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法朗沟特大桥<br />
 
法朗沟特大桥<br />
 
Linkouzhen, Guizhou, China<br />
 
Linkouzhen, Guizhou, China<br />
997 feet high / 304 meters high<br />
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679 feet high / 207 meters high<br />
 
738 foot span / 225 meter span<br />
 
738 foot span / 225 meter span<br />
 
2015<br />
 
2015<br />
[[File:FalanngouSatelliteWmeasure.jpg|750px|center]]
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Scheduled for completion in 2015, the Falanggou Bridge will unseat the Liuguanghe Bridge as the highest beam bridge on earth.  The span will be located just a few miles south of the Guizhou/Chongqing border before the G?? highway crosses the giant Chishuihe river gorge before continuing north towards the Yangtze River and the Chongqing City region.  Just a few miles further north on the same expressway will the 190 meter high Nianziping beam bridge with a height of 623 feet / 190 meters while an hours drive south on the expressway will be the Zongqihe arch crossing with a deck height of 866 feet / 264 meters.
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The Falanggou Bridge crosses a deep gully on the upper slopes of the Chishui River gorge just a few miles south of the Guizhou/Chongqing border before the G76 highway crosses the giant Chishuihe Bridge before continuing north towards the Yangtze River and the Chongqing City region.  The main span is supported on piers 138 and 120 meters tall.  
  
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Just a few kilometers further north on the same expressway is the 190 meter high Nianziping beam bridge with a height of 623 feet / 190 meters while an hours drive south on the same expressway is the Zongqihe arch crossing with a deck height of 866 feet / 264 meters.
  
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Falanggou River Bridge Elevation<br />
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Construction workers excavate the East side foundation at the edge of the canyon.
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Falanggou Bridge satellite image.
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An older satellite image of the Falanggou crossing.
  
  
 
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Revision as of 00:37, 28 May 2014

Falanggou Bridge
法朗沟特大桥
Linkouzhen, Guizhou, China
679 feet high / 207 meters high
738 foot span / 225 meter span
2015


The Falanggou Bridge crosses a deep gully on the upper slopes of the Chishui River gorge just a few miles south of the Guizhou/Chongqing border before the G76 highway crosses the giant Chishuihe Bridge before continuing north towards the Yangtze River and the Chongqing City region. The main span is supported on piers 138 and 120 meters tall.

Just a few kilometers further north on the same expressway is the 190 meter high Nianziping beam bridge with a height of 623 feet / 190 meters while an hours drive south on the same expressway is the Zongqihe arch crossing with a deck height of 866 feet / 264 meters.


Construction workers excavate the East side foundation at the edge of the canyon.


FalanggouSatellite.jpg

Falanggou Bridge satellite image.


FalanggouSatelliteWide.jpg


FalanggouClean.jpg

An older satellite image of the Falanggou crossing.