Yunlong Footbridge
Yunlong Footbridge
云龙桥
Yingshangcun, Hubei, China
187 feet high / 57 meters high
(66) foot span / (20) meter span
1885
The Yunlong Footbridge is a covered concrete arch tourist footbridge that was used as a one-lane roadway arch prior to 2011.
First built in 1885 as a wood bridge, Yunlong was rebuilt in 1963 and then rebuilt again in 1989 as a concrete arch bridge before it was modified into a footbridge-only crossing in 2011. In 2008 a larger and higher 2-lane arch road bridge was built just upstream of the older, one-lane arch.
There is a series of cliffwalks and waterfalls below the Yunlong Footbridge that is part of the larger Enshi Grand Canyon Scenic area.
Enshi Grand Canyon has some of China's highest cliffwalks as well as many kilometers of trails that wind around spectacular Karst rock formations. A giant escalator on the north side of the park brings guests back down the mountain to a parking area where shuttle buses go back to the main parking area.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by John Filmer.
Image by John Filmer.
The newer Yunlong Bridge that opened in 2008 to bypass the older concrete arch. The new crossing is 77 meters high with a span of approximately 60 meters.
Image by Peter Wu.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by John Filmer.
Image by John Filmer.
Image by Mr. Chen.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Elly Filmer.
Image by Peter Wu.
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Image by John Filmer.
Image by Mr. Chen.
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Yunlong Footbridge satellite image.
Yunlong Footbridge location map.
