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The concrete truss-arch has become a discontinued type of bridge span in China as a number of them developed cracks and other issues that forced either closure or replacement.  So far the Silahe Bridge seems to be holding its own with a clean bill of health since its opening in 1990.
 
The concrete truss-arch has become a discontinued type of bridge span in China as a number of them developed cracks and other issues that forced either closure or replacement.  So far the Silahe Bridge seems to be holding its own with a clean bill of health since its opening in 1990.
  
The Silahe Bridge is about 40 meters above the full reservoir level formed by a downstream dam but is at least 100 meters above the original level of the Sancha River.   
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The Silahe Bridge deck is about 40 meters above the full reservoir level formed by a downstream dam but is at least 100 meters above the original level of the Sancha River.   
  
  
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[[File:SilaheFullReservoir.jpg|750px|center]]  
 
[[File:SilaheFullReservoir.jpg|750px|center]]  
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The Silahe Bridge under a full reservoir.
  
  
 
[[File:SilaheReservoirView.jpg|750px|center]]  
 
[[File:SilaheReservoirView.jpg|750px|center]]  
The Silahe Bridge under a full reservoir.
 
  
  

Revision as of 04:09, 9 April 2014

Silahe Bridge
斯拉河大桥
Shangpingzhaixiang, Guizhou, China
(328) feet high / (100) meters high
(394) foot span / (120) meter span
1990

Silahe&Reservoir.jpg


Although the Sancha River is crossed by more spectacular spans both upstream and downstream of the Silahe Bridge, this remote arch crossing is still a delightful little gem hidden in the mountains about 50 kilometers north of Anshun city.

The concrete truss-arch has become a discontinued type of bridge span in China as a number of them developed cracks and other issues that forced either closure or replacement. So far the Silahe Bridge seems to be holding its own with a clean bill of health since its opening in 1990.

The Silahe Bridge deck is about 40 meters above the full reservoir level formed by a downstream dam but is at least 100 meters above the original level of the Sancha River.


SilaheArch.jpg


SilaheArchBuilt1990.jpg


SilaheFullReservoir.jpg

The Silahe Bridge under a full reservoir.


SilaheReservoirView.jpg


SilaheRailing.jpg


SilaheTrussArch.jpg


Silahe Bridge with the reservoir half empty.


SilaheRoad.jpg


SilaheSatelliteImage.jpg

Silahe Bridge satellite image.


SilaheLocationMap.jpg

Silahe Bridge location map.


SilaheLocationMapWide.jpg