Wenxi Bridge - Revision history

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	[[File:WenmenSmallSatellite.jpg\|750px\|center]]		[[File:WenmenSmallSatellite.jpg\|750px\|center]]
−	~~Wenxi Bridge~~ before the reservoir formed behind the Xiangjiaba Dam.	+	Suijiang before the reservoir formed behind the Xiangjiaba Dam.

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 [[File:WenmenSmallSatellite.jpg|750px|center]]
 Wenxi Bridge before the reservoir formed behind the Xiangjiaba Dam.
 [[File:WenmenCableStayedLocationMap.jpg|750px|center]]
-Small Wenmen Bridge is located in Suijiang upstream of the Xiangjiaba Dam.  The large city of Yibin is in the upper right where the Jinsha Jiang meets the Minjiang and officially becomes the Yangtze River.
+Wenxi Bridge is located in Suijiang upstream of the Xiangjiaba Dam.  The large city of Yibin is in the upper right where the Jinsha Jiang meets the Minjiang and officially becomes the Yangtze River.
 [[Category:Bridges in China]]

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 Built as part of a huge road and resettlement project from the completion of the giant Xiangjiaba Dam across the Yangtze River (Jinsha Jiang), the Wenxi or Small Wenmen Bridge of Suijang city crosses a smaller tributary in Yunnan Province along the border with Sichuan Province.  Routes S307 and S208 had to be completely rebuilt from the reservoir that formed behind the 161 meter high dam.  The piers of the new bridge are almost completely under water.
-The Small Wenmen Bridge is one of two new bridges that were constructed in the area.  Small Wenmen has a span configuration of 3x30 meters, 80+145+80 meters and 3x30 meters for a total length of 492 meters.  The Big Wenmen cable stayed bridge has a span configuration of 1x12 meters, 125+250+125 meters and 2x30 meters for a total length of 581 meters.  The two towers are 148.55 and 136.55 meters tall.
+The Small Wenmen Bridge is one of two new bridges that were constructed in the area.  Wenxi has a span configuration of 3x30 meters, 80+145+80 meters and 3x30 meters for a total length of 492 meters.  The Dawenxi cable stayed bridge has a span configuration of 1x12 meters, 125+250+125 meters and 2x30 meters for a total length of 581 meters.  The two towers are 148.55 and 136.55 meters tall.
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 [[File:WenmenSmall.jpg|750px|center]]

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	Wenxi Bridge satellite image.		Wenxi Bridge satellite image.
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 [[File:WenmenSmallSatellite.jpg|750px|center]]
-Wenxi Bridge satellite image.
+Wenxi Bridge before the reservoir formed behind the Xiangjiaba Dam.

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−	Built as part of a huge road and resettlement project from the completion of the giant Xiangjiaba Dam across the Yangtze River (Jinsha Jiang), the Wenxi or Small Wenmen Bridge of Suijang city crosses a smaller tributary in Yunnan Province along the border with Sichuan Province. Routes S307 and S208 had to be completely rebuilt from the reservoir formed behind the 161 meter high dam. The piers of the new bridge are almost completely under water.	+	Built as part of a huge road and resettlement project from the completion of the giant Xiangjiaba Dam across the Yangtze River (Jinsha Jiang), the Wenxi or Small Wenmen Bridge of Suijang city crosses a smaller tributary in Yunnan Province along the border with Sichuan Province. Routes S307 and S208 had to be completely rebuilt from the reservoir that formed behind the 161 meter high dam. The piers of the new bridge are almost completely under water.

	The Small Wenmen Bridge is one of two new bridges that were constructed in the area. Small Wenmen has a span configuration of 3x30 meters, 80+145+80 meters and 3x30 meters for a total length of 492 meters. The Big Wenmen cable stayed bridge has a span configuration of 1x12 meters, 125+250+125 meters and 2x30 meters for a total length of 581 meters. The two towers are 148.55 and 136.55 meters tall.		The Small Wenmen Bridge is one of two new bridges that were constructed in the area. Small Wenmen has a span configuration of 3x30 meters, 80+145+80 meters and 3x30 meters for a total length of 492 meters. The Big Wenmen cable stayed bridge has a span configuration of 1x12 meters, 125+250+125 meters and 2x30 meters for a total length of 581 meters. The two towers are 148.55 and 136.55 meters tall.

