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(459) feet high / (140) meters high<br />
 
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The line from Luzhou splits just west of Gulin where the route to Bijie is still under construction.  
 
The line from Luzhou splits just west of Gulin where the route to Bijie is still under construction.  
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Revision as of 07:28, 17 September 2016

Gulin Railway Bridge
古蔺河大桥
Gulin, Sichuan, China
(459) feet high / (140) meters high
262 foot span / 80 meter span
2017


Gulin Railway Bridge is one of two tall beam bridges on the Xudaitielu Railway that now connects Luzhou in Sichuan with Northwestern Guizhou. A central span of 80 meters rests on piers as high as 106 meters.

Also near Gulin city and approximately the same height is the Sancaowan Railway Bridge.

The line from Luzhou splits just west of Gulin where the route to Bijie is still under construction.


GulinRailwayCloudyView.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


GulinRailwayFromRoad.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


GulinRailwayApproaches.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


GulinRailwayPiers.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


GuilingRiverBridge80meterSpan.jpg


GuilinRiverBridge106mtrPiers.jpg


SancaowanLocationMap.jpg

Gulin Bridge location map.


Map of the Xudaitielu Railway line in dashed red that heads southeast towards Renhuai, Guizhou and after a split, southwest towards Bijie - also in Guizhou Province.