Laoyingyan Bridge
Laoyingyan Bridge
老鹰岩特大桥
Fa’er Bouyei, Guizhou, China
(492) feet high / (150) meters high
525 foot span / 160 meter span
2013
Laoyingyan is one of 3 giant beam bridges that traverse over or along the deep Beipanjinag River valley on the expressway that connects the G56 and the G60. The 816 meter long bridge has a span configuration of 85+2x160+85 +8x40 meters atop piers as high as 126 meters. Despite being only 150 metes above the ground, Laoyingyan skirts so closely to the edge of the mighty Beipanjiang River gorge that travelers have an unobstructed view of the 300 meter drop to the river below.
Just four kilometers north of Laoyingyan is the massive Beipanjiang 2013 Bridge with the longest beam span ever attempted on a high level bridge with a distance of 290 meters between piers. Two kilometers north is the 145 meter high beam bridge Wanglongbao while just one kilometer north of Laoyingyan is the famous 2011 Beipanjiang Railway Bridge with its 275 meter high arch. There are few places in the world where there are 4 high bridges in such close proximity to each other. The 3 giant beam bridges are located at kilometers 31, 33 and 35.
Image by gog.com.cn.
Laoyingyan Bridge satellite image with bridge location drawn in.
