Tucheng Bridge
Tucheng Bridge
土城特大桥
Tuchengzhen, Guizhou, China
443 feet high / 135 meters high
656 foot span / 200 meter span
2013
Tucheng Bridge crosses the giant Chishuihe River in northern Guizhou Province on the Zunchi expressway that connects Renhuai City to the Guizhou/Sichuan border. The central span configuration is 107+200+107 meters that rest on piers as tall as 109 meters. The two side by side viaducts are 930 and 880 meters long.
The 4-lane Zunchi highway has several other large beam bridges including Tongzihe and Eralanghe which have piers that rank among the tallest in the world.
Erlanghe Bridge view from May of 2013.
Erlanghe Bridge pier construction. The piers are so tall they have 4 separate "stories" of approximately 40 meters each. I don't know of any other beam bridge piers in China that have more then 3 stories except for Eralanghe. These piers rank among the 15 tallest in the world!
Erlanghe Bridge construction.
Erlanghe Bridge pier foundation construction.
Satellite image of Erlanghe Bridge crossing location.
Tongzihe and Erlanghe Bridges location map.
