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==Highest Railway Bridges== * [[A Brief History of High Railway Bridges]]

Come Along On Our 4th Annual Bridge Trip To China<br /> ...a window to snap a quick photo of a bridge but a gathering of adventurous bridge fanatics who don’t mind a journey off the beaten path.

Beipanjiang Bridge Duge<br /> ''World's Highest Bridge 2016-2025''<br />

Beipanjiang Railway Bridge Shuibai<br /> ...lway Bridge Qinglong pushed it further down in the overall ranking of high railway bridges.

Beipanjiang Bridge Guanxing<br /> ''World's Highest Bridge 2003-2005''<br />

China 2013 High Bridge Trip<br /> ...Richard Scott. Our translator was yet another energetic Tongji University bridge engineering student with the famous name of Bruce Lee. On board for the se

Beipanjiang Railway Bridge Qinglong<br /> ...gs have changed a lot in China between 2001 and 2016 and most of the newer railway lines are being designed and built for high speed trains reaching speeds of

Come Along On Our 5th Annual Bridge Trip To China<br /> ...a window to snap a quick photo of a bridge but a gathering of adventurous bridge fanatics who don’t mind a journey off the beaten path.

Beipanjiang Railway Shuibai Footbridge<br /> The huge Beipanjing Shuibai footbridge was built across the gorge to allow bridge workers access to both sides of the arch construction. With a maximum vert

Come Along On Our 6th Annual Bridge Trip To China<br /> ...s highest public and private road decks including the World's Highest Road Bridge and the World's Highest Footbridge.

Come Along On Our 3rd Annual Bridge Trip To China<br /> ...a window to snap a quick photo of a bridge but a gathering of adventurous bridge fanatics who don’t mind a journey off the beaten path.

Come Along On Our 7th Annual Bridge Trip To China<br /> ...s highest public and private road decks including the World's Highest Road Bridge and the World's Highest Footbridge.

China Balinghe Bridge BASE Event<br /> ...high along the Eastern slope where the old National Road crosses under the bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

...a window to snap a quick photo of a bridge but a gathering of adventurous bridge fanatics who don’t mind a journey off the beaten path. ...Hurong, Jieshuie and Kunming expressways - the #1, #2 and #3 greatest high bridge roadways on earth with the largest collection of skyscraping viaducts and b

| [[Image:YanxigouMy.tianya.cn.jpg|100px|link=Yanxigou Bridge]] | [[Yanxigou Bridge]]<br />沿溪沟大桥

China 2014 High Bridge Trip<br /> ...dge trip toured through the towering mountains of Western China with 4 big bridge fans including our first 2 U.S. tourists as well as a couple from Australia

| [[Image:1VanceCreekBridge.jpg|100px|link=Vance Creek Bridge]] | [[Vance Creek Bridge]]<br />

2011 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album<br /> ...e, Beipanjiang Railway, Beipanjiang 2009, Hutiaohe, Zhuchanghe, Qingshuihe Railway and Malinghe Gorge Bridges.

2013 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album<br /> ...imuhe, Beipanjiang 2003, Beipanjiang 2009, Beipanjiang High Speed Railway, Beipanjiang 2016, Liuchonghe, Xixi, Luojiaohe, Yanjinhe, Liuguanghe, Wujiang, Hutiaohe

Beipanjiang Bridge Shuipan<br /> Just upstream of the famous Beipanjiang Railway bridge is the monstrous Shuipan expressway crossing with an massive span configura

| [[Image:NewHighestCrossing.jpg|200px|link=World's Highest Bridge]] | [[World's Highest Bridge]]<br />大桥 <br />World's Highest Bridge

| [[Image:DawanProb150mtrSpan.jpg|200px|link=Dawan Bridge]] | [[Dawan Bridge]]<br />大湾大桥

| [[Image:1VispBridge.jpg|100px|link=Visp Bridge]] | [[Visp Bridge]]<br />Pont Visp <br />Stalden Bridge <br />Pont Stalden

China 2011 High Bridge Trip<br /> ...idges.com's first ever 3 week tour to experience 50 of the world's highest bridge spans that included walks across half of the world's 10 highest road bridge

....jpg|500px|right|thumb|Connecting two mountain ranges - The Balinghe River Bridge in Guizhou, China]] .... A vast, vertical void below the structure seems to make the mass of the bridge more gravity defying, more surreal, more magical.

Beipanjiang Bridge Hukun<br /> ...’s highest bridge with a suspension span 366 meters / 1,200 feet above the river.

| [[Image:DanjiangkouDamRender.jpeg|200px|link=Danjiangkou Dam Bridge]] | [[Danjiangkou Dam Bridge]]<br />丹江口水库特大桥

2014 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album<br /> ...way, Liuguanghe, Xixihe, Luojiaohe, Balinghe, Nayong, Wuzuohe, Beipanjiang Railway Qinglong and Zongxihe Bridges. We also toured a famous museum and home of

Come Along On Our 8th Annual Bridge Trip To China<br /> ...Railway Bridge as well as the 565 meter high Beipanjiang Duge cable stayed bridge.

2014 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album<br /> ..., Nanpanjiang Railway and Qingshuihe Railway. We also toured the Malinghe River gorge, Dali City, Lijiang City and the world famous Tiger Leaping Gorge.

Nanpanjiang Railway Bridge Qiubei<br /> ...Jinshajiang (Yangtze River) and represented a formidable challenge to the bridge engineers.

2013 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album<br /> The first G65 expressway crossing of the mighty Wu Jiang River near Wulong City takes place within a spectacular gorge with cliffs that ri

| [[Image:XiaohuagouAugust2013.jpg|200px|link=Xiaohuagou Bridge]] | [[Xiaohuagou Bridge]]<br />小花沟大桥

| [[Image:Shuiluohe28.jpg|200px|link=Shuiluohe Bridge]] | [[Shuiluohe Bridge]]<br />水落河特大桥

2015 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album<br /> ...alinghe, Beipanjiang Qinglong Railway, Yachi Railway, Yachi expressway and Beipanjiang Duge Bridges.

Xixihe Railway Bridge<br /> ...consists of nearly vertical cliffs that allow little sunlight to reach the river.

2015 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album<br /> ...nowledgeable translator Han Ruoyu was yet another bright Tongji University bridge engineering student we could rely on.

Jiangjiehe Railway Bridge<br /> [[File:Jiangjiehe railway draw.jpg|750px|center]]

| [[Image:ErhaiheDrone.jpg|200px|link=Erhaihe Bridge]] | [[Erhaihe Bridge]]<br />耳海河大桥

Royal Gorge Bridge<br /> ''World's Highest Bridge 1929-2001''<br />

2011 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album<br /> ...d week included Xisha, Aizhai, Liuguanghe, Wujiang, Balinghe, Yanjinhe and Beipanjiang 2003 Bridges.

| [[Image:Shanwangding.jpeg|200px|link=Shanwangding Bridge]] | [[Shanwangding Bridge]]<br />山王定大桥

New River Gorge Bridge<br /> ...inally opened an even higher 4-lane road arch in the form of the Zhijinghe bridge with a deck 965 feet (294 mtrs) above the water - 90 feet (27 mtrs) higher

Xiangjiang Railway Bridge<br /> ...the north is the Xiangjiang S62 Expressway Bridge. The Xiangjiang Railway Bridge deck will be 204 meters above the full reservoir surface below.

2014 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album<br /> ...Bridge Duge, the Zongxihe arch bridge, Najiehe Railway Bridge, Mengdonghe Bridge and Zhongjianhe among others.

Laoyingyan Bridge<br /> ...rge that travelers have an unobstructed view of the 300+ meter drop to the river below.

Xixihe Railway Construction Bridge<br /> ...consists of nearly vertical cliffs that allow little sunlight to reach the river.

2016 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album<br /> ...Balinghe, Beipanjiang Qinglong Railway, Yachi expressway, Puli, Dimuhe and Beipanjiang Duge Bridges.

