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Revision as of 22:09, 6 May 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 on the the Shuipan 水盘高速公路 expressway that connects the city of Liupanshui and the G56 with the G60 expressway in Shuicheng and Panxian Counties. 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 bridges 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.

Just below the Wanglongbao Shuipan expressway bridge is the beautiful Wanglongbao arch bridge that was built for a local road and is more then 100 meters high despite a span of around 30 meters.



Wanglongbao Bridge Elevation


WanglongbaoBridge&Canyon.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


WanglongbaoDropToCreek.jpg

The 240 meter drop to the Wanglongbao creek. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


WanglongbaoValleyCliffs.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


WanglongbaoDownstream&Pier.jpg

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WanglongbaoArch&Canyon.jpg

Wanglongbao canyon looking west. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


WanglongbaoArch&Road.jpg

A small arch bridge was constructed over the Wanglongbao creek parallel to a footbridge used for construction workers of the arch. The two bridges are more then 100 meters high. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


WanglongbaoArch&CanyonView.jpg

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WanglongbaoArch&Crevasse.jpg

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WanglongbaoArch&Close.jpg

The footbridge is reported to be 38 meters long so the arch span is approximately 30 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


WanglongbaoArch&Footbridge.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


WanglongbaoRopewayWide.jpg

A small ropeway crosses the Wanglongbao canyon. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


WanglongbaoRopewayLine.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com



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Wanglongbao Bridge satellite image.


BeipanSatellite&Highway&Bridges.jpg

A wider view showing the giant tunnel spirals of the Shuibai Railway that were necessary to reduce the steepness of the railway grade that descends hundreds of meters down into the Beipanjiang River gorge.


BeipanHighwayBridgesMap.jpg

Xinzhai Bridge location map.