Paotongwan Bridge

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Paotongwan Bridge
泡桐湾大桥
Zhaotong, Yunnan, China
361 feet high / 110 meters high
295 foot span / 90 meter span
2016

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Paotongwan Bridge is one of more then half a dozen high beam spans on the G85 expressway north of Zhaotong in the Sayuhe River valley. This last link of the G85 expressway was not completed until 2016 due to the difficult terrain that also required many long tunnels. One 20 kilometer stretch of this expressway area is 97% bridges and tunnels.

Paotongwan Bridge has a span configuration of 30+4x40 +50+90+50 +18x40 meters.


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Some of the bridges and tunnels along the G85 expressway in the Sayuhe River canyon.


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Map of the Mazhao section of the G85 expressway that was constructed between 2013 and 2016.


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Paotongwan Bridge satellite image.


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Mazhao G85 expressway map showing the many high bridges that are located on the south slope of the Sayuhe River canyon. All are over 90 meters in height except for Daguanhe which is 70 meters high.