Shennongxi Badong Bridge

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Shennongxi Badong Bridge
神农溪大桥
Badong, Hubei, China
(361) feet high / (110) meters high
459 foot span / 140 meter span
2000

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Mostly submerged under the huge 3 Gorges reservoir, the Shennongxi River bridge cuts across one of the Yangtze River’s largest tributaries near Badong. A simple 3 span concrete beam bridge, the Shennongxi’s western pier is 295 feet (90 mtrs) high. The nearby Badong Yangtze cable stayed bridge is the closest downstream crossing to the 3 Gorges dam.


被巨大的三峡库区吞没了大多数桥墩的神农溪大桥,跨越了长江的在巴东附近的干流之一。一座简单的三跨混凝土梁桥,神农溪大桥西桥墩有90米高。附近的巴东长江大桥(斜拉桥)是上游最接近三峡大坝的长江大桥。


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A rare view of the bridge before the 3 Gorges reservoir filled in the space below it.


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Another view taken soon after completion.


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The bridge was finally painted in this view of the span under a full 3 Gorges reservoir.


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The Shennongxi Badong Bridge can be seen at the top with the Badong Yangtze River bridge at the bottom.


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Shennongxi Badong Bridge location map.