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普立特大桥<br />
 
普立特大桥<br />
 
Pulixiang, Yunnan, China<br />
 
Pulixiang, Yunnan, China<br />
1,306 feet high / 398 meters high<br />
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1,640 feet high / 500 meters high<br />
 
2,060 foot span / 628 meter span<br />
 
2,060 foot span / 628 meter span<br />
 
2015<br />
 
2015<br />
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''World's Highest Bridge 2015-2016''<br />
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[[File:PuliWideView2014.jpg|750px|center]]
 
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Puli Bridge will become the highest suspension bridge in Yunnan Province when it opens in 2015.  The main span of 628 meters will be unique among China's highest suspension bridges in that it will have a thin, steel box deck girder instead of the usual truss.  The Longjiang Bridge - also under construction in Yunnan Province - will also utilize an aerodynamic box deck girder.  The entire main span is composed of 52 segments of 12 meters in length.  The bridge crosses Puli creek just 200 meters before it empties into the spectacular Gexianghe River gorge.
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Puli Bridge surprised and shocked the bridge community when it become the highest suspension bridge and the World's Highest Bridge of any kind in 2015 with a deck 500 meters over the surface of Puli creek.  The inaccessible terrain on the east and west slopes along Puli Creek made it difficult for the bridge engineers to create an exact topographic model of the bottom of the Puli Creek canyon and once rock stability was ensured near the towers there was little need for them to find out how far down the elevation of the creek was.  In 2014 I was able to measure the height from the construction catwalk of the main cables confirming a vertical drop of 500 metersWith the center of the span at around 1,828 meters, the bottom of the nearby Gexiang River Gorge is approximately 600 meters lower at around 1,228 meters elevation.
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The main span of 628 meters will be unique among China's highest suspension bridges in that it will have a thin, steel box deck girder instead of the usual truss.  The Longjiang Bridge - also under construction in Yunnan Province - will also utilize an aerodynamic box deck girder.  The entire main span of Puli is composed of 52 segments of 12 meters in length.  Puli Bridge will remain the highest bridge in Yunnan Province until the Jinshajiang Bridge Taku surpasses it in 2020.
  
 
The first pilot line for the main cable was shot across the canyon tethered to the back end of a rocket in early 2013.  This is only the 3rd time this has ever been done after the Siduhe and Lishuihe Bridges.   
 
The first pilot line for the main cable was shot across the canyon tethered to the back end of a rocket in early 2013.  This is only the 3rd time this has ever been done after the Siduhe and Lishuihe Bridges.   
  
The span is part of the new G56 expressway that will connect the city of Xuanwei, Yunnan with Liupanshui, Guizhou as well as the G76 expressway in Bijie, Guizhou.  This entire Yunnan/Guizhou border region is becoming a new hot spot of high Chinese bridges.  In addition to Puli they include the Beipanjiang Railway, Beipanjiang 2013, Beipanjiang 2016, Dimuhe, Zongqihe and Yuzuo Bridges.
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The span is part of the new G56 expressway that will connect the city of Xuanwei, Yunnan with Liupanshui, Guizhou as well as the G76 expressway in Bijie, Guizhou.  This entire Yunnan/Guizhou border region is becoming a new hot spot of high Chinese bridges.  In addition to Puli they include the nearby Beipanjiang Bridge Duge which will become the World's Highest Bridge in 2016 as well as the Beipanjiang Railway, Beipanjiang Shuipan and Dimuhe Bridges.
  