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−	Built as part of a huge road and resettlement project from the completion of the giant Xiangjiaba Dam across the Yangtze River (Jinsha Jiang), the Small Wenmen Bridge of Suijang city crosses a smaller tributary in Yunnan Province along the border with Sichuan Province. Routes S307 and S208 had to be completely rebuilt from the reservoir formed behind the 161 meter high dam. The piers of the new bridge are almost completely under water.	+	Built as part of a huge road and resettlement project from the completion of the giant Xiangjiaba Dam across the Yangtze River (Jinsha Jiang), the Wenxi or Small Wenmen Bridge of Suijang city crosses a smaller tributary in Yunnan Province along the border with Sichuan Province. Routes S307 and S208 had to be completely rebuilt from the reservoir formed behind the 161 meter high dam. The piers of the new bridge are almost completely under water.

	The Small Wenmen Bridge is one of two new bridges that were constructed in the area. Small Wenmen has a span configuration of 3x30 meters, 80+145+80 meters and 3x30 meters for a total length of 492 meters. The Big Wenmen cable stayed bridge has a span configuration of 1x12 meters, 125+250+125 meters and 2x30 meters for a total length of 581 meters. The two towers are 148.55 and 136.55 meters tall.		The Small Wenmen Bridge is one of two new bridges that were constructed in the area. Small Wenmen has a span configuration of 3x30 meters, 80+145+80 meters and 3x30 meters for a total length of 492 meters. The Big Wenmen cable stayed bridge has a span configuration of 1x12 meters, 125+250+125 meters and 2x30 meters for a total length of 581 meters. The two towers are 148.55 and 136.55 meters tall.

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 Wenxi Bridge<br />
 汶溪大桥<br />
-Fengdu, Chongqing, China<br />
+Suijiang, Yunnan, China<br />
-feet high / 110 meters high<br />
+(328) feet high / (100) meters high<br />
-foot span / 120 meter span<br />
+foot span / 145 meter span<br />
 <br />
-[[File:WenxiBridge.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:WenmenSmallBridge.jpg|750px|center]]
 </div>
-One of several high bridges on the new Fengfu expressway between Fengdu and Fuling, the 120 meter span prestressed T-beam frame Wenxi Bridge crosses a small tributary of the Yangtze River.  The giant 3 gorges reservoir has crept up this river creating a lake about 15 meters deep beneath the span.
+Built as part of a huge road and resettlement project from the completion of the giant Xiangjiaba Dam across the Yangtze River (Jinsha Jiang), the Small Wenmen Bridge of Suijang city crosses a smaller tributary in Yunnan Province along the border with Sichuan Province.  Routes S307 and S208 had to be completely rebuilt from the reservoir formed behind the 161 meter high dam.  The piers of the new bridge are almost completely under water.
 <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 25px;">
-[[File:WenxiElevComingSoon.jpg|750px|center]]<br />
+[[File:SmallWenmenElevComingSoon.jpg|750px|center]]<br />
 Wenxi Bridge Elevation<br />
 </div>
-[[File:WenxiBridge3.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:WenmenSmall.jpg|750px|center]]
-[[File:WenxiBridge4.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:WenmenSmallSatellite.jpg|750px|center]]
-Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+Wenxi Bridge satellite image.
-[[File:WenxiBridge6.jpg|450px|center]]
+[[File:WenmenCableStayedLocationMap.jpg|750px|center]]
-Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
+Small Wenmen Bridge is located in Suijiang upstream of the Xiangjiaba Dam.  The large city of Yibin is in the upper right where the Jinsha Jiang meets the Minjiang and officially becomes the Yangtze River.
 [[Category:Bridges in China]]

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 Wenxi Bridge Elevation<br />
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-[[File:Wenmen.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:WenxiBridge4.jpg|750px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:Wenmen.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:WenxiBridge6.jpg|450px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:Wenmen.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:WenxiBridgePier.jpg|450px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:Wenmen.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:WenxiBridgePierBase3.jpg|750px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:Wenmen.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:WenxiBridgePiers.jpg|450px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:Wenmen.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:WenxiBridgePierBase4.jpg|750px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
-[[File:Wenmen.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:WenxiComplete.jpg|750px|center]]
-[[File:Wenmen.jpg|750px|center]]
+[[File:WenxiArch&Bruce.jpg|750px|center]]
 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com