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738 foot span / 225 meter span<br />
 
738 foot span / 225 meter span<br />
 
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2015<br />
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Scheduled for completion in 2015, the Falanggou Bridge was originally reported to have a height of over 300 meters from an erroneous deck elevation figure.  Updated reports as well as views of the site confirm that 207 meters is more in the correct height range.  The main span will be supported on piers 138 and 120 meters tall.  The span will be located just a few miles south of the Guizhou/Chongqing border before the G76 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 be 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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[[File:FalanggouWaterfall.jpg|750px|center]] 
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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Chishui River Canyon.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Approach from west side.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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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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The above satellite view of the Falanggou Bridge site shows the approximate location of the main span.
 
  
  
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An older satellite image of the Falanggou crossing.
Falanggou River Bridge Elevation<br />
 
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Revision as of 23:43, 16 April 2015

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

FalanggouPierComplete.jpg


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.


FalanggouWaterfall.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


FalanggouUpstreamView.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


FalanggouPier&Valley.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


FalanggouWorkArea.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


FalanggouLonglens.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


FalanggouChishuiheGorge.jpg

Chishui River Canyon. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


FalanggouBuildings.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


FalanggouBeamLonglens.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


FalanggouBeamEnd.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


FalanggouApproach.jpg

Approach from west side. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com



FalanggouPier138mtrs.jpg


FalanggouSmallPiers.jpg


FalanggouApproachSpans.jpg


FalanggouFoundation.png


FalanggouPier&Crane.jpg


FalanggouPierBase.jpg


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.