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Luolahe Bridge is an asymmetrical beam bridge with only one pier on the Guanxing 2-lane expressway that opened in 2003. | Luolahe Bridge is an asymmetrical beam bridge with only one pier on the Guanxing 2-lane expressway that opened in 2003. | ||
| − | The 303.5 meter long structure has a span configuration of 40+166.5+97 meters. The unique design required a 40 meter side span whose only purpose is to balance out the cantilever forces from the weight of the main span as well as from the prestressing cables. | + | The 303.5 meter long structure has a span configuration of 40+166.5+97 meters. The unique design required a 40 meter side span whose only purpose is to balance out the cantilever forces from the weight of the main span as well as from the prestressing cables. |
| + | The most famous bridge along this route is the Beipanjiang Guanxing suspension bridge that opened in 2003 as the world's highest bridge at 366 meters. | ||
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Luolahe Bridge satellite image. | Luolahe Bridge satellite image. | ||
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Luolahe Bridge location map. | Luolahe Bridge location map. | ||
[[Category:Bridges in China]] | [[Category:Bridges in China]] | ||
Revision as of 22:31, 20 February 2020
Luolahe Bridge
罗拉河大桥
Guanling, Guizhou, China
(262) feet high / (80) meters high
546 foot span / 166.5 meter span
2003
Luolahe Bridge is an asymmetrical beam bridge with only one pier on the Guanxing 2-lane expressway that opened in 2003.
The 303.5 meter long structure has a span configuration of 40+166.5+97 meters. The unique design required a 40 meter side span whose only purpose is to balance out the cantilever forces from the weight of the main span as well as from the prestressing cables.
The most famous bridge along this route is the Beipanjiang Guanxing suspension bridge that opened in 2003 as the world's highest bridge at 366 meters.
Luolahe Bridge satellite image.
Luolahe Bridge location map.