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普立特大桥是桥梁界意外的震撼,当它2015年建成时,将不仅是世界最高的悬索桥,而且是各种桥梁中桥面最高的。大约超出普立峡谷500米的高度。 普立峡谷两侧陡峭的悬崖使谷底无法接近。以至桥梁工程师难以做出此桥精确三维模型。当然只要发现两端桥塔的地面牢固,桥底究竟多深对建设工程来说并不十分重要。在2014年我决定从这座桥的建设猫道上亲自测量其高度,发现此桥竟深达500米。桥面中部海拔在1828米左右,邻近的革香河河底海拔只有1228米,约比桥面低600米。普立沟在注入革香河的最后几百米中下降了大约100米。
Just How High Is Puli Bridge?<br />
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这座主跨628米的大桥在中国很独特,因为它使用钢箱梁而非钢桁梁。 云南省的另一座在建大型悬索桥——龙江特大桥,将也使用钢箱梁。全桥52节段,每节12米。普立特大桥在约2020年塔库金沙江大桥建成前将始终保持云南最高桥的地位。
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第一根先导索于2013年初用火箭发射越过峡谷。这是火箭发射牵引法第三次应用,前两次是四渡河和澧水大桥。
  
The inaccessible terrain on the east and west slopes along Puli Creek made it difficult for the bridge engineers to create an exact topographic model of the bottom of the Puli Creek canyon.  Estimates show the water surface to be at 1,430 meters or approximately 398 meters below the known center road deck level of 1,828 meters.  With the Gexiang River at around 1,230 meters elevation, the Puli Bridge deck height would seem to be around 400 meters.  I will update the actual height of Puli Bridge when I measure it with my laser rangefinder. 
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这座桥是G56杭瑞高速公路一部分,这段高速公路从云南宣威通到贵州六盘水,直到毕节联结G76厦蓉高速公路。这一云南/贵州边界地区将成为中国山地高桥的新热点。除普立特大桥外,附近还有都格北盘江大桥(2016年建成后会取代普立成为世界最高桥),北盘江铁路桥,水盘高速北盘江大桥,抵母河大桥等。
  
  
 
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[[File:PuliElevationFinal.jpg|750px|center]]<br />
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[[File:PuliElevation500Final.jpg|750px|center]]<br />
 
Puli Bridge Elevation<br />
 
Puli Bridge Elevation<br />
 
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[[File:PuliPanoramaGorge.jpg|450px|center]]
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Puli Creek 500 meters below the deck level.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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[[File:GexiangTopStitch Panorama.jpg|750px|center]]
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The mouth of Puli Creek where it empties into the Gexiang River.
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[[File:PuliSteelDeck.jpg|750px|center]]
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Puli steel deck cross section.
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[[File:PuliSteelDeckRaising.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PuliCablesChenDriver.jpg|450px|center]]
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[[File:PuliCablesSpinnng.jpg|450px|center]]
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[[File:PuliBundlesWestSide.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PuliCableWalkdown.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PuliCatwalkCrew.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PuliCenterCablesLonglens.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PuliDeckUnderside.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PuliDeckYard.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PuliEastTower&Cables.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PuliEastTower&CatwalkLonglens.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PuliElevatorTruss.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PuliEngineer&Wife.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PuliGirl&Saddle.jpg|750px|center]]
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[[File:PuliHexabundles.jpg|750px|center]]
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Puli Bridge rocket launch to bring the main suspension cable pilot line across the canyon.
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Puli Bridge rocket launch to bring the main suspension cable pilot line across the canyon. 普立大桥火箭牵引先导索穿越峡谷
  
  
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A 2011 view of the construction roads.  
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A 2011 view of the construction roads. 2011年修建的进场道路
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[[File:PuliComputerView.jpg|750px|center]]
 
[[File:PuliComputerView.jpg|750px|center]]
A rendering of the Puli Bridge showing the span across the Gexiang River and not Puli Creek.  They probably did this due to the extreme difficulty of driving to on overlook on the south side of the Gexiang River canyon.
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A computer rendering of the Puli Bridge showing the span across the Gexiang River and not Puli Creek.  一个普立大桥的电脑模型显示的是桥梁横跨革香河谷而不是普立峡谷
  
  
 
[[File:PuliBridgeDrawing.jpg|750px|center]]
 
[[File:PuliBridgeDrawing.jpg|750px|center]]
Another early computer rendering of the Puli Bridge.
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The very first computer rendering of Puli Bridge from 2010. 2010年的早期普立大桥电脑模型
  
  
 
[[File:PuliBridgeGroup.jpg|750px|center]]
 
