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There is little information on the height or span length of this 2-lane road bridge in eastern Guizhou Province.  The location is almost picture perfect with near vertical cliffs dropping hundreds of feet into the deep chasm of the Jiang Kai River.   
 
There is little information on the height or span length of this 2-lane road bridge in eastern Guizhou Province.  The location is almost picture perfect with near vertical cliffs dropping hundreds of feet into the deep chasm of the Jiang Kai River.   
  
The bridge is located near the border of Shibing and Zhenyuan townships.  I hope to have more details and images soon.
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The bridge was constructed using many rows of Bailey-type truss supports that supported the concrete ribs before they hardened and could be removed.
  
  

Revision as of 05:49, 6 February 2014

Jiangkai Bridge
江凯河大桥
Shibing, Guizhou, China
(410) feet high / (125) meters high
(328) foot span / (100) meter span
2010


There is little information on the height or span length of this 2-lane road bridge in eastern Guizhou Province. The location is almost picture perfect with near vertical cliffs dropping hundreds of feet into the deep chasm of the Jiang Kai River.

The bridge was constructed using many rows of Bailey-type truss supports that supported the concrete ribs before they hardened and could be removed.


JiangkaiView2.jpg


JiangkaiView3.jpg


JiangkaiView2010Completion.jpg


JiangkaiConstruction.jpg

The main concrete arch was constructed on top of a series of temporary truss ribs that were removed upon completion of the bridge.


JiangkaiConstruction2.jpg


JiangkaiConstruction3.jpg


JiangkaiSatellite&Bridge.jpg

Jiangkai Bridge satellite image.


JiangkaiSatelliteWide&Bridge.jpg


JiangkaiBridgeLocationMap.jpg

Jiangkai Bridge location map.