2011 High Bridge Trip Photo Album - Revision history

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−	Georges enjoys a smoke on the towering ~~Weijizhou~~ Bridge while an officer captures the action on video. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com	+	Georges enjoys a smoke on the towering Weijiazhou Bridge while an officer captures the action on video. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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-The Wanzhou Railway crosses the 2nd of 5 bridges over 100 meters high just across the road from the Longtanhe Viaduct.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The Yexihe Railway Bridge just across the road from the Longtanhe Viaduct.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-The Yesanhe Railway Bridge is one of the 20 highest railway bridges on earth and is the 3rd of 5 bridges on the Wanzhou line that exceed 100 meters in height.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The Yesanhe Railway Bridge is one of several high railway bridges on the Wanzhou line that exceed 100 meters in height.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-The beautiful white lines of the Qingjiang River Bridge, the second highest single tower cable stayed bridge in the world.  The Qing River is one of the largest in Western China with white water rafting and a flow that looks comparable to the Colorado River.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The beautiful white lines of the Qingjiang River Bridge, one of the highest single tower cable stayed bridges in the world.  The Qing River is one of the largest in Western China with white water rafting and a flow that looks comparable to the Colorado River.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-It is hard to appreciate the size of the huge new Zhongxian Yangtze River Bridge that carries the G50 more then 100 meters above the river.  The main span is 460 meters.  I hope to see it in more detail on a future bridge trip.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+It is hard to appreciate the size of the huge new Zhongxian Yangtze River Bridge that carries the G50 more then 100 meters above the river.  The main span is 460 meters.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-Just a few kilometers upstream is a huge new crossing of the Wujiang that will carry a new 4-lane highway along the Yangtze River from Fuling to Wanxian.  The design is unknown but will likely be cable stayed.  A design for the longest span extradosed bridge in the world was also considered.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+Just a few kilometers upstream is a huge new crossing of the Wujiang that will carry a new 4-lane highway along the Yangtze River from Fuling to Wanxian.  A design for the longest span extradosed bridge in the world was also considered.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-The city of Chongqing where the mighty Jialing River meets the Yangtze River.  The city is the largest in all of Western China with more then 30 million people.  The low level viaduct you see in the upper right is temporary for the construction of a new cable stayed metro line bridge that will head south across the Jialing River before turning east in a tunnel and then across another cable stayed bridge over the Yangtze River.  The design is by Man-Chung Tang and the U.S. and Chinese firm of T.Y. Lin International.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+The city of Chongqing where the mighty Jialing River meets the Yangtze River.  The city is the largest in all of Western China with more then 30 million people.  The low level viaduct you see in the upper right is temporary for the construction of a new cable stayed metro line bridge that will head south across the Jialing River before turning east in a tunnel and then across another cable stayed bridge over the Yangtze River.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-The beautiful and very high Wulingshan Bridge.  This gorge busting span is currently the 4th highest cable stayed bridge on earth after Baluarte, Millau and Liuchonghe.  Image by Georges Alban.
+The beautiful and very high Wulingshan Bridge.  This gorge busting span is one of the 10 highest cable stayed bridges in the world.  Image by Georges Alban.

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	Image by Georges.		Image by Georges.

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−	Georges struggles to get a view of the ~~bridge and gorge~~. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com	+	Georges struggles to get a view over the foliage. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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		+	Image by Georges.

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	The beautiful white lines of the Qingjiang River Bridge, the second highest single tower cable stayed bridge in the world. The Qing River is one of the largest in Western China with white water rafting and a flow that looks comparable to the Colorado River. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com		The beautiful white lines of the Qingjiang River Bridge, the second highest single tower cable stayed bridge in the world. The Qing River is one of the largest in Western China with white water rafting and a flow that looks comparable to the Colorado River. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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		+	Qinglong required another careful hang over the edge to get a height measurement. Image by Georges.

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 After rising several hundred meters in elevation, the G50 finally leads travelers to Siduhe, the highest bridge on earth at 1,627 feet or 496 meters.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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-Fuling City is growing rapidly since the completion of the 3 Gorges dam created easy access for large ships headed to nearby Chongqing City. A female worker heads up a construction crane tower with little more then sneakers and a tool belt.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+Fuling City is growing rapidly since the completion of the 3 Gorges dam created easy access for large ships headed to nearby Chongqing City. A female worker heads up a construction crane tower with little more then sneakers and a tool belt.  Image by Georges.

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−	Another look at the map of the 3 week bridge journey that took us ~~over~~ 3,000 miles / 5,000 kilometers of road from Wuhan to Kunming. You can click in for a closer look. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com	+	Another look at the map of the 3 week bridge journey that took us along 3,000 miles / 5,000 kilometers of road from Wuhan to Kunming. You can click in for a closer look. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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 Another look at the map of the 3 week bridge journey that took us over 3,000 miles / 5,000 kilometers of road from Wuhan to Kunming.  You can click in for a closer look.  Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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		+	Another look at the map of the 3 week bridge journey that took us over 3,000 miles / 5,000 kilometers of road from Wuhan to Kunming. You can click in for a closer look. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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−	~~A view of the "backside" of the viaduct as well as my head!~~ Image by ~~Georges~~.	+	Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com