Gouearxia Bridge
Gouearxia Bridge Bridge
狗耳峡特大桥
Jiajiaoshanxiang, Chongqing, China
(459) feet high / (140) meters high
623 foot span / 190 meter span
20??
Nearly lost in a mountainous region of Chongqing Province, the Gouearxia Bridge has received some notoriety since it became a part of an annual triathalon event that includes rappeling down into the gorge from the nearly 150 meter high deck.
Sponsored by Red Bull, the race begins near Jiangkouzhen near the mouth of the mighty Furongjiang River where contestants head upstream along a reservoir before heading west towards the bridge which crosses a tributary of the Furongjiang River.
The simple three span beam bridge has a central section 190 meters long flanked by two side spans of 105 meters. Even more impressive and much higher is the nearby Furongjiang beam bridge with a height of 240 meters. Both can only be reached by driving south from Jiangkouzhen more then 20 kilometers on a series of twisting and winding mountain roads.
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
The Meixihe River empties into the Yantze River seen in the distance. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Meixhihe Bridge construction view.
A view of the Meixihe River gorge before the reservoir formed beneath the bridge. The original 1990 suspension bridge site is now under water.