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| − | Located about 10 kilometers east of Badong along the southern slope of the mighty Yangtze River gorge, the Wuyuandong or Forest Park Bridge leaps across a deep creek gully along route 334 that eventually dead ends in the mountains along county road 211. The total length of the bridge is 220 meters. The | + | Located about 10 kilometers east of Badong along the southern slope of the mighty Yangtze River gorge, the Wuyuandong or Forest Park Bridge leaps across a deep creek gully along route 334 that eventually dead ends in the mountains along county road 211. The total length of the bridge is 220 meters with a main span of 160 meters. The concrete arch has a span to rise ratio of 6 to 1 with a rise of 26.66 meters. The bridge width is 1.5 meters of sidewalk, 9 meters for vehicles and another 1.5 meters of sidewalk. |
| + | A large portion of the bridge height is hidden beneath the Three Gorges reservoir. The Badong Forest Park has many kilometers of hiking trails and waterfalls. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:48, 4 March 2024
Wuyuandong Bridge
无源洞大桥
Badong, Hubei, China
410 feet high / 125 meters high
525 foot span / 160 meter span
1999
Located about 10 kilometers east of Badong along the southern slope of the mighty Yangtze River gorge, the Wuyuandong or Forest Park Bridge leaps across a deep creek gully along route 334 that eventually dead ends in the mountains along county road 211. The total length of the bridge is 220 meters with a main span of 160 meters. The concrete arch has a span to rise ratio of 6 to 1 with a rise of 26.66 meters. The bridge width is 1.5 meters of sidewalk, 9 meters for vehicles and another 1.5 meters of sidewalk.
A large portion of the bridge height is hidden beneath the Three Gorges reservoir. The Badong Forest Park has many kilometers of hiking trails and waterfalls.
Wuyuandong Bridge Elevation
A view taken after the 3 Gorges reservoir has almost risen to full pool. Image by RedBanditz.
The Wuyuandong Bridge is 88 meters above the water in this view. If the 3 Gorges reservoir is full the deck is only around 72 meters high. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Georges.
Image by Georges.
Several sections of railing were missing from the Forest Park Bridge. 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
A view of the bridge with no reservoir taken sometime before 2006.
Wuyuandong Bridge satellite image.
Wuyuandong Bridge location map.