[[File:PuliBridgeGroup.jpg|750px|center]]
A group of Yunnan engineers visit the bridge site in 2011.
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A group of Yunnan engineers visit the bridge site in 2011. 一批云南工程师在2011年考察桥址
  
  
 
[[File:PuliModel.jpg|750px|center]]
 
[[File:PuliModel.jpg|750px|center]]
A group of Chinese engineers discuss the bridge design.  The simplified terrain below the model does not show the full height of the V-shaped valley.
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A group of Chinese engineers discuss the bridge design.  The shallow terrain below the model does not show the full height of the V-shaped valley. 一批中国工程师讨论大桥设计。桥模型下的平缓地形没有真实反映出V型峡谷的深度
  
  
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Puli Bridge satellite image.  Note how the bridge crosses the Puli River just before it empties into the Gexiang River that flows off to the right.  The Puli River descends as much as 200 meters during this last stretch before it joins the Gexiang River.  
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Puli Bridge satellite image.  Note how the bridge crosses the Puli River just before it empties into the Gexiang River that flows off to the right.  The Puli Creek descends as much as 100 meters during this last stretch before it joins the Gexiang River. 普立大桥卫星图。注意这座桥跨越普立峡谷,距离其汇入革香河河谷不远处。普立峡谷在这最后几百米大约下降了100米高度,注入革香河
  
  
 
[[File:PuliSatelliteMedium.jpg|750px|center]]
 
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Satellite view showing the great high bridge crossings of the Beipanjiang in the upper right and Puli Bridge in the lower left.  卫星图右上方显示巨大的高桥横跨北盘江,左面下方是普立大桥
  
  
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Puli Bridge location map.
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Beipanjiang Bridge Duge location map.
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Revision as of 00:12, 26 April 2015

Puli Bridge
普立特大桥
Pulixiang, Yunnan, China
1,640 feet high / 500 meters high
2,060 foot span / 628 meter span
2015
World's Highest Bridge 2015-2016

PuliWideView2014.jpg


Puli Bridge surprised and shocked the bridge community when it become the highest suspension bridge and the World's Highest Bridge of any kind in 2015 with a deck 500 meters over the surface of Puli creek. The inaccessible terrain on the east and west slopes along Puli Creek made it difficult for the bridge engineers to create an exact topographic model of the bottom of the Puli Creek canyon and once rock stability was ensured near the towers there was little need for them to find out how far down the elevation of the creek was. In 2014 I was able to measure the height from the construction catwalk of the main cables confirming a vertical drop of 500 meters. With the center of the span at around 1,828 meters, the bottom of the nearby Gexiang River Gorge is approximately 600 meters lower at around 1,228 meters elevation.

The main span of 628 meters will be unique among China's highest suspension bridges in that it will have a thin, steel box deck girder instead of the usual truss. The Longjiang Bridge - also under construction in Yunnan Province - will also utilize an aerodynamic box deck girder. The entire main span of Puli is composed of 52 segments of 12 meters in length. Puli Bridge will remain the highest bridge in Yunnan Province until the Jinshajiang Bridge Taku surpasses it in 2020.

The first pilot line for the main cable was shot across the canyon tethered to the back end of a rocket in early 2013. This is only the 3rd time this has ever been done after the Siduhe and Lishuihe Bridges.

The span is part of the new G56 expressway that will connect the city of Xuanwei, Yunnan with Liupanshui, Guizhou as well as the G76 expressway in Bijie, Guizhou. This entire Yunnan/Guizhou border region is becoming a new hot spot of high Chinese bridges. In addition to Puli they include the nearby Beipanjiang Bridge Duge which will become the World's Highest Bridge in 2016 as well as the Beipanjiang Railway, Beipanjiang Shuipan and Dimuhe Bridges.

