Nujiang Railway Bridge
Nujiang Railway Bridge
怒江特大桥
Lamengxiang, Yunnan, China
696 feet high / 212 meters high
1,608 foot span / 490 meter span
2018
The Nujiang Railway Bridge is the longest span railway-only arch bridge in existence and one of the 10 longest arch bridges in the world with a main span of 490 meters. Located along the Dali to Ruili Railway line in Yunnan Province, the all steel bridge is also unique for having a station in the very center of the span since both ends of the 1,024 meter long structure terminate into long tunnels.
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The west railway tunnel is one of the longest in the world at 35 kilometers.
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Nujiang Railway Bridge foundation elevation drawing.
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The original Silk Road with cobblestone bricks. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
An older rendering of the Nujiang Railway Bridge.
The Nujiang Railway Bridge station will be the highest in the world at 212 meters.
Nujiang Railway Bridge satellite image.
Nujiang Railway Bridge location map.
A map of the Dali to Ruili Railway line with the Nujiang River Bridge crossing at the very bottom left and the Lancanjiang River Bridge crossing in the upper right.