Zipingpu Bridge
Zipingpu Bridge
国道紫坪铺大桥
Dujiangyan, Sichuan, China
(377) feet high / (115) meters high
1,591 foot span / 485 meter span
2024
Constructed to cross the deep reservoir created by the Zipingpu Dam, the Zipingpu Bridge has a central span of 485 meters and carries local route G317 north.
Just downstream of Zipingpu Bridge is the large Miaoziping beam bridge that was damaged by the severe forces of the giant 8.0 Richter scale Wenchuan earthquake on May 12, 2008. Underwater concrete repairs took place in 2009 with more then 800 tons of concrete poured into an underwater steel box form.
The bridge is a vital link on the 4-lane Duwen Expressway. The south end of the bridge leads into the 4 kilometer Zipingpu tunnel.
Reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Miaoziping Bridge in 2009.
Zipingpu Bridge satellite image.
Miaoziping Bridge and Zipingpu Dam satellite image.
Zipingpu Bridge location map.
