Xinglongwan Bridge

Xinglongwan Bridge
兴隆湾大桥
Hushizhen, Guizhou, China
285 feet high / 87 meters high
131 foot span / 40 meter span
2013

Although most of the high beam bridges on the Renchi Expressway and elsewhere in China have long spans constructed by the balanced cantilevered method, more conventional viaducts with simple drop-in spans often exceed 90 meters in height if the piers do not have to be too tall. Xinglongwan is a good example of this type of bridge with 5 spans of 40 meters.

Just a kilometer to north of the Xinglongwan Bridge is the Lizibang #1 arch bridge with a height of only 55 meters. Why this was not another conventional viaduct with 40 meter spans is unknown but the slope may have been found to be unstable.

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