Yichang Arch Bridge

Yichang Arch Bridge
彝昌大桥
Leibo, Sichuan, China
(492) feet high / (150) meters high
(394) foot span / (120) meter span
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Yichang Arch Bridge is located just south of route S307 as it descends east through the Liutong River canyon before it junctions with the great Jinsha River.

At the junction with the Jinsha River is the Liutonghe Bridge, a large concrete filled steel tubular crossing on the amazing G4216 Yibin to Panzhihua Expressway. The route has Sichuan's largest collection of high level bridges including more large span arch bridges than any other highway on earth with a total of seven. These massive concrete and CFST arches include Xi'ninghe, Dahegou, Shangwujiao, Xisujiaohe, Yuewulada, Liutonghe and Daheba Bridges.

The G4216 Expressway parallels much of the Jinshajiang reservoir that was formed by the giant Xiluodu Dam. With a height of 285.5 meters, Xiluodu is among the 5 tallest concrete dams in the world and is located on the border of Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces 50 kilometers downstream from the Jinshajiang Bridge Kahaluo.