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| − | The highest aqueduct span ever built, the Longchang arch bridge carries a 5 meter wide trough over 125 meters above a deep tributary of the Sanchahe River canyon in mountainous Guizhou Province. The arch ring is 12 meters wide at the foundations and 5.5 meters wide at the crown. | + | The highest aqueduct span ever built, the Longchang arch bridge carries a 5 meter wide trough over 125 meters above a deep tributary of the Sanchahe River canyon in mountainous Guizhou Province. The arch ring is 12 meters wide at the foundations and 5.5 meters wide at the crown. The previous record holders for highest aqueduct bridge were the Roquefavour and Ponte delle Torri aqueducts in France and Italy at 80 meters in height. |
Revision as of 02:43, 5 September 2018
Longchang Aqueduct Bridge
龙场渡槽
Longchangxiang, Guizhou, China
410 feet high / 125 meters high
656 foot span / 200 meter span
2016
The highest aqueduct span ever built, the Longchang arch bridge carries a 5 meter wide trough over 125 meters above a deep tributary of the Sanchahe River canyon in mountainous Guizhou Province. The arch ring is 12 meters wide at the foundations and 5.5 meters wide at the crown. The previous record holders for highest aqueduct bridge were the Roquefavour and Ponte delle Torri aqueducts in France and Italy at 80 meters in height.
Longchang Aqueduct Bridge satellite image.
Longchang Aqueduct Bridge location map.
