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观石河特大桥<br />
 
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Macheng, Hubei, China<br />
 
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394 foot span / 120 meter span<br />
 
394 foot span / 120 meter span<br />
 
2010<br />
 
2010<br />
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Located about an hour drive northeast of the huge Yangtze River city of Wuhan, the Guanshihe Bridge has 3 mains spans of 120 meters within a total length of 1.1 kilometers.  The maximum pier height is 95 meters.  Started in August 10, 2008, the bridge was structurally completed by the end of 2010 and is the largest structure on the Wu Ma section of highway.  
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Located about an hour drive northeast of the huge Yangtze River city of Wuhan, the Guanshihe Bridge has 3 mains spans of 120 meters within a total length of 1.1 kilometers.  The maximum pier height is 95 meters.  Started in August 10, 2008, the bridge was structurally completed by the end of 2010 and is the largest bridge on the Wu Ma section of highway.  The crossing is right near the town of Muzidianzhen approximately 30 kilometers east of Macheng on the G42 expressway.  
 
    
 
    
  
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Within a stretch of just 8 miles (13 kms), the West Hurong highway crosses 4 bridges that are nearly 200 meters or higher.  Between these deep valleys there are several other viaducts and tunnels including Shuinan and the nearly 4 kilometer Siduhe tunnel.
 
  
  
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The piers were halfway finished in late 2006. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
 
 
 
 
 
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Revision as of 01:25, 23 May 2012

Guanshihe Bridge
观石河特大桥
Macheng, Hubei, China
377 feet high / 115 meters high
394 foot span / 120 meter span
2010

GuanshiheView.jpg


Located about an hour drive northeast of the huge Yangtze River city of Wuhan, the Guanshihe Bridge has 3 mains spans of 120 meters within a total length of 1.1 kilometers. The maximum pier height is 95 meters. Started in August 10, 2008, the bridge was structurally completed by the end of 2010 and is the largest bridge on the Wu Ma section of highway. The crossing is right near the town of Muzidianzhen approximately 30 kilometers east of Macheng on the G42 expressway.



GuanshiheConstruction.jpg


GuanshihePier.jpg


GuanshihePier2.jpg


GuanshihePier4.jpg


GuanshiheBridgePiers.jpg