普立特大桥是桥梁界意外的震撼,当它2015年建成时,将不仅是世界最高的悬索桥,而且是各种桥梁中桥面最高的。大约超出普立峡谷500米的高度。 普立峡谷两侧陡峭的悬崖使谷底无法接近。以至桥梁工程师难以做出此桥精确三维模型。当然只要发现两端桥塔的地面牢固,桥底究竟多深对建设工程来说并不十分重要。在2014年我决定从这座桥的建设猫道上亲自测量其高度,发现此桥竟深达500米。桥面中部海拔在1828米左右,邻近的革香河河底海拔只有1228米,约比桥面低600米。普立沟在注入革香河的最后几百米中下降了大约100米。

这座主跨628米的大桥在中国很独特,因为它使用钢箱梁而非钢桁梁。 云南省的另一座在建大型悬索桥——龙江特大桥,将也使用钢箱梁。全桥52节段,每节12米。普立特大桥在约2020年塔库金沙江大桥建成前将始终保持云南最高桥的地位。

第一根先导索于2013年初用火箭发射越过峡谷。这是火箭发射牵引法第三次应用,前两次是四渡河和澧水大桥。

这座桥是G56杭瑞高速公路一部分,这段高速公路从云南宣威通到贵州六盘水,直到毕节联结G76厦蓉高速公路。这一云南/贵州边界地区将成为中国山地高桥的新热点。除普立特大桥外,附近还有都格北盘江大桥(2016年建成后会取代普立成为世界最高桥),北盘江铁路桥,水盘高速北盘江大桥,抵母河大桥等。


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Puli Bridge Elevation



Puli20150402.jpg


Puli20150402b.jpg


Puli20150402c.jpg


Puli20150402f.jpg


PuliDeckPlacement12312014.jpg


PuliBridgeWideView.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliCable&Tower.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliPanoramaGorge.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliCreekBelow.jpg

Puli Creek 500 meters below the deck level. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


GexiangTopStitch Panorama.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliCreekExit.jpg

The mouth of Puli Creek where it empties into the Gexiang River.


PuliSteelDeck.jpg

Puli steel deck cross section.


PuliSteelDeckRaising.jpg


PuliCablesChenDriver.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliCablesSpinnng.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliBundlesWestSide.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


Puli&Ian.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliBundles&Engineer.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliCableWalkdown.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliCatwalkCrew.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliCenterCablesLonglens.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliDeckGap.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliDeckGarage.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliDeckLineup.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliDeckLineup&Cables.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliDeckSection&Canyon.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliDeckSectionsCloseup.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliDeckSectionSide.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliDecksFromAbove.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliDeckStagingWest.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliDeckStagingWestTower.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliDeckUnderside.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliDeckYard.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliEastTower&Cables.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliEastTower&CatwalkLonglens.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliElevatorTruss.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


PuliEngineer&Wife.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


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Puli Bridge rocket launch to bring the main suspension cable pilot line across the canyon. 普立大桥火箭牵引先导索穿越峡谷


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A 2011 view of the construction roads. 2011年修建的进场道路


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A computer rendering of the Puli Bridge showing the span across the Gexiang River and not Puli Creek. 一个普立大桥的电脑模型显示的是桥梁横跨革香河谷而不是普立峡谷


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The very first computer rendering of Puli Bridge from 2010. 2010年的早期普立大桥电脑模型


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A group of Yunnan engineers visit the bridge site in 2011. 一批云南工程师在2011年考察桥址


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A group of Chinese engineers discuss the bridge design. The shallow terrain below the model does not show the full height of the V-shaped valley. 一批中国工程师讨论大桥设计。桥模型下的平缓地形没有真实反映出V型峡谷的深度


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Puli Bridge satellite image. Note how the bridge crosses the Puli River just before it empties into the Gexiang River that flows off to the right. The Puli Creek descends as much as 100 meters during this last stretch before it joins the Gexiang River. 普立大桥卫星图。注意这座桥跨越普立峡谷,距离其汇入革香河河谷不远处。普立峡谷在这最后几百米大约下降了100米高度,注入革香河


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Satellite view showing the great high bridge crossings of the Beipanjiang in the upper right and Puli Bridge in the lower left. 卫星图右上方显示巨大的高桥横跨北盘江,左面下方是普立大桥


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Beipanjiang Bridge Duge location map.


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