Carries S10 Baoteng Expressway Design Suspension Height 169.7 m (557 ft) Opened 2016 Clearance below 280 m Location Baoshan, Yunnan | Crosses Long River (Yunnan) Material Steel Total length 2,471 m Width 34 m Longest span 1,196 m | |
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Locale Baoshan, Yunnan, Yunnan, China Similar Puli Bridge, Lishui River Bridge, Qingshui River Bridge, Dimuhe River Bridge, Baling River Bridge | ||
Yunnan s longjiang bridge longest highest in china
The Long River Bridge or Longjiang Bridge (龙江特大桥) is a suspension bridge near Baoshan, Yunnan, China. The main span of the bridge is 1,196 m (3,924 ft) making it one of the longest ever built. The bridge is also one of the highest in world sitting 280 m (920 ft) above the river below. The bridge completed construction in April, 2016, and is expected to open to public on May 1, 2016.
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The project cost around 1.96 billion Yuan.
Geography
The bridge is part of Baoteng Expressway, connecting the cities of Baoshan and Tengchong in southwest China, and going straight to Myanmar. It crosses the Long River Valley, the largest natural obstacle on the Baoteng Expressway. Prior to the bridge, going from Baoshan to Tengchong involves a 13.5 km (8.4 mi) detour through the mountain ranges, and the trip is now shortened to 2,471 m (8,107 ft).
