Qianjiaping Bridge
Qianjiaping Bridge
钱家坪特大桥
Xiaohezhen, Yunnan, China
(328) feet high / (100) meters high
459 foot span / 140 meter span
2021
Qianjiaping Bridge is a cantilevered beam bridge on the G7611 Zhaotong to Xichang Expressway in a mountainous region of Yunnan Province.
The structure has a span configuration of 77.5+2x140+77.5 meters on piers as tall as 63.5 meters.
Qianjiaping Bridge satellite image.
Qianjiaping Bridge location map.
The route planning of the G7611 Zhaotong Expressway gives a great insight into the design of a very challenging Chinese mountain expressway that descends from 2,000 meters in Zhaotong to 500 meters at the Jinsha River. Six routes were studied before they chose the red route. Several of the routes include extensive spiral switchbacks to ease the steepness of the grade.