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| − | No other footbridge in modern history made as big a splash as the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass bridge in Hunan Province. Finally opened in 2016, this is the largest and highest footbridge span ever constructed with 99 panels of glass. Image by Eric Sakowski. | + | No other footbridge in modern history made as big a splash as the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass bridge in Hunan Province. Finally opened in 2016, this is the largest and highest footbridge span ever constructed with 99 panels of glass to walk on. Image by Eric Sakowski. |
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| − | Image by Eric Sakowski. | + | John Brignoli enjoys a moment with Jason Chen who runs the entire Zhangjiajie Park with his dad and mom. Image by Eric Sakowski. |
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| − | Image by Eric Sakowski. | + | Ben Usagani runs a jetty construction business in Indonesia and is also an expert in bridge foundation construction. Image by Eric Sakowski. |
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| − | Image by Eric Sakowski. | + | John Brignoli stands on section of glass 260 meters/853 feet above the river. Image by Eric Sakowski. |
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| − | Image by Eric Sakowski. | + | Each panel is 3 x 4.5 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski. |
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| − | Image by Eric Sakowski. | + | Dinner with the Chen's. Image by Eric Sakowski. |
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| − | Image by | + | The famous 99 Turns bus road next to the Tianmenshan gondola. Image by John Brignoli. |
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| − | Image by | + | Tianmen Mountain has the highest cliffwalks in the world with vertical drops between 250 and 300 meters. Image by John Brignoli. |
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| − | Image by Eric Sakowski. | + | The highest point along the cliffwalk with a vertical drop of 355 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski. |
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| − | Image by Eric Sakowski. | + | The 5th annual Red Bull Wingsuit BASE jump challenge took place a few days after our visit. Image by Eric Sakowski. |
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| − | Image by Eric Sakowski. | + | A view looking down an access ladder approximately 300 meters/1,000 feet high. Image by Eric Sakowski. |
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| − | Image by Eric Sakowski. | + | Driver Chen points to the backside of the famous Tianmen Cave opening that is approximately 150 meters/500 feet high. Image by Eric Sakowski. |
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| − | Image by | + | Love Locks are common at tourist sites all over China. Image by John Brignoli. |
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| − | Image by | + | There are more then 400 steps leading up to the cave opening. Image by John Brignoli. |
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| − | Image by | + | The small tourist city of Wulingyuan is filled with dozens of riverfront shops and restaurants. Image by John Brignoli. |
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Image by Eric Sakowski. | Image by Eric Sakowski. | ||
Revision as of 02:41, 13 January 2017
2016 High Bridge Trip Photo Album
Hunan Province
The 2-week 2016 High Bridge trip took place later then usual in October of 2016 when the weather was cooler and more comfortable. Our journey through the mountains of Western China was concentrated in Hunan and Guizhou Provinces with visits to over 20 of the World's Highest Road and Railway Bridges including walkway tours inside several of the suspension bridge trusses.
Unlike past trips, 2016 was intimate and small with just Ben and Marie Usagani from Indonesia joining my longtime friend John and his wife Rachel. Chinese bridge expert Zhu Fan was the official interpreter with driver Chen on board for the 6th year in a row.
The special spans visited during the first week included Zhangjiajie, Aizhai, Mengdonghe, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass, Qingshuihe, Yachihe and Xixihe Railway and Wujiang expressway bridges.
Our Shanghai Airlines flight arrives in Zhangjiajie City. Image by Eric Sakowski.
No other footbridge in modern history made as big a splash as the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass bridge in Hunan Province. Finally opened in 2016, this is the largest and highest footbridge span ever constructed with 99 panels of glass to walk on. Image by Eric Sakowski.
Visitors enter Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Bridge through a huge visitors center designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan. Image by Eric Sakowski.
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John Brignoli enjoys a moment with Jason Chen who runs the entire Zhangjiajie Park with his dad and mom. Image by Eric Sakowski.
Ben Usagani runs a jetty construction business in Indonesia and is also an expert in bridge foundation construction. Image by Eric Sakowski.
John Brignoli stands on section of glass 260 meters/853 feet above the river. Image by Eric Sakowski.
Each panel is 3 x 4.5 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski.
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Image by Eric Sakowski.
Dinner with the Chen's. Image by Eric Sakowski.
Image by John Brignoli.
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Image by Eric Sakowski.
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Image by Eric Sakowski.
The famous 99 Turns bus road next to the Tianmenshan gondola. Image by John Brignoli.
Image by Eric Sakowski.
Image by Eric Sakowski.
Tianmen Mountain has the highest cliffwalks in the world with vertical drops between 250 and 300 meters. Image by John Brignoli.
Image by John Brignoli.
Image by John Brignoli.
Image by John Brignoli.
Image by Eric Sakowski.
Image by John Brignoli.
Image by John Brignoli.
The highest point along the cliffwalk with a vertical drop of 355 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski.
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Image by Eric Sakowski.
Image by John Brignoli.
Image by Eric Sakowski.
The 5th annual Red Bull Wingsuit BASE jump challenge took place a few days after our visit. Image by Eric Sakowski.
Image by Eric Sakowski.
Image by Eric Sakowski.
Image by Eric Sakowski.
Image by Eric Sakowski.
Image by Eric Sakowski.
A view looking down an access ladder approximately 300 meters/1,000 feet high. Image by Eric Sakowski.
Image by Eric Sakowski.
Driver Chen points to the backside of the famous Tianmen Cave opening that is approximately 150 meters/500 feet high. Image by Eric Sakowski.
Love Locks are common at tourist sites all over China. Image by John Brignoli.
Image by John Brignoli.
There are more then 400 steps leading up to the cave opening. Image by John Brignoli.
Image by Eric Sakowski.
Image by John Brignoli.
Image by John Brignoli.
The small tourist city of Wulingyuan is filled with dozens of riverfront shops and restaurants. Image by John Brignoli.
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Click on Page 2 for Week Two with views of the Guizhou Province Bridges and More!
