Zhijing River Bridge

Zhijing River Bridge
支井河大桥
Coordinates 30°37′33″N 110°11′48″E / 30.625846°N 110.196594°E / 30.625846; 110.196594Coordinates: 30°37′33″N 110°11′48″E / 30.625846°N 110.196594°E / 30.625846; 110.196594
Carries G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway
Crosses Zhijinghe River
Locale Badong County, Hubei, China
Official name Zhijinghe Daqiao
Characteristics
Design Arch
Material Steel
Longest span 430 m (1,410 ft)
Clearance below 294 m (965 ft)
History
Opened November 28th, 2009
Zhijing River Bridge
Location in Hubei

Zhijing River Bridge is the highest arch bridge in the world. 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 10 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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