Balinghe Bridge
The Balinghe Bridge ( Chinese 坝 陵 河 大桥 , Pinyin Balinghe daqiao ) is a suspension bridge near Guanling in southwest China's Guizhou Province . The highway bridge crossing the Baling He坝 陵 河 and connecting Guiyang (Guizhou Province) to Kunming (Yunnan Province), which was opened to traffic on December 23, 2009, is a total of 2237 m long, its mean span is 1088 m. It is the world's third tallest bridge at 375 m above the river.
See also
Web links
Commons : Balinghe Bridge - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
- Balinghe Bridge opened to traffic in China's Guizhou Province (English)
- The Balinghe bridge in China - world's highest bridge (English; PDF; 236 kB)
- Guizhou Baling He daxiagu liyong yaokong feiting paosu jianqiao (tu) (Chinese; use of a remote-controlled airship to build bridges)
- Zutu: Guizhou Balinghe daqiao shunli tongche (Chinese)
References and footnotes
- ↑ koti.kontu: The Balinghe Bridge in China - World's Highest Bridge ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 786 kB). (found on January 14, 2010). - According to other information, the height is 370 m.
Coordinates: 25 ° 57 ′ 42 " N , 105 ° 37 ′ 51" E