Zhaojialing Railway Bridge
Zhaojialing Railway Bridge
赵家岭大桥
Changyang, Hubei, China
(328) feet high / (100) meters high
328 foot span / 100 meter span
2010
The amazing Yi-wan Railway opened in 2010 as the most difficult train line project ever undertaken in China. The Yichang to Enshi section of the railway bypasses the 3 Gorges stretch of the Yangtze River with a seemingly endless succession of tunnels and bridges. It is rare for any rail line in the world to have a single bridge over 280 feet (85 meters) high - the Yiwan Railway line has fifteen that exceed that height threshold!.
With more than 70 percent of the route either in a tunnel or on a bridge, the complex geology of the terrain forced the engineers to overcome landslides, falling rocks and steep terrain.
The 15 highest bridges include Wanzhou Yangtze, Shuangliu, Sibuhe, Yeyabang, Zhoubadeng, Dukouhe, Yaojiawan, Makou, Mashuihe, Longwangmiao, Yesanhe, Yexihe, Zhaojialing, Shizikou and Luobuxi Bridges.
Zhaojialing Railway Bridge is one of the easternmost high beam bridges along the Yi-Wan Railway line between Yichang and Wanzhou cities. Located at kilometer 39, the bridge is comprised of a 60+100+60 meter span arrangement and a total length of 232 meters.
Zhaojialing Railway Bridge satellite image.
Zhaojialing Railway Bridge location map.
The 15 highest bridges along the Yi-Wan Railway line between Yichang and Wanzhou cities.
