Zhaoqing Bridge
| Xijiang Railway Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Carries | Trains Only |
| Crosses | Xi River |
| Locale | Zhaoqing, Guangdong, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Total length | 604.5 m (1,983 ft) |
| Width | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Height | 122 m (400 ft) (steel arch bottom to arch top) |
| Longest span | 450 m (1,476 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 2014 |
  Xijiang Railway Bridge | |
The Xijiang Railway Bridge (Chinese: 西江特大桥; pinyin: xī jiāng tè dàqiáo), is located on the Guangzhou to Nanning highspeed railway with a 450-meter main span that is the world's longest railway-only arch bridge and the second largest steel box arch after the Lupu Bridge in Shanghai. The basket handle arch carries 2 railway lines over a deep reservoir on the Xi River.[1][2][3]
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Coordinates: 23°02′32″N 112°26′28″E / 23.0422°N 112.4411°E
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