2012 High Bridge Trip Photo Album - Revision history

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−	Another "Top 10er", the ~~new Hejiang~~ arch leaps over the Yangtze with a humungous concrete filled steel tubular span of 500 meters. This is just 10% less then the world's longest arches in Chongqing and Shanghai. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com	+	Another "Top 10er", the Bosideng arch leaps over the Yangtze with a humungous concrete filled steel tubular span of 500 meters. This is just 10% less then the world's longest arches in Chongqing and Shanghai. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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-One of the world's longer span road and metro rail cable stayed bridges, the Fenfangwuan Bridge will be completed in 2013 with a main span of 464 meters or about the same length as the Alex Fraser and Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridges in North America.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+One of the world's longer span road and metro rail cable stayed bridges, the Dingshan Bridge will be completed in 2013 with a main span of 464 meters or about the same length as the Alex Fraser and Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridges in North America.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-The construction staging area below the Fenfangwuan Bridge had been flooded out just prior to our visit.  Large bridge sections were tossed around like toys and damaged.  Some pieces will probably be repaired while others might have to be completely re-manufactured.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The construction staging area below the Dingshan Bridge had been flooded out just prior to our visit.  Large bridge sections were tossed around like toys and damaged.  Some pieces will probably be repaired while others might have to be completely re-manufactured.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-The Fenfangwuan Bridge as it will look when completed.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The Dingshan Bridge as it will look when completed.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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-Caiyuanba is another of many "Top 10ers" we would visit on the trip.  With a main span of 420 meters this is the world's 10th longest arch.  Image by Georges.
+With a main span of 420 meters Caiyuanba is one of the world's 20 longest arch spans.  Image by Georges.
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-With a span of 600 meters, E'gongyan is most notable for the tower tops with their signature suspension bridge "logo". Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+With a span of 600 meters, E'gongyan is most notable for the tower tops with their signature suspension bridge "logo". In 2016 a parallel metro line self-anchored suspension bridge will open next to it.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-Masangxi Bridge is just over 10 years old and has a main concrete deck span of 360 meters.  Image by Georges.
+Masangxi Bridge was just over 10 years old for our visit and has a main concrete deck span of 360 meters.  Image by Georges.
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-The Fenfangwuan Bridge as it will look in 2013.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The Fenfangwuan Bridge as it will look when completed.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-Nearly complete during our visit, the Huangyi Yangtze Bridge was so new the bridge already had construction trucks going across the deck.  The huge, 6-lane main span of 520 meters is larger then any cable stayed bridge in North America.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+Nearly complete during our visit, the Huangyi Yangtze Bridge was so new the bridge already had construction trucks going across the deck.  The huge, 6-lane main span of 520 meters is larger then most cable stayed bridges in North America.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-The newest railway bridge probably carries a high speed railway line.  The main span of approximately 176 meters is likely among the top 10 longest concrete railway beam spans on earth.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The newest railway bridge probably carries a high speed railway line.  The main span of approximately 176 meters is likely among the top 20 longest concrete railway beam spans on earth.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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−	Our cruise boat had no fancy chandeliers but the outdoor view was perfect. Image by ~~Jiang Changjiang~~.	+	Our cruise boat had no fancy chandeliers but the outdoor view was perfect. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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 Our plan to visit all 80 known Yangtze bridge crossings was successful though in an unexpected way as we passed up 2 cable stayed spans due to time constraints and 2 others we had seen in 2011 but discovered 3 new previously unknown crossings including the under construction Huangyi, Qingcaobei and Fengdu 2 bridges.  Only in China can someone stumble upon a suspension and 2 cable stayed bridges that will rank among the world's 50 longest of their type with main spans of 520, 788 and 680 meters!
-We also ventured up one of the Yangtze's greatest tributaries in the form of the Jialing River where we encountered a varied collection of nearly a dozen new beam, arch and cabled stayed bridges.  In the 3 Gorges region the new G42 expressway continued to amaze with more then a dozen more giant spans that cross some of the Yangtze's biggest tributaries.
+We also ventured up one of the Yangtze's greatest tributaries in the form of the Jialing River where we encountered a varied collection of nearly a dozen new beam, arch and cable stayed bridges.  In the 3 Gorges region the new G42 expressway continued to amaze with more then a dozen more giant spans that cross some of the Yangtze's biggest tributaries.
 Look for an even more exciting Chinese in adventure in 2013 when we visit more than 75 of the world's highest spans including first ever construction site visits to the highest road and railway bridges on earth!

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−	This obsolete suspension bridge with 4 main offset cables was recently bypassed by an arch bridge. The central span is 190 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com	+	This obsolete suspension bridge with 4 main offset cables was recently bypassed by an arch bridge. The central span is approximately 190 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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	The Shimen Bridge was one of China's larger single tower cable stayed bridges when it was completed across the Jialing River in 1988 with two spans of 230 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com		The Shimen Bridge was one of China's larger single tower cable stayed bridges when it was completed across the Jialing River in 1988 with two spans of 230 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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−	Two unmarked lanes carry ~~a lot of~~ truck traffic. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com	+	Two unmarked lanes carry nothing but truck traffic. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-Image by Georges.
+Some of the hundreds of Chongqing skyscrapers.  Image by Georges.
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-The first two cable stayed pipes can be seen in the top center of the tower.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The first two cable stayed pipes can be seen in the top center of the tower.  There will only be 9 cables on each tower.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-One of the earlier bridges of Chongqing, the Lijiatuo Bridge opened in 1995 with a main span of 444 meters.  Image by Georges.
+One of the earliest bridges in Chongqing, the Lijiatuo Bridge opened in 1995 with a main span of 444 meters.  Image by Georges.
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-Some locals live in makeshift buildings along the river banks below the Lijiatuo Bridge.  They don't have much but welcomed our surprise visit.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+Some locals live in makeshift buildings along the river banks below the Lijiatuo Bridge.  They don't have much but welcomed us in their homes.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+Two unmarked lanes carry a lot of truck traffic.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-The construction staging area had been flooded out just prior to our visit.  Large bridge sections were tossed around like toys and damaged.  Some pieces will probably be repaired while others might have to be completely remade.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The construction staging area below the Fenfangwuan Bridge had been flooded out just prior to our visit.  Large bridge sections were tossed around like toys and damaged.  Some pieces will probably be repaired while others might have to be completely re-manufactured.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-The temporary highline towers are also impressive rising as tall as a 50-story skyscraper.  Image by Jiang Changjiang.
+The temporary highline towers are also impressive, rising as tall as a 50-story skyscraper.  Image by Jiang Changjiang.
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-The harp of cable stays are very closely spaced on Tai'an Bridge.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The harp of cable stays are very closely spaced on the back span of Tai'an Bridge.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-The newest railway bridge probably carries a high speed railway line.  The main span of approximately 176 meters is likely among the top 20 longest concrete railway beam spans on earth.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The newest railway bridge probably carries a high speed railway line.  The main span of approximately 176 meters is likely among the top 10 longest concrete railway beam spans on earth.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com