Difference between revisions of "Temporary Construction Footbridges"

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| [[Tangjiahe Construction Bridge]]<br />唐家河大桥
 
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| [[Wujiang Haima Footbridge]]<br />海马大桥
 
| [[Wujiang Haima Footbridge]]<br />海马大桥
 
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| [[Xixihe Guibi Footbridge]]<br />西溪大桥
 
| [[Xixihe Guibi Footbridge]]<br />西溪大桥
 
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| [[Yachi Railway Footbridge]]<br />鸭池河特大桥
 
| [[Yachi Railway Footbridge]]<br />鸭池河特大桥
 
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| [[Xixihe Qianda Footbridge]]<br />西溪河特大桥
 
| [[Xixihe Qianda Footbridge]]<br />西溪河特大桥
 
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| [[Yangshuihe Footbridge]]<br />洋水河特大桥
 
| [[Yangshuihe Footbridge]]<br />洋水河特大桥
 
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| [[Liuguihe Footbridge]]<br />六圭河大桥
 
| [[Liuguihe Footbridge]]<br />六圭河大桥
 
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| [[Wanlong Footbridge]]<br />湾龙桥
 
| [[Wanlong Footbridge]]<br />湾龙桥
 
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| [[Hepingxia Construction Bridge]]<br />贺坪峡大桥
 
| [[Hepingxia Construction Bridge]]<br />贺坪峡大桥
 
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| [[Xianghuoyan Footbridge]]<br />香火岩特大桥
 
| [[Xianghuoyan Footbridge]]<br />香火岩特大桥
 
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| [[Maotai Footbridge]]<br />茅台特大桥
 
| [[Maotai Footbridge]]<br />茅台特大桥
 
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Revision as of 22:30, 7 February 2017

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.

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. Since these suspension footbridges are unmaintained and usually become dilapidated quickly, most are removed soon after the main bridge or dam is completed.


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
MalingheZhaozhuang410ArchDrawing.jpg 3 Malinghe Zhaozhuang Footbridge
马岭河大桥 		(656) feet
200 meters 		(1,312) feet
400 meters 		2017-2020 Xingyi, Guizhou China
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
DongzhuangSuspension.jpg 5 Jinghe Dam Footbridge
泾河大桥东庄 		(656) feet
200 meters 		(689) feet
210 meters 		2011-(2020) Yanxiazhen, Shaanxi China
Beipanjiang2011RailwayFootbridge8.jpg 6 Beipanjiang Railway Shuibai Footbridge
北盘江铁路桥 		650 feet
198 meters 		(656) feet
200 meters 		(1998)-(2014) Fa’er Bouyei, Guizhou China
1GlenCanyonBridge.jpg 7 Glen Canyon Dam Suspension Footbridge
 640 feet
195 meters 		1,280 feet
390 meters 		1958-1964 Page, Arizona United States
XishaCatwalk.jpg 8 Xisha Footbridge
细沙河特大桥 		(623) feet
190 meters 		(459) feet
140 meters 		2008-2010 Lianghezhen, Chongqing China
JiangjieheArchSusp.jpg 9 Jiangjiehe Construction Bridge
江界河大桥 		(607) feet
185 meters 		(975) feet
297 meters 		(1992)-1995 Weng'an, Guizhou China
XixiheRailwayTempBridgeWide.jpg 10 Xixihe Railway Construction Bridge
西溪河特大桥 		574 feet
175 meters 		607 feet
185 meters 		2014-2017 Dafang, Guizhou China
MengdongFootbridgeView copy 2.JPG 12 Mengdonghe Zhanghua Footbridge
猛洞河特大桥 		570 feet
174 meters 		(984) feet
300 meters 		(2010)-2013 Yongshun, Hunan China
TangjiaheArchPlacement.jpg 13 Tangjiahe Construction Bridge
唐家河大桥 		(558) feet
170 meters 		(853) feet
260 meters 		2017-2019 Baojing, Hunan China
Wujiang bridge Haima closure in 20150112(main span 180m arch).jpg 14 Wujiang Haima Footbridge
海马大桥 		(548) feet
167 meters 		(820) feet
250 meters 		(2012)-2016 Liutongxiang, Guizhou China
XixiConstSatellite.jpg 15 Xixihe Guibi Footbridge
西溪大桥 		(525) feet
160 meters 		(738) feet
225 meters 		(1998)-2001 Linquanzhen, Guizhou China
YachiRailwayFootbridgeCenterline.jpg 16 Yachi Railway Footbridge
鸭池河特大桥 		(459) feet
140 meters 		(1,148) feet
350 meters 		2014-2017 Daguanzhen, Guizhou China
XixiheFootbridgeLonglens.jpg 17 Xixihe Qianda Footbridge
西溪河特大桥 		(427) feet
130 meters 		(328) feet
100 meters 		2013-2015 Honglinxiang, Guizhou China
Yangshuihe235mtrSpanFootbridgeOverview.jpg 18 Yangshuihe Footbridge
洋水河特大桥 		410 feet
125 meters 		771 feet
235 meters 		2015-2017 Xifeng, Guizhou China
LiuguiheReservoirView.jpg 19 Liuguihe Footbridge
六圭河大桥 		(394) feet
120 meters 		(722) feet
220 meters 		2003-2005 Huangnitangzhen, Guizhou China
HooverDamCatwalk.jpeg 20 Hoover Dam Footbridge
 (377) feet
115 meters 		(492) feet
150 meters 		(1931)-1935 Boulder City, Nevada United States
WumengFootbridge38mtrLong.jpg 21 Wanlong Footbridge
湾龙桥 		364 feet
111 meters 		102 feet
31 meters 		(2011)-(2014) Fa’er Bouyei, Guizhou China
HepingxiaFootbridge.jpg 22 Hepingxia Construction Bridge
贺坪峡大桥 		(361) feet
110 meters 		(328) feet
100 meters 		2012-2014 Hepingxia, Hebei China
XianghuoyanArchFootbridgeWide.jpg 23 Xianghuoyan Footbridge
香火岩特大桥 		344 feet
105 meters 		853 feet
260 meters 		2015-2017 Hefengxiang, Guizhou China
YanjinheFootbridge.jpg 24 Maotai Footbridge
茅台特大桥 		(328) feet
100 meters 		(492) feet
150 meters 		(2006)-2009 Renhuai, Guizhou China
ZhenzhuJoinsFengleheToLongtanghe.jpg 25 Zhenzhu Footbridge
珍珠大桥 		(312) feet
95 meters 		(459) feet
140 meters 		(2006)-2008 Wuchuan, Guizhou China
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