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芙蓉镇特大桥<br /> | 芙蓉镇特大桥<br /> | ||
Gaopingxiang, Hunan, China<br /> | Gaopingxiang, Hunan, China<br /> | ||
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755 foot span / 230 meter span<br /> | 755 foot span / 230 meter span<br /> | ||
2016<br /> | 2016<br /> | ||
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The largest beam bridge on the north-south Longshan-Yongshun-Jishou expressway, the Furongzhen bridge has piers as tall as 112 meters supporting one of Hunan's longest beam spans ever at 230 meters. The 4-lane route is loaded with at least 10 beam bridges that exceed 100 meters in height making it one of Hunan's more impressive mountain highways. | The largest beam bridge on the north-south Longshan-Yongshun-Jishou expressway, the Furongzhen bridge has piers as tall as 112 meters supporting one of Hunan's longest beam spans ever at 230 meters. The 4-lane route is loaded with at least 10 beam bridges that exceed 100 meters in height making it one of Hunan's more impressive mountain highways. | ||
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The "star" of the route, however, is the 268 meter span Mengdonghe arch bridge located several kilometers north of the Furongzhen Bridge. | The "star" of the route, however, is the 268 meter span Mengdonghe arch bridge located several kilometers north of the Furongzhen Bridge. | ||
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+ | [[File:FurongzhenWideHigh.JPG|750px|center]] | ||
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The new Furongzhen beam bridge is one of the longest span beam bridges in Hunan at 230 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | The new Furongzhen beam bridge is one of the longest span beam bridges in Hunan at 230 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | ||
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[[Category:Bridges in China]] | [[Category:Bridges in China]] |
Latest revision as of 05:55, 20 May 2019
Furongzhen Bridge
芙蓉镇特大桥
Gaopingxiang, Hunan, China
558 feet high / 170 meters high
755 foot span / 230 meter span
2016
The largest beam bridge on the north-south Longshan-Yongshun-Jishou expressway, the Furongzhen bridge has piers as tall as 112 meters supporting one of Hunan's longest beam spans ever at 230 meters. The 4-lane route is loaded with at least 10 beam bridges that exceed 100 meters in height making it one of Hunan's more impressive mountain highways.
The reservoir below the Furongzhen crossing from a downstream dam is more then 40 meters deep.
The "star" of the route, however, is the 268 meter span Mengdonghe arch bridge located several kilometers north of the Furongzhen Bridge.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The new Furongzhen beam bridge is one of the longest span beam bridges in Hunan at 230 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Tunnel supports on the south end of the Furongzhen Bridge. Image by Richard Scott.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Furongzhen Bridge location map.