Difference between revisions of "Suozigou Bridge"
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410 feet high / 125 meters high<br /> | 410 feet high / 125 meters high<br /> | ||
525 foot span / 160 meter span<br /> | 525 foot span / 160 meter span<br /> | ||
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− | Mostly submerged under the deep reservoir formed by the giant Changheba Dam, the Suozigou Bridge is a concrete arch located high up along the local 2-lane road on the west side of the Dadu River canyon. | + | Mostly submerged under the deep reservoir formed by the giant Changheba Dam, the Suozigou Bridge is a concrete arch located high up along the local 2-lane S211 road on the west side of the Dadu River canyon. The arch rib has a 1 to 5 rise. |
Several kilometers south is the giant Dadu Changheba beam bridge 200 meters above the old river level before the rock-fill embankment dam was completed in 2016. Resting on piers 116 and 87 meters tall, the 411.5 meter long structure has a 3-span configuration of 93.5 +210 +93.5 meters. The normal reservoir level is 1690 meters. | Several kilometers south is the giant Dadu Changheba beam bridge 200 meters above the old river level before the rock-fill embankment dam was completed in 2016. Resting on piers 116 and 87 meters tall, the 411.5 meter long structure has a 3-span configuration of 93.5 +210 +93.5 meters. The normal reservoir level is 1690 meters. |
Latest revision as of 02:08, 11 February 2024
Suozigou Bridge
索子沟大桥
Estuary, Sichuan, China
410 feet high / 125 meters high
525 foot span / 160 meter span
2012
Mostly submerged under the deep reservoir formed by the giant Changheba Dam, the Suozigou Bridge is a concrete arch located high up along the local 2-lane S211 road on the west side of the Dadu River canyon. The arch rib has a 1 to 5 rise.
Several kilometers south is the giant Dadu Changheba beam bridge 200 meters above the old river level before the rock-fill embankment dam was completed in 2016. Resting on piers 116 and 87 meters tall, the 411.5 meter long structure has a 3-span configuration of 93.5 +210 +93.5 meters. The normal reservoir level is 1690 meters.
Changheba Dam Drawing.
Early construction view of the Changheba Dam site on the Daduhe River.
Suozigou Bridge satellite image.
Suozigou Bridge location map.