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Currently the highest bridge within any of China's coastal provinces, the Jiaxi Bridge carries a 2-lane road across the Jiaxi Brook in a beautiful mountainous region of Zhejiang Province that is becoming more and more popular to tourists looking to spend an afternoon away from the big cities of Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo. | Currently the highest bridge within any of China's coastal provinces, the Jiaxi Bridge carries a 2-lane road across the Jiaxi Brook in a beautiful mountainous region of Zhejiang Province that is becoming more and more popular to tourists looking to spend an afternoon away from the big cities of Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo. | ||
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Click on the excellent YouTube channel "Chinese Bridge" to see a video of the Jiaxi Bridge. | Click on the excellent YouTube channel "Chinese Bridge" to see a video of the Jiaxi Bridge. | ||
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Revision as of 04:59, 27 February 2021
Jiaxi Bridge
夹溪特大桥
Jianshanzhen, Zhejiang, China
535 feet high / 163 meters high
509 foot span / 155 meter span
2010
Currently the highest bridge within any of China's coastal provinces, the Jiaxi Bridge carries a 2-lane road across the Jiaxi Brook in a beautiful mountainous region of Zhejiang Province that is becoming more and more popular to tourists looking to spend an afternoon away from the big cities of Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo.
Just west of the Jiaxi Bridge is the Shuixiakong Scenic Area Elevator that descends into the gorge.
Click on the excellent YouTube channel "Chinese Bridge" to see a video of the Jiaxi Bridge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2XvYGK5-Ss
Jiaxi Bridge satellite image.
Jiaxi Bridge location map.