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With 4 big beam spans of 558 feet (170 mtrs), the Laozhuanghe Viaduct is one of the highest in Shaanxi provinceThe terrain rises and drops midway beneath the structure making the 3rd pier more than 100 feet (30 mtrs) shorter than the 2nd and 4th piers.  
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Located within Guiyang city in the mountainous Guizhou province, the Xiaoguanshuiku Viaduct is a bonus high bridge for those who will be setting out to visit even higher bridges on the Bijie and Kunming highways deep in Western China.  There are great views of the bridge from a road that goes directly under the highest span as well as from a steep trail of steps on a hill next to the east side of the bridgeA sidewalk on the north side also affords beautiful views of a lake created from a small dam beneath the bridge.
  
  
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Revision as of 21:38, 12 November 2009

Xiaoguanshuiku Bridge
ChineseName
Guiyang, Guizhou, China
380 feet high / 116 meters high
(525) foot span / (160) meter span
2003

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Located within Guiyang city in the mountainous Guizhou province, the Xiaoguanshuiku Viaduct is a bonus high bridge for those who will be setting out to visit even higher bridges on the Bijie and Kunming highways deep in Western China. There are great views of the bridge from a road that goes directly under the highest span as well as from a steep trail of steps on a hill next to the east side of the bridge. A sidewalk on the north side also affords beautiful views of a lake created from a small dam beneath the bridge.


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Xiaoguanshuiku Bridge satellite image.