Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge

Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge
Coordinates 6°19′42″S 143°06′19″E / 6.328351°S 143.105199°E / -6.328351; 143.105199Coordinates: 6°19′42″S 143°06′19″E / 6.328351°S 143.105199°E / -6.328351; 143.105199
Carries Oil
Crosses Hegigio River
Locale Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea
Characteristics
Design Suspension
Material Steel
Total length 470 m (1,540 ft)
Height 33 m (108 ft)
Number of spans Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge
Clearance below 393 m (1,289 ft)
History
Designer Ken Ross
Construction end November 2005

Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge is, with a height of 393 metres, the world's second highest bridge and highest pipeline bridge. Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning 470 metres over the Hegigio River. It is used for transporting petroleum oil from Southeast Mananda oil field in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.

Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge became the world's highest bridge when it was completed in 2005 and remained the highest until the opening of the Sidu River Bridge in China in 2009.

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