Zhaozhuang Bridge

Zhaozhuang Bridge
马岭河大桥
Coordinates 25°06′53″N 104°58′48″E / 25.1146°N 104.9800°E / 25.1146; 104.9800Coordinates: 25°06′53″N 104°58′48″E / 25.1146°N 104.9800°E / 25.1146; 104.9800
Crosses Maling River
Locale Xingyi, Guizhou, China
Characteristics
Design Arch
Width 40 metres (130 ft)
Height 329 metres (1,079 ft)
Longest span 410 metres (1,350 ft)
History
Opened Expected 2019
Zhaozhuang Bridge
Location in China

Zhaozhuang Bridge is a 410 metre long arch bridge currently under construction in Xingyi, in the Guizhou province of China. When it is completed it will be the highest arch bridge in the world. It will rank among the 20 highest bridges of any type and be among the 20 longest arch bridges. The bridge crosses the Maling River Canyon. The Maling River is a tributary of the Nanpan River.

The bridge will carry three lanes of traffic in each direction, the double tracks of a light rail line on the Xingyi Metro, and two pedestrian walkways on either side of the bridge. The bridge will be 40 metres wide.

See also

Maling River Shankun Expressway Bridge

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, October 02, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.