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Crossing high above a canyon entrance of the Hebei Xingtai Gorges Geopark, the side by side spans of the Hepingxia Bridges make an indelible mark on tourists visiting the parking lot below.   
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Crossing high above a canyon entrance of the Hebei Xingtai Gorges Geopark, the side by side spans of the Hepingxia Bridges make an indelible mark on tourists arriving at the sightseeing parking lot below.  At 166 meters they are also the highest bridges in Hebei Province.   
  
The prestressed beam bridge spans are wedged between two long tunnels on the   
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The prestressed beam bridge spans are wedged between two long tunnels on the mountainous Xing Fen Ji Jin Expressway to Xingtai in Hebei Province. 邢汾高速公路邢台至冀晋.  The side by side crossings have different span configurations with the eastbound span being 80+150+80 meters and the westbound span being 80+140+75 meters.  The piers on the larger crossing have a considerably wider shaft.
  
not very large at to the The second highest bridge on the expressway between Zhijin and Qianxi in central Guizhou Province, the Sunziyan Bridge crosses a beautiful river gorge on two big beam spans of approximately 200 meters.  The setting is right out of a fairy-tale with towers, cliffs and even an underground river tunnel. 
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Also on the Xing Fen Ji Jin expressway is the Mingshui 1 Hao Bridge with 150 meter spans and a height of 125 meters.  
 
 
With the 336 meter high Liuchonghe Bridge just to the north, Sunziyan gets little attention but if you are in the region be sure to pull over and take a look at one of Guizhou's more beautiful beam bridge crossings.
 
  
  
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Sunziyan Bridge satellite image.
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Hepingxia Bridge satellite image.
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Sunziyan Bridge location map.
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Hepingxia Bridge location map.
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Revision as of 02:53, 5 March 2014

Hepingxia Bridge
贺坪峡大桥
Hepingxia, Hebei, China
545 feet high / 166 meters high
492 foot span / 150 meter span
2014


Crossing high above a canyon entrance of the Hebei Xingtai Gorges Geopark, the side by side spans of the Hepingxia Bridges make an indelible mark on tourists arriving at the sightseeing parking lot below. At 166 meters they are also the highest bridges in Hebei Province.

The prestressed beam bridge spans are wedged between two long tunnels on the mountainous Xing Fen Ji Jin Expressway to Xingtai in Hebei Province. 邢汾高速公路邢台至冀晋. The side by side crossings have different span configurations with the eastbound span being 80+150+80 meters and the westbound span being 80+140+75 meters. The piers on the larger crossing have a considerably wider shaft.

Also on the Xing Fen Ji Jin expressway is the Mingshui 1 Hao Bridge with 150 meter spans and a height of 125 meters.


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SunziyanSatellite.jpg

Hepingxia Bridge satellite image.


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SunziyanLocationMap.jpg

Hepingxia Bridge location map.


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