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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.
 
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.
  
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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.
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I should also note that three 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 activities on both sides of the river.
  
 
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| [[Beipanjiang Railway Shuibai Footbridge]]<br />北盘江铁路桥
 
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| [[Mengdonghe Zhanghua Footbridge]]<br />猛洞河特大桥
 
| [[Mengdonghe Zhanghua Footbridge]]<br />猛洞河特大桥
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| [[Xixihe Railway Construction Bridge]]<br />西溪河特大桥
 
| [[Xixihe Railway Construction Bridge]]<br />西溪河特大桥
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| [[Xixihe Guibi Footbridge]]<br />西溪大桥
 
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| [[Luolu Footbridge]]<br />落炉大桥
 
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Revision as of 23:25, 27 April 2015

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 three 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 activities on both sides of the river.
Rank Name Height (meters / feet) Main Span Length
(meters / feet)		 Completed Location Country
DimuheFootbridgeSemiWide.jpg 1 Dimuhe Footbridge
抵母河特大桥 		951 feet
290 meters 		1,673 feet
510 meters 		2012-2015 Liupanshui, Guizhou China
2VajontFootbridge.jpeg 2 Vajont Dam Footbridge
Ponte Diga Vajont 		(689) feet
210 meters 		(460) feet
140 meters 		1956-1963 Longarone, Veneto Italy
100px 3 Malinghe Zhaozhuang Footbridge
(Language Name) 		0 feet
Template:Rnd/b0 meters 		0 feet
Template:Rnd/b0 meters 		2016-2020 City, Country Country
ZongxiheTempFootbridge.JPG 4 Zongxihe Footbridge
总溪河特大桥 		(656) feet
200 meters 		1,771 feet
540 meters 		2013-2016 Weixinzhen, Guizhou China
Beipanjiang2011RailwayFootbridge8.jpg 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
1GlenCanyonBridge.jpg 6 Glen Canyon Dam Suspension Footbridge
 640 feet
195 meters 		1,280 feet
390 meters 		1958-1964 Page, Arizona United States
XishaCatwalk.jpg 7 Xisha Footbridge
细沙河特大桥 		(623) feet
190 meters 		(459) feet
140 meters 		2008-2010 Lianghezhen, Chongqing China
JiangjieheArchSusp.jpg 8 Jiangjiehe Construction Bridge
江界河大桥 		(607) feet
185 meters 		(975) feet
297 meters 		(1992)-1995 Weng'an, Guizhou China
MengdongFootbridgeView copy 2.JPG 9 Mengdonghe Zhanghua Footbridge
猛洞河特大桥 		570 feet
174 meters 		(984) feet
300 meters 		(2010)-2013 Yongshun, Hunan China
XixiheRailwayTempBridgeWide.jpg 10 Xixihe Railway Construction Bridge
西溪河特大桥 		(558) feet
170 meters 		(558) feet
170 meters 		2014-2017 Dafang, Guizhou China
XixiConstSatellite.jpg 11 Xixihe Guibi Footbridge
西溪大桥 		(525) feet
160 meters 		(738) feet
225 meters 		2001 Linquanzhen, Guizhou China
Luolu bridge1.jpg 12 Luolu Footbridge
落炉大桥 		(492) feet
150 meters 		(328) feet
100 meters 		2001-???? Renhuai, Guizhou China
YachiFootbridgeView.jpg 13 Yachi Railway Footbridge
鸭池河特大桥 		(427) feet
130 meters 		(1,148) feet
350 meters 		2014-2017 Daguanzhen, Guizhou China
LiuguiheReservoirView.jpg 14 Liuguihe Footbridge
六圭河大桥 		(394) feet
120 meters 		(722) feet
220 meters 		2003-2005 Huangnitangzhen, Guizhou China
HepingxiaFootbridge.jpg 15 Hepingxia Construction Bridge
贺坪峡大桥 		(361) feet
110 meters 		(328) feet
100 meters 		2012-2014 Hepingxia, Hebei China
XixiheFootbridgeLonglens.jpg 16 Xixihe Qianda Footbridge
西溪河特大桥 		(328) feet
100 meters 		(328) feet
100 meters 		2013-2015 Honglinxiang, Guizhou China
YanjinheFootbridge.jpg 17 Maotai Footbridge
茅台特大桥 		(328) feet
100 meters 		(492) feet
150 meters 		(2006)-2009 Renhuai, Guizhou China
YangshuiheFootbridge.jpg 18 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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