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河门口大桥<br />
 
河门口大桥<br />
 
Hemenkou, Sichuan, China<br />
 
Hemenkou, Sichuan, China<br />
(525) feet high / (160) meters high<br />
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(574) feet high / (175) meters high<br />
 
787 foot span / 240 meter span<br />
 
787 foot span / 240 meter span<br />
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2019<br />
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The 2-lane Hemenkou Bridge crosses between Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces 5.3 kilometers upstream of the 240 meter tall Wudongde Dam that will be completed by 2018.  
 
The 2-lane Hemenkou Bridge crosses between Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces 5.3 kilometers upstream of the 240 meter tall Wudongde Dam that will be completed by 2018.  
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[[File:Wudongde Hemenkou Aerial.jpeg|750px|center]]
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[[File:HemenkouCantilever.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:HemenkouSatellite.jpg|750px|center]]
  
  
 
[[File:HemenkouSatelliteWide.jpg|750px|center]]
 
[[File:HemenkouSatelliteWide.jpg|750px|center]]
 
Hemenkou Bridge satellite image.
 
Hemenkou Bridge satellite image.
 
 
[[File:HulukoujinshajiangSatellite.jpg|750px|center]]
 
  
  

Revision as of 05:14, 27 December 2018

Hemenkou Bridge
河门口大桥
Hemenkou, Sichuan, China
(574) feet high / (175) meters high
787 foot span / 240 meter span
2019

HemenkouClosure.jpg


Hemenkou Bridge was constructed to cross the deep waters of the Wudongde Dam reservoir that extends for dozens of kilometers along China's famous Jinshajiang (Yangtze River). With most of its height submerged underwater, very few will have ever seen the structure at its full height of more then 150 meters. The giant beam span configuration of 135+240+135 is supported on piers 85 meters tall.

The 2-lane Hemenkou Bridge crosses between Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces 5.3 kilometers upstream of the 240 meter tall Wudongde Dam that will be completed by 2018.


Wudongde Hemenkou Aerial.jpeg


HemenkouCantilever.jpg


HemenkouConst.jpg


HemenkouSatellite.jpg


HemenkouSatelliteWide.jpg

Hemenkou Bridge satellite image.


WudongdeDam.jpg

Wudongde Dam drawing.


JinshaDams&Lakes copy.jpg

Diagram showing the 6 great dams of the Yangtze and Jinshajiang Rivers.


HemenkouLocationMap.jpg

Hemenkou Bridge location map.