Difference between revisions of "Yelanghu Bridge"
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夜郎湖特大桥<br /> | 夜郎湖特大桥<br /> | ||
Puding, Guizhou, China<br /> | Puding, Guizhou, China<br /> | ||
| − | + | 394 feet high / 120 meters high<br /> | |
| − | + | 689 foot span / 210 meter span<br /> | |
2018<br /> | 2018<br /> | ||
[[File:YelanghuSide.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:YelanghuSide.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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| − | Yelanghu Bridge crosses high above the photogenic Yelanghu reservoir on the | + | Yelanghu Bridge crosses high above the photogenic Yelanghu reservoir on the S55 Chishui-Wangmo Expressway between Zhijin and Puding. The bridge is one of 3 parallel arch spans that represent a short history of Chinese highway progress. The lowest span is an arch truss that was probably completed around 1990. |
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| + | Yelanghu Bridge consists of a main span of 210 meters between foundation faces making for a span to rise ratio of 5:1. The crossing has 30 meter approach spans. | ||
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| + | The deck is 86 meters above a normal reservoir level or approximately 120 meters above the original river level. | ||
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| + | [[File:YelanghuElevationDrawing.jpg|900px|center]]<br /> | ||
| + | Yelanghu Bridge Elevation<br /> | ||
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| + | [[File:YelanghuElevation.jpg|900px|center]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:44, 3 March 2024
Yelanghu Bridge
夜郎湖特大桥
Puding, Guizhou, China
394 feet high / 120 meters high
689 foot span / 210 meter span
2018
Yelanghu Bridge crosses high above the photogenic Yelanghu reservoir on the S55 Chishui-Wangmo Expressway between Zhijin and Puding. The bridge is one of 3 parallel arch spans that represent a short history of Chinese highway progress. The lowest span is an arch truss that was probably completed around 1990.
Yelanghu Bridge consists of a main span of 210 meters between foundation faces making for a span to rise ratio of 5:1. The crossing has 30 meter approach spans.
The deck is 86 meters above a normal reservoir level or approximately 120 meters above the original river level.
Yelanghu Bridge Elevation
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Yelanghu Bridge satellite image.
Yelanghu Bridge location map.
