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Wanxian Yangtze River Bridge
万县长江大桥
Wanzhou, Chongqing, China
435 feet high / 133 meters high
1,378 foot span / 420 meter span
1997

The longest concrete arch bridge on earth leaps across the Yangtze river in one span of 1,378 feet (420 mtrs). Completed in 1997, the deck is 435 feet (133 mtrs) above the old river level - considerably less if measured to the current, full reservoir level that was created by the construction of the 3 Gorges Dam.

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Wanxian Yangtze River Bridge Elevation