Crosses Zhijinghe River Design Arch Opened 28 November 2009 Material Steel | Official name Zhijinghe Daqiao Longest span 430 m (1,410 ft) Clearance below 294 m Bridge type Arch bridge | |
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Similar Liuguanghe Bridge, Sidu River Bridge, Baling River Bridge, Beipan River Guanxing, Beipan River Hukun Ex | ||
zhijing river bridge 294m
Zhijing River Bridge was the highest arch bridge in the world upon its completion in 2009. The 294 metres high bridge in the Three Gorges region of China carries the G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway across the valley of the Zhijing River, a northern tributary of the Qing River. With a main span of 430 metres the bridge is also one of the 20 longest arch bridges in the world. The bridge is located between the towns of Yesanguan and Dazhiping in Badong County of the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hubei Province. The world's highest bridge the Sidu River Bridge is situated only 20km eastwards along the G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway.
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