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Goutiaoyan Bridge and its sister span Maweihe are located midway between Shuicheng City and the Beipanjiang Duge Bridge, the highest crossing in the world.  Goutiaoyan is composed of two back to back 120 meter beam spans on piers as tall as 87 meters.
 
Goutiaoyan Bridge and its sister span Maweihe are located midway between Shuicheng City and the Beipanjiang Duge Bridge, the highest crossing in the world.  Goutiaoyan is composed of two back to back 120 meter beam spans on piers as tall as 87 meters.
  
Just to the west of Goutiaoyan Bridge is the single pier, T-beam Maweihe Bridge which has a single main pier 87 also meters tall.  The G56 expressway arguably has the greatest collection of super high bridges in the world with Beipanjiang Duge, Puli and Dimuhe all in the 300 to 500 meter height range.  
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Just to the west of Goutiaoyan Bridge is the single pier, T-beam Maweihe Bridge which has a single main pier also 87 meters tall.  The G56 expressway arguably has the greatest collection of super high bridges in the world with Beipanjiang Duge, Puli and Dimuhe all in the 300 to 500 meter height range.  
  
  

Revision as of 19:13, 15 September 2016

Goutiaoyan Bridge
狗跳岩大桥
Shuicheng, Guizhou, China
(394) feet high / (120) meters high
394 foot span / 120 meter span
2015

GoutiaoyanSatellite.jpg


Goutiaoyan Bridge and its sister span Maweihe are located midway between Shuicheng City and the Beipanjiang Duge Bridge, the highest crossing in the world. Goutiaoyan is composed of two back to back 120 meter beam spans on piers as tall as 87 meters.

Just to the west of Goutiaoyan Bridge is the single pier, T-beam Maweihe Bridge which has a single main pier also 87 meters tall. The G56 expressway arguably has the greatest collection of super high bridges in the world with Beipanjiang Duge, Puli and Dimuhe all in the 300 to 500 meter height range.


GoutiaoyanSatellite.jpg

Goutiaoyan Bridge satellite image.


GoutiaoyanSatelliteWide.jpg

Goutiaoyan Bridge is on the right with Maweihe Bridge on the left.


GoutiaoyanLocationMap.jpg

Goutiaoyan Bridge location map.