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Sancaowan Railway Bridge<br />
 
Sancaowan Railway Bridge<br />
 
三槽湾特大桥<br />
 
三槽湾特大桥<br />
Gulin, Sichuan, China<br />
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Xuyong, Sichuan, China<br />
(459) feet high / (140) meters high<br />
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(394) feet high / (120) meters high<br />
420 foot span / 128 meter span<br />
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262 foot span / 80 meter span<br />
2015<br />
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2016<br />
 
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Sancaowan Railway Bridge is one of two tall beam bridges on the Xudaitielu Railway that now connects Luzhou in Sichuan with Northwestern Guizhou.  A central span of 128 meters rests on piers as high as 104 meters.
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Sancaowan Railway Bridge is one of two tall beam bridges on the Xudaitielu Railway that now connects Luzhou in Sichuan with Northwestern Guizhou.  A central span of 80 meters rests on piers as high as 104 meters.
  
 
Also near Gulin city and approximately the same height is the Gulin Railway Bridge.
 
Also near Gulin city and approximately the same height is the Gulin Railway Bridge.
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Sancaowan Railway Bridge location mapThe bridge is located several kilometers south of Gulin city.
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Sancaowan Railway Bridge satellite image.
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A wider view showing Xuyong City a few kilometers north of the railway bridge.
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Sancaowan Railway Bridge location map. 
  
  

Latest revision as of 00:20, 19 April 2015

Sancaowan Railway Bridge
三槽湾特大桥
Xuyong, Sichuan, China
(394) feet high / (120) meters high
262 foot span / 80 meter span
2016

SancaowanRailway&River.jpg

Sancaowan Railway Bridge is one of two tall beam bridges on the Xudaitielu Railway that now connects Luzhou in Sichuan with Northwestern Guizhou. A central span of 80 meters rests on piers as high as 104 meters.

Also near Gulin city and approximately the same height is the Gulin Railway Bridge.

The line from Luzhou splits just west of Gulin where the route to Bijie is still under construction.


SancaowanRailwayWestPier.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


SancaowanRailwayWestPier&Base.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


SancaowanRailwayPier&Sky.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


SancaowanRailway&RiverWater.jpg

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SancaowanRailway&Sky.jpg

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SancaowanRailwayBeam&Sky.jpg

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SancaowanRailwayBeamLonglens.jpg

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SancaowanRailwayFoundation.jpg

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SancaowanRailwayPiers&SkyView.jpg

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SancaowanRailwayConcretePier.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


SancaowanWideSide.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


Sancaowan128mtrSpan.jpg


SancaowanSatellite.jpg

Sancaowan Railway Bridge satellite image.


SancaowanSatelliteWide.jpg

A wider view showing Xuyong City a few kilometers north of the railway bridge.


SancaowanRailwayLocationMap.jpg

Sancaowan Railway Bridge location map.


Map of the Xudaitielu Railway line in dashed red that heads southeast towards Renhuai, Guizhou and after a split, southwest towards Bijie - also in Guizhou Province.