Wanglongbao Bridge<br /> ...the G60 expressway in Shuicheng and Panxian Counties. The long 886 meter bridge has a span configuration of 4x40 +85+160+85 +3x30 meters atop piers as high

Beipanjiang New Fade Bridge<br /> The new high level Beipanjiang Fade Bridge was constructed to bypass an older, truss arch from 1995 that had become ob

Puli Bridge<br /> ...enter of the span at around 1,828 meters, the bottom of the nearby Gexiang River Gorge is approximately 600 meters lower at around 1,228 meters elevation.

Tianshengxia Railway Bridge<br /> ...trestle approximately 55 meters high and 445 meters long. The new railway bridge is 670 meters long with a span configuration of 2x32 +68+2x128+72 +5x32 met

Yelanghe Railway Bridge<br /> ...the Beipanjiang Bridge Qinglong and Nanpanjiang Bridge Qiubei have longer railway arches.

Zangmu Railway Bridge<br /> ...crete Filled Steel Tubular) bridges, Zangmu is the largest ever used for a railway span. Once the arch is closed, concrete is pumped into the main arch rib tu

Xinzhai Bridge<br /> ...nd the G56 with the G60 expressway in Shuicheng and Panxian Counties. The bridge has a span configuration of 70+120+70+40 meters.

Zangkejiang Bridge<br /> ...s, the Zangkejiang Bridge crosses a spectacular section of the Beipanjiang River gorge in Northwestern Guizhou Province along the Naqing Expressway between

2018 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album<br /> ...bridge span, the world's largest glass bridge and the world's deepest open river cave.

Zhijinghe Bridge<br /> ...The Baishuijiang Bridge, Najiehe Railway Bridge and India’s Chenab Railway Bridge are also higher. The soaring red span is also impressive for its 430 meter

...s the opposite side of a deep canyon or valley before the permanent dam or bridge was completed parallel to the footbridge.</p> ...d usually become dilapidated quickly, most are removed soon after the main bridge or dam is completed.</p>

Wanlong Bridge<br /> Wanlong Bridge is so small and inconsequential when compared to the 4 monstrous beam bridg

...span built to assist workers constructing the small Wanlong concrete arch bridge next to it. The simple crossing had a small pier on the north side making Wanlong Bridge is so small and inconsequential when compared to the 4 monstrous beam bridg

Chahe Railway Bridge<br /> ...only other high bridge on the entire Shanghai-Kunming line is the Balinghe Bridge to the east which also has a main span of 168 meters.

Ganxi Bridge<br /> ...great arch-beam hybrid spans that was first developed for the Beipanjiang Bridge Shuipan in the mountains west of Liupanshui, Guizhou.

Jiangjiehe Bridge<br /> ...concrete arch bridge with a deck 271 meters / 890 feet above the Colorado River.

Jinshajiang Bridge Taku<br /> ...NCELLED AFTER THE ROUTE WAS MOVED FURTHER NORTH AND BECAME THE JINSHAJIANG BRIDGE JIN'AN.

Jinshajiang Bridge Jin'an<br /> ...r source high in the mountains of Qinghai and Tibet. As the third longest river in the world, the 6,300 long kilometer Yangtze has become the most importan

Wujiang Bridge Hangrui<br /> ...ngous G56 Hangrui expressway Wujiang Bridge is the second of two high beam bridge crossings near the city of Sinan in Guizhou Province. The second is locate

Malinghe Bridge Zhaozhuang<br /> ...rner attention in a picture-perfect setting high above the famous Malinghe River gorge.

...rner attention in a picture-perfect setting high above the famous Malinghe River gorge. ...ve the Maling River several kilometers to the north of the Zhaozhuang arch bridge.

Nanlidu Bridge<br /> ...tacular mountain backdrop. The arch has a span to rise ratio of 5:1. The bridge is 13.2 meters wide with a roadway 9 meters wide.

Bloukrans Bridge<br /> ....S. By 2014 the Beipanjiang High Speed Railway and Nanpanjiang High Speed Railway Bridges will also be higher among concrete arches.

Tian'e Longtan Bridge<br /> ...reaking arch spans that have always been made of steel, the Longtan Tianhu Bridge is made of concrete.

Balinghe Railway Bridge<br /> ...445 meter span concrete arch over the Beipanjiang River and the Chahe beam bridge which also has a main span of 168 meters.

Another gorgeous gorge buster, the Mengdong River Bridge is one of 3 high river crossings on the new Zhang Hua Expressway that extends from Zhangjiajie cit ...umbbell and single tubes such as was done on the Beipanjiang River Railway bridge or a tight cluster of tubes known as “multiple contiguous”. Once harden

Mengdonghe Bridge Zhanghua<br /> Another gorgeous gorge buster, the Mengdong River Bridge is one of 3 high river crossings on the new Zhang Hua Expressway that extends from Zhangjiajie cit

Guniuhe Bridge<br /> ...Guniu River surface. Also on the Anpan Expressway is the nearby Liuchehe Bridge which is also over 400 meters high making them the only two arch bridges in

...Guniu River surface. Also on the Anpan Expressway is the nearby Liuchehe Bridge which is also over 400 meters high making them the only two arch bridges in ...800 meters making it one of the longest highline spans ever erected for a bridge. The north slope was so steep that an access road could not be built down

Nanpanjiang Bridge Yiliang<br /> The Nanpanjiang bridge is one of 4 massive continuous rigid-frame bridges that opened in Western C

...rade - Bar line near Podgorica. The word Mala Rijeka translates to Little River.

Garabit Railway Viaduct<br /> ...ffel had previously designed the Maria Pia, the world’s longest steel arch bridge in 1877 in Oporto, Portugal.

Chahe Bridge<br /> ...uiyang to Kunming Railway crosses over the Cha River on a much higher beam bridge.

Wujiang Bridge Deyu<br /> [[File:Wujiang Bridge Deyu.jpg|750px|center]]

...ffel had previously designed the Maria Pia, the world’s longest steel arch bridge in 1877 in Oporto, Portugal. ...seen from an exit and overlook near the beautiful A75 Truyère River frame bridge. Eiffel’s classic viaduct was featured in the 1976 film The Cassandra Cr

Dongxihe Construction Bridge<br /> ...deep crevasse of the Dongxi River during construction of the Dongxihe arch bridge.

Xianghuoyan Bridge<br /> Xianghuoyan Bridge is the only arch bridge on the the newer 6-lane Guizun expressway that parallels the older G75 expr

Lasuo Bridge<br /> Lasuo Bridge is one of several large bridges along the mountainous Nandan to Xialaoxiang

Luofu Number 1 Bridge<br /> ...s. A two kilometer tunnel to the west leads to the large curving Luofu #2 Bridge.

Jiuwanxi Bridge<br /> ...the 3 Gorges reservoir had risen to 133 meters, reducing the height of the bridge to just 275 feet (84 mtrs). When the 3 Gorges Dam is finally completed in

Long Bridge<br /> Leaping between two cliffs in a densely forested canyon, the Long Bridge makes for a picture perfect scene on the S89 Enshi to Qianjiang expressway

Gaoli Number 2 Bridge<br /> Gaoli Number 2 Bridge is one of several large bridges along the mountainous Nandan to Xialaoxiang

Wangpanhe Number 1 Bridge<br /> Wangpanhe Number 1 Bridge is one of several large bridges along the mountainous Nandan to Xialaoxiang

Dongxihe Bridge<br /> ...of the highest bridges in Chongqing Province, the beautiful Dongxihe arch bridge is the most spectacular crossing along the Wuzhen Expressway between Wuxi a

Gongli Number 2 Bridge<br /> Gongli Number 2 Bridge is one of several large bridges along the mountainous Nandan to Xialaoxiang

Nalao Bridge<br /> Nalao Bridge is one of several large bridges along the mountainous Nandan to Xialaoxiang

Pancha Number One Bridge<br /> Pancha Number One Bridge is one of several large bridges along the mountainous Nandan to Xialaoxiang

Pancha Number Two Bridge<br /> Pancha Number Two Bridge is one of several large bridges along the mountainous Nandan to Xialaoxiang

Gongli Number 4 Bridge<br /> Gongli Number 4 Bridge is one of several large bridges along the mountainous Nandan to Xialaoxiang

Dengli Number One Bridge<br /> Dengli Number 1 Bridge is one of several large bridges along the mountainous Nandan to Xialaoxiang