Beipanjiang Bridge (Hangzhou-Ruili Highway)
Coordinates: 26 ° 23 ′ 9 ″ N , 104 ° 40 ′ 21 ″ E
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| Official name | 北 盘 江 特 大桥 (" Beipan Jiang Bridge") |
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| use | Hangzhou-Ruili Expressway | |
| Crossing of | Beipan Jiang | |
| place | connects Duge ( Shuicheng , Liupanshui , Guizhou ) and Pula ( Xuanwei , Yunnan ), China | |
| construction | Cable-stayed bridge | |
| overall length | 1341 m | |
| Clear width | 720 m | |
| Arrow height | 269 m | |
| height | 565 m | |
| building-costs | approx. 1 billion yuan (around 130 million euros) | |
| opening | December 29, 2016 | |
| planner | Proz Highway Consultants Co. Ltd. | |
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The Beipanjiang Bridge ( Chinese 北 盘 江 特 大桥 , Pinyin Běipánjiāng Tèdàqiáo ; in Chinese also called Nizhu He Daqiao尼 珠 河 大桥 "Great Nizhu He Bridge"; in English also Duge Bridge after the community of the same name in Shuicheng County ) is a 1341 m long cable-stayed bridge in China, which, with its height of 565 m above the valley floor, replaces the Siduhe Bridge as the highest bridge in the world . The last section was added on September 10, 2016. The structure was opened to traffic on December 29, 2016 .
Geographical location
The bridge lies on the border between the provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan and spans the Beipan Jiang valley . It is part of the Hangzhou-Ruili (G56) highway , which connects Liupanshui and Xuanwei . The new construction of this road should reduce the travel time between these cities from five to less than two hours.
Construction and technical data
Construction work began in 2012 with the erection of the pylons . The eastern main pylon reaches a height of 269 m, the western 247 m. The roadway is held in place by stay cables and crosses the river at a height of 565 m. With a total length of 1341 m, the maximum span is 720 m.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung: China - The highest bridge in the world is ready. Retrieved September 13, 2016 .
- ↑ EuroNews: Highest bridge in the world completed. Retrieved September 13, 2016 .
- ↑ n-tv: Highest bridge in the world is almost finished. Retrieved September 13, 2016 .
- ↑ tagesschau.de: Highest bridge in the world opened. Retrieved December 29, 2016 .
- ↑ The standard: China: Highest bridge in the world as good as finished. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 13, 2016 ; accessed on September 13, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Frankfurter Allgemeine: Beipanjang Bridge: The highest bridge is almost finished. Retrieved September 13, 2016 .
- ^ World Highways: Project underway for Chinese bridge. Retrieved September 13, 2016 .
- ↑ highestbridges.com: Beipanjiang Bridge Duge. Retrieved September 13, 2016 .
Web links
- Time-lapse: World's highest bridge to open in China (CCTV) on YouTube
- Beipanjiang Bridge Hukun Animation Video on YouTube
- Beipanjiang Bridge Duge at www.wegenwiki.nl (Dutch)