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656 foot span / 200 meter span<br />
 
656 foot span / 200 meter span<br />
 
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Tucheng Bridge crosses the giant Chishuihe River in northern Guizhou Province on the Zunchi expressway that connects Renhuai City to the Guizhou/Sichuan border.  The central span configuration is 107+200+107 meters that rest on piers as tall as 109 meters.  The two side by side viaducts are 930 and 880 meters long.   
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Tucheng Bridge crosses the giant Chishuihe River in northern Guizhou Province on the Zunchi expressway that connects Renhuai City to the Guizhou/Sichuan border.  The central span configuration is 107+200+107 meters that rest on piers as tall as 109 meters.  The two side by side viaducts are 930 and 880 meters long.  The bridge is located at kilometer 95.   
  
 
The 4-lane Zunchi highway has several other large beam bridges including Tongzihe and Eralanghe which have piers that rank among the tallest in the world.   
 
The 4-lane Zunchi highway has several other large beam bridges including Tongzihe and Eralanghe which have piers that rank among the tallest in the world.   
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Tucheng Bridge Elevation<br />
 
Tucheng Bridge Elevation<br />
 
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Erlanghe Bridge view from May of 2013.
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Erlanghe Bridge pier construction.  The piers are so tall they have 4 separate "stories" of approximately 40 meters each.  I don't know of any other beam bridge piers in China that have more then 3 stories except for Eralanghe.  These piers rank among the 15 tallest in the world!
 
  
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Erlanghe Bridge construction.
 
  
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Erlanghe Bridge pier foundation construction.
 
  
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A boulder restraining fence was placed on the slope to protect the homes below.
  
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An early computer drawing of the Tucheng Bridge.
  
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Satellite image of Erlanghe Bridge crossing location.
 
  
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Tucheng Bridge satellite image with approximate crossing location drawn in.
  
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Tongzihe and Erlanghe Bridges location map.   
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Tucheng Bridge location map.   
  
 
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Revision as of 04:22, 18 November 2016

Tucheng Bridge
土城特大桥
Tuchengzhen, Guizhou, China
443 feet high / 135 meters high
656 foot span / 200 meter span
2013

TuchengRiver&BeamSky.jpg


Tucheng Bridge crosses the giant Chishuihe River in northern Guizhou Province on the Zunchi expressway that connects Renhuai City to the Guizhou/Sichuan border. The central span configuration is 107+200+107 meters that rest on piers as tall as 109 meters. The two side by side viaducts are 930 and 880 meters long. The bridge is located at kilometer 95.

The 4-lane Zunchi highway has several other large beam bridges including Tongzihe and Eralanghe which have piers that rank among the tallest in the world.



Tucheng Bridge Elevation


TuchengLonglens.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


TuchengUpstreamView.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


TuchengPier&River.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


TuchengRiver&Beam.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


TuchengStreet&Beam.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


TuchengApproaches.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


TuchengTunnel&Beam.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


TuchengChishuiheArch.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


TuchengTunnelsClose.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


TuchengBridge.jpg


TuchengAerial.jpg


TuchengView.jpg


TuchengView2.jpg



TuchengEarlyConstruction.jpg


TuchengConstruction.jpg


TuchengPierConstruction.jpg


TuchengBridgeFencing2.jpg

A boulder restraining fence was placed on the slope to protect the homes below.


TuchengBridgeFencing.jpg


An early computer drawing of the Tucheng Bridge.


TuchengSatelliteWBridge.jpg

Tucheng Bridge satellite image with approximate crossing location drawn in.


TuchengLocationMap.jpg

Tucheng Bridge location map.