Gouearxia Bridge - Revision history

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	Even more impressive and much higher is the nearby Furongjiang beam bridge with a height of 240 meters. Both can only be reached by driving south from Jiangkouzhen more then 20 kilometers on a series of twisting and winding mountain roads.		Even more impressive and much higher is the nearby Furongjiang beam bridge with a height of 240 meters. Both can only be reached by driving south from Jiangkouzhen more then 20 kilometers on a series of twisting and winding mountain roads.
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		+	[[File:GouearxiaElevationDrawing.jpg\|900px\|center]]<br />
		+	Gouearxia Bridge Elevation<br />
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 [[File:FurongjiangLocation.jpg|750px|center]]
 Gouearxia Bridge location map.
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 Sponsored by Red Bull, the race begins near Jiangkouzhen near the mouth of the mighty Furongjiang River where contestants head upstream along a reservoir before heading west towards the bridge which crosses a tributary of the Furongjiang River.
-The simple three span beam bridge has a central section 190 meters long flanked by two side spans of 105 meters.  The crossing bypasses an older road that twisted down into the bottom of the canyon.
+The simple three span beam bridge has a central section 190 meters long flanked by two side spans of 105 meters.  The crossing bypasses an older road that twisted down into the bottom of the canyon.  The main span beam has a depth of 11.5 meters over the piers and 3.5 meters deep at center span.  The tallest pier is 83 meters.
 Even more impressive and much higher is the nearby Furongjiang beam bridge with a height of 240 meters.  Both can only be reached by driving south from Jiangkouzhen more then 20 kilometers on a series of twisting and winding mountain roads.

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 Sponsored by Red Bull, the race begins near Jiangkouzhen near the mouth of the mighty Furongjiang River where contestants head upstream along a reservoir before heading west towards the bridge which crosses a tributary of the Furongjiang River.
-The simple three span beam bridge has a central section 190 meters long flanked by two side spans of 105 meters.  The crossing bypasses an older road that twisted down into the bottom of the canyon.  Even more impressive and much higher is the nearby Furongjiang beam bridge with a height of 240 meters.  Both can only be reached by driving south from Jiangkouzhen more then 20 kilometers on a series of twisting and winding mountain roads.
+The simple three span beam bridge has a central section 190 meters long flanked by two side spans of 105 meters.  The crossing bypasses an older road that twisted down into the bottom of the canyon.
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 [[File:RaceImage.jpg|750px|center]]
 Racers grab some water along the route.  Image by China.org.cn.
 [[Category:Bridges in China]]

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	[[File:GouearxiaValley&Piers.jpg\|450px\|center]]		[[File:GouearxiaValley&Piers.jpg\|450px\|center]]
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	Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com		Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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 [[File:8GouearxiabyRichard.jpg|450px|center]]
 Image by Richard Scott.
 [[File:10GouearxiaRiverView.jpg|750px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com

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	[[File:10GouearxiaRiverView.jpg\|750px\|center]]		[[File:10GouearxiaRiverView.jpg\|750px\|center]]
	Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com		Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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 foot span / 190 meter span<br />
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+[[File:9GouearxiaMainSpan.jpg|750px|center]]
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 Sponsored by Red Bull, the race begins near Jiangkouzhen near the mouth of the mighty Furongjiang River where contestants head upstream along a reservoir before heading west towards the bridge which crosses a tributary of the Furongjiang River.
-The simple three span beam bridge has a central section 190 meters long flanked by two side spans of 105 meters.  Even more impressive and much higher is the nearby Furongjiang beam bridge with a height of 240 meters.  Both can only be reached by driving south from Jiangkouzhen more then 20 kilometers on a series of twisting and winding mountain roads.
+The simple three span beam bridge has a central section 190 meters long flanked by two side spans of 105 meters.  The crossing bypasses an older road that twisted down into the bottom of the canyon.  Even more impressive and much higher is the nearby Furongjiang beam bridge with a height of 240 meters.  Both can only be reached by driving south from Jiangkouzhen more then 20 kilometers on a series of twisting and winding mountain roads.

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 狗耳峡特大桥<br />
 Jiajiaoshanxiang, Chongqing, China<br />
-(459) feet high / (140) meters high<br />
+feet high / 145 meters high<br />
 foot span / 190 meter span<br />
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	[[File:DogEarBridge.jpg\|430px\|center]]		[[File:DogEarBridge.jpg\|430px\|center]]
	The racers rapel off the bridge and down into the gorge.		The racers rapel off the bridge and down into the gorge.
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		+	[[File:FurongjiangRappel.jpg\|450px\|center]]