The Beipanjiang bridge in southern China has opened to traffic following three years of construction. Built above the Beipangjiang valley in Guizhou province, the bridge boasts a 1,341-metre span.
Even the most daring of souls might get a little nervous crossing the Beipanjiang Bridge in southwest China, which spans mountains and gorges 1,854 feet in the air.
The four-lane suspension bridge is now open to traffic, connecting the provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan. It’s 4,399 feet long, and equivalent to a 200-story building, CCTV reports. Construction on the $143 million bridge started in 2013, and the structure is expected to shorten the travel time between Guizhou and Yunnan from five hours to 90 minutes. Engineers said wind affected how they constructed the bridge, and parts of it had to be assembled on-site. Guizhou province is already home to 7 of the 10 highest bridges in China. Catherine Garcia.
据中新网12月29日报道,今天上午9时,随着一辆辆汽车驶上桥面,世界第一高桥北盘江大桥正式通车,标志着杭瑞高速贵州段将全面建成通车。
北盘江大桥是杭瑞高速毕都段的控制性工程,横跨贵州省六盘水市都格镇和云南省宣威市普立乡腊龙村交界处的北盘江,由云贵两省合作共建。全长1341.4米,桥面到谷底垂直高度565米,为目前世界第一高桥。
同时,大桥东、西两岸的主桥墩高度分别为269米和247米,720米的主跨,在同类型桥梁主跨的跨径中排名世界第二。
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