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551 foot span / 168 meter span<br />
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Latest revision as of 23:13, 23 January 2020

Xiangbahe Railway Bridge
香坝河特大桥
Weixin, Yunnan, China
(558) feet high / (170) meters high
551 foot span / 168 meter span
2019

XiangbaheSunDrone.jpg


The Chishui River is one of the greatest in Western China, forming a border between Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces. No engineer gets off easy trying to cross this deep canyon. To successfully carry the twin track Guiyang-Chengdu Railway line over the river, a central cantilevered beam span configuration of 92+168+92 meters was adopted. The tallest pier measures 107 meters.

The Guiyang-Chengdu line has two other beam bridges over 150 meters high including the Diaolanhe and Luojiaohe bridges east of Bijie, Guizhou. The most spectacular span on the line is the great Yaxi Railway Bridge with a central arch of 436 meters almost 300 meters above the original level of the Wujiang River.


XiangbaheTracksSlopeDrone.jpg


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XiangbaheTracksDownViewDrone.jpg


XiangbaheDroneSide.jpg


XiangbaheRailwayDroneSide.jpg


XiangbaheRailwayDroneDeck.jpg


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XiangbaheRailwayDroneDown.jpg


XiangbaheRailwayComplete.jpg


XiangbaheRailwayDroneSlopes.jpg


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XiangbaheRailwayHammerheadAerial.jpg


XiangbaheRailwayPierShaft.jpg


XiangbaheRailwayTravelersDrone.jpg


XiangbaheRailwayTwoPiersAerial.jpg


XiangbaheAerialView.jpg


XiangbaheAerialWide.jpg


XiangbaheApproachPiersAerial.jpg


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XiangbaheRailwayPierConstruction.jpg


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XiangbaheLeaders.jpg


XiangbaheHighWorkers.jpg


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XiangbaheWideAngle.jpg


XianghebaBeamInterior.jpg


XiangbaheSide.jpg


XiangbaheDrawing.jpg


XiangbahePiersView.jpg


XiangbaheRailwayTunnel.jpg


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Xiangbahe RailwaySatellite.jpg

Xiangbahe Railway Bridge satellite image.


ChishuiYibiLocationMap.jpg

Xiangbahe Railway Bridge location map.


Chengdu-GuiyangRailwayMap copy.jpg

Chengdu-Guiyang Railway map.