Temporary Construction Footbridges

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The following is a list of the world's highest defunct temporary footbridges that were used for the construction of permanent road and rail bridges as well as dams. All of these spans were only built to last for a few years so that construction workers could access the opposite side of a deep canyon or valley before the permanent dam or bridge was completed parallel to the footbridge. Unlike public footbridges, these temporary crossings are usually simple in design with little more then crude chicken-wire or wood plank walkways and railings made of a few wires or some inexpensive plastic mesh. Also with few exceptions these are Tibet-style suspension bridges with the deck supported on sagging steel cables that have a natural catenary curve connected directly to concrete anchorages with no suspension towers. Since these suspension footbridges are unmaintained and usually become dilapidated quickly, most are removed soon after the main bridge or dam is completed. The only known high temporary spans that are still in existence are the 198 meter high footbridge located next to the Beipanjiang Railway Bridge Shuipan in Guizhou Province, China and the 150 meter high Luolu arch footbridge also in Guizhou Province. Both are in an extremely decrepit state and should not be traversed by anyone except for the bravest and most fearless souls. I should also note that two of the temporary spans were road bridges with catenary decks. These bridge types are very popular in China, especially downstream of dam construction sites where it is necessary for trucks to have easy access to construction activities on both sides of the river.

	Rank	Name	Height (meters / feet)	Main Span Length (meters / feet)	Completed	Location	Country
	001 1	Dimuhe Footbridge 抵母河特大桥	951 feet 290 meters	1,673 feet 510 meters	2012-2015	Liupanshui, Guizhou	China
	002 2	Vajont Dam Footbridge Ponte Diga Vajont	(689) feet 210 meters	(460) feet 140 meters	1956-1963	Longarone, Veneto	Italy
100px	003 3	Malinghe Zhaozhuang Footbridge (Language Name)	0 feet Template:Rnd/b0 meters	0 feet Template:Rnd/b0 meters	2016-2020	City, Country	Country
	004 4	Zongxihe Footbridge 总溪河特大桥	(656) feet 200 meters	1,771 feet 540 meters	2013-2016	Weixinzhen, Guizhou	China
	005 5	Beipanjiang Railway Shuibai Footbridge 北盘江铁路桥	650 feet 198 meters	(656) feet 200 meters	(1998)-????	Fa’er Bouyei, Guizhou	China
	006 6	Glen Canyon Dam Suspension Footbridge	640 feet 195 meters	1,280 feet 390 meters	1958-1964	Page, Arizona	United States
	007 7	Xisha Footbridge 细沙河特大桥	(623) feet 190 meters	(459) feet 140 meters	2008-2010	Lianghezhen, Chongqing	China
	008 8	Jiangjiehe Construction Bridge 江界河大桥	(607) feet 185 meters	(975) feet 297 meters	(1992)-1995	Weng'an, Guizhou	China
	009 9	Mengdonghe Zhanghua Footbridge 猛洞河特大桥	570 feet 174 meters	(984) feet 300 meters	(2010)-2013	Yongshun, Hunan	China
	010 10	Xixihe Railway Construction Bridge 西溪河特大桥	(558) feet 170 meters	(558) feet 170 meters	2014-2017	Dafang, Guizhou	China
	011 11	Xixihe Guibi Footbridge 西溪大桥	(525) feet 160 meters	(738) feet 225 meters	2001	Linquanzhen, Guizhou	China
	012 12	Luolu Footbridge 落炉大桥	(492) feet 150 meters	(328) feet 100 meters	2001-????	Renhuai, Guizhou	China
	013 13	Yachi Railway Footbridge 鸭池河特大桥	(427) feet 130 meters	(1,148) feet 350 meters	2014-2017	Daguanzhen, Guizhou	China
	014 14	Hepingxia Construction Bridge 贺坪峡大桥	(361) feet 110 meters	(328) feet 100 meters	2012-2014	Hepingxia, Hebei	China
	015 15	Xixihe Qianda Footbridge 西溪河特大桥	(328) feet 100 meters	(328) feet 100 meters	2013-2015	Honglinxiang, Guizhou	China
	016 16	Maotai Footbridge 茅台特大桥	(328) feet 100 meters	(492) feet 150 meters	(2006)-2009	Renhuai, Guizhou	China
	017 17	Yangshuihe Footbridge 洋水河特大桥	(295) feet 90 meters	(328) feet 100 meters	2015-2017	Xifeng, Guizhou	China

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