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天桥特大桥<br /> | 天桥特大桥<br /> | ||
Weining, Guizhou, China<br /> | Weining, Guizhou, China<br /> | ||
646 feet high / 197 meters high<br /> | |||
656 foot span / 200 meter span<br /> | |||
2013<br /> | 2013<br /> | ||
[[File:TianSideViewClose.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:TianSideViewClose.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
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The kind of bulky, brawny beam bridge we have come to expect on a Guizhou expressway, Tian Bridge has one of the region's longest spans at 220 meters as well as one of the tallest piers at 150 meters. The S20 Weining-Bijie expressway might not but very long but it has 3 of the highest beam bridges in the world. These include Qixinghe at nearly 250 meters in height and the expressway's biggest rock star, the Hezhang Bridge with an epic pier 195 meters tall that ranks 3rd in the world and first in China. | The kind of bulky, brawny beam bridge we have come to expect on a Guizhou expressway, Tian Bridge has one of the region's longest spans at 220 meters as well as one of the tallest piers at 150 meters. The S20 Weining-Bijie expressway might not but very long but it has 3 of the highest beam bridges in the world. These include Qixinghe at nearly 250 meters in height and the expressway's biggest rock star, the