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望龙包特大桥<br />
 
望龙包特大桥<br />
 
Fa’er Bouyei, Guizhou, China<br />
 
Fa’er Bouyei, Guizhou, China<br />
(476) feet high / (145) meters high<br />
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787 feet high / 240 meters high<br />
 
525 foot span / 160 meter span<br />
 
525 foot span / 160 meter span<br />
 
2013<br />
 
2013<br />
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Wanglongbao is one of 3 giant beam bridges that traverse over or along the deep Beipanjinag River valley.  The long 886 meter bridge has a span configuration of 4x40 +85+160+85 +3x30 meters atop piers as high as 95 meters.   
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Wanglongbao is one of 4 giant beam bridges that traverse over or along the deep Beipanjinag River valley.  The long 886 meter bridge has a span configuration of 4x40 +85+160+85 +3x30 meters atop piers as high as 95 meters.  But these numbers do not reveal the impressive crevasse directly beneath the crossing that make it one of the highest beam bridge in the world at 240 meters.   
  
Just two kilometers north of Wanglongbao is the massive Beipanjiang 2013 Bridge with the longest beam span ever attempted on a high level bridge with a distance of 290 meters between piers.  Two kilometers south of Wanglongbao is the towering Laoyingyan beam bridge with 2 spans of 160 meters.  The famous 2011 Beipanjiang Railway Bridge crosses under the highway just 1 kilometer south of the Wanglongbao Bridge and makes for easy access for rail fans who want to check out the 275 meter high arch bridge.  There are few places in the world where there are 4 high bridges in such close proximity to each other.  The 3 giant beam bridges are located at kilometers 31, 33 and 35.       
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Just two kilometers north of Wanglongbao is the massive Beipanjiang 2013 Bridge with the longest beam span ever attempted on a high level bridge with a distance of 290 meters between piers.  Two kilometers south of Wanglongbao is the towering Laoyingyan beam bridge with 2 spans of 160 meters.  The famous 2001 Beipanjiang Railway Bridge crosses under the highway just 1 kilometer south of the Wanglongbao Bridge and makes for easy access for rail fans who want to check out the 275 meter high arch bridge.  There are few places in the world where there are 4 high bridges in such close proximity to each other.  The 4 giant beam bridges are located at kilometers 31, 33, 35 and 37.       
  
  

Revision as of 07:45, 30 April 2014

Wanglongbao Bridge
望龙包特大桥
Fa’er Bouyei, Guizhou, China
787 feet high / 240 meters high
525 foot span / 160 meter span
2013


Wanglongbao is one of 4 giant beam bridges that traverse over or along the deep Beipanjinag River valley. The long 886 meter bridge has a span configuration of 4x40 +85+160+85 +3x30 meters atop piers as high as 95 meters. But these numbers do not reveal the impressive crevasse directly beneath the crossing that make it one of the highest beam bridge in the world at 240 meters.

Just two kilometers north of Wanglongbao is the massive Beipanjiang 2013 Bridge with the longest beam span ever attempted on a high level bridge with a distance of 290 meters between piers. Two kilometers south of Wanglongbao is the towering Laoyingyan beam bridge with 2 spans of 160 meters. The famous 2001 Beipanjiang Railway Bridge crosses under the highway just 1 kilometer south of the Wanglongbao Bridge and makes for easy access for rail fans who want to check out the 275 meter high arch bridge. There are few places in the world where there are 4 high bridges in such close proximity to each other. The 4 giant beam bridges are located at kilometers 31, 33, 35 and 37.



Wanglongbao Bridge Elevation


WanglongbaoPiers.jpg




WanglongbaoSatellite.jpg

Wanglongbao Bridge satellite image with bridge location drawn in.