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• Bridges 90 to 100 meters
  ...drawings, images and facts on these structures will take a lot of time and travel. Many of these bridges have heights that will remain a mystery until they ...gorge cutting straight through the city of Jermuk, it was only a matter of time before a high level bridge would be built. Constructed in 1972, the Arpa R
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• China 2012 Bridge Trip
  Erqi bridge will be nearly finished just in time for our visit in the second half of 2012. ...tance between Ningbo and Shanghai from 400 km to 280 km and reduced travel time from 4 to 2.5 hours.
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• China 2023 Trip
  ...2015 the walkway inside the huge truss opened to the public for the first time, allowing unprecedented views of the deep abyss below. ...r Leaping Gorge scenic spot. The new railway line will allow a fast travel time of around one hour between the tourist cities of Lijiang and Shangri-La.
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• China 2016 Trip
  ...na except in 2016 we will begin our journey in Zhangjiajie to reduce drive time that often ate up a lot of our past trips. The amazing national parks of Z ...2015 the walkway inside the huge truss opened to the public for the first time, allowing unprecedented views of the deep abyss below.
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• China 2014 Bridge Trip
  ...the walkway inside the huge truss will be open to the public for the first time, allowing unprecedented views of the deep abyss below. ...e high bridges. Anyone would be welcome to continue on with me, splitting travel expenses evenly.
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• China 2015 Bridge Trip
  ...the walkway inside the huge truss will be open to the public for the first time, allowing unprecedented views of the deep abyss below. ...e high bridges. Anyone would be welcome to continue on with me, splitting travel expenses evenly.
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• China 2017 Trip
  ...2015 the walkway inside the huge truss opened to the public for the first time, allowing unprecedented views of the deep abyss below. afternoon we all travel to nearby Liupanshui City Airport for a 3 hour flight to Shanghai.
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• 2011 China Bridge Trip
  ...t several days. Anyone would be welcome to continue on with me, splitting travel expenses evenly. ...r fare from Shanghai to Western China as well as the hotels, meals and car travel . We are hoping to pair single people together in hotel rooms but if you d
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• China 2013 Bridge Trip
  ...e high bridges. Anyone would be welcome to continue on with me, splitting travel expenses evenly. ...r fare from Shanghai to Western China as well as the hotels, meals and car travel. We are hoping to pair single people together in hotel rooms but if you do
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• Main Page
  ...credible is the desire to have much of it done in just 20 years - half the time it would have taken in any other industrialized nation. This breathtaking ...ies of Yichang, Chongqing and Guiyang are ground zero for those looking to travel to these bridges.
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• 2012 Eric Sakowski
  ...d Luzhou Bridge had the longest beam span across the Yangtze river at that time. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com We had a nice time waiting in the Badong boat terminal building before our scheduled trip up t
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• 2012 High Bridge Trip Photo Album/Week 3
  ...ent up it to survey the planned site of the giant railway bridge in 1953. Time and rain kept us from venturing up the tower. Image by Eric Sakowski / Hig ...n will likely begin on the approaches to the other 2 rail lines at another time. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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• 2013 High Bridge Trip Photo Album/Week 2
  ...the highest beam bridges on the G65 at 151 meters. The river continues to travel into an underground cave located directly beneath the point this photo was ...ay on certain sections of the highway, we had to switch sides from time to time going along either the westbound or eastbound lanes when necessary. Image
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• A Brief History of High Railway Bridges
  ...r tension-only members that allowed the bridge to shake and loosen up over time. These older, more complicated forms also suffered from being multiple-sys ...With a main span of 1,800 feet (550 meters), it became the second and last time in history that a cantilever bridge would have the world’s longest bridge
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• Aizhai Bridge/Page 3
  Time to check out the landing platform! Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges ...nspired Adili to repeat it again on June 23, 1997 with a much quicker walk time of just 13 minutes and 48 seconds. On October 6th, 2000 Adili also crossed
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• United States Bridges 90 to 100 meters
  ...esigned by C. Shaler Smith, one of the most famous bridge engineers of his time, a cantilever was easier to construct since it eliminated falsework over th The highest railway bridge in the world at the time of it’s completion in 1882, the Kinzua Viaduct (92 meters high) was also
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• Siduhe Bridge
  ...how far China’s highway infrastructure has come in such a short period of time. ...tainous stretches of the Yangtze River. What once took more than a day of travel on dangerous mountain roads or a Yangtze river boat can now be safely trave
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• France Bridges 90 to 100 meters
  One of the highest road bridges in France at the time of its completion in 1887, the L’Abime bridge (94 meters high) crosses o ...he stays of the Rochers Noirs do not terminate in the deck but continue to travel horizontally a few feet above the deck until they reach a ground anchorage
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• 2011 High Bridge Trip Photo Album/Week 3
  ...highways are being bypassed by modern 4-lane expressways that will reduce travel times and distances significantly. By 2015 the G56 will allow people from ...ite its dilapidated condition, I ventured across the chicken wire walkway. Travel mates Roger Perrin and Georges thought I was a bit crazy. Image by Eric Sa
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• Aizhai Bridge/Page 2
  ...e temporary supports simulate the stringer intervals where the bogies will travel on cables that are connected to the ends of the stringers. ...is completed. This complex and experimental system was used for the first time ever on Aizhai.
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