Nujiang Railway Bridge

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Nujiang Railway Bridge
怒江特大桥
Lamengxiang, Yunnan, China
696 feet high / 212 meters high
1,608 foot span / 490 meter span
2018

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The Nujiang Railway Bridge is the longest span railway-only arch bridge in existence and one of the 10 longest arch bridges in the world with a main span of 490 meters. Located along the Dali to Ruili Railway line in Yunnan Province, the all steel bridge is also unique for having a station in the very center of the span since both ends of the 1,024 meter long structure terminate into long tunnels.



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The west railway tunnel is one of the longest in the world at 35 kilometers.


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Nujiang Railway Bridge satellite image.



Nujiang Railway Bridge location map.