with a deck 810 feet / 247 meters high. Similar in design to the
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• Auburn-Foresthill Bridge
  ...(223 mtr) high green giant still has the distinction of being the world’s highest cantilever bridge. ...r pier supports would have made it one of the most photogenic cable stayed bridges in the world. Hopefully the unique design will someday be used for a real
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• Liuguanghe Bridge
  ''World's Highest Bridge 2001-2003''<br /> ...of being the only beam bridge in history that held the top spot among high bridges. The decision not to use an arch, suspension or cable stayed bridge was pr
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• 2011 High Bridge Trip Photo Album
  ...ridge spans that included walks across half of the world's 10 highest road bridges. The adventurous journey took us over more then 3,000 miles / 5,000 kilome ...st populous city of Chongqing where the world's longest span arch and beam bridges reside.
  35 KB (5,249 words) - 03:14, 19 June 2016
• Chirajara Bridge
  Chirajara Bridge is the highest bridge in Colombia with a deck 156 meters above a forested creek that flows Although many of the world's cable stayed bridges have giant concrete wall "diaphragms" below the cross tie, rarely are they
  18 KB (2,571 words) - 03:36, 6 October 2023
• 2012 High Bridge Trip Photo Album
  ...luded visits to half of the world's 20 longest suspension and cable stayed bridges. The adventurous journey took us along 2,000 miles / 3,500 kilometers of r ...s. Only in China can someone stumble upon a suspension and 2 cable stayed bridges that will rank among the world's 50 longest of their type with main spans o
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• 2012 High Bridge Trip Photo Album/Week 2
  The bridge will be among the highest to cross a river so wide with a deck to water drop of more than 100 meters. Our Fuling City hotel had their dining room at the top of the hotel with nice views of the city. Image by Georges.
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• Beipanjiang Railway Shuibai Footbridge
  ...imum vertical deck to water distance of 650 feet (198 meters), this is the highest catenary footbridge ever built. Despite its dilapidated condition, I ventur ...dge Qinglong pushed it further down in the overall ranking of high railway bridges.
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• Beipanjiang Railway Bridge Shuibai
  ...dge Qinglong pushed it further down in the overall ranking of high railway bridges. ...lway connects Liupanshui and Baiguo with 65% of the track in tunnels or on bridges. The longest tunnel is 7 kilometers.
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• 2013 High Bridge Trip Photo Album/Week 3
  ...e, Xixi, Luojiaohe, Yanjinhe, Liuguanghe, Wujiang, Hutiaohe and Zhuchanghe Bridges. We also toured the famous Zunyi conference building. ...to kick off the 3rd week then our tour of Balinghe Bridge, the longest and highest in Guizhou Province. A group of CCTV producers met us at the bridge to tal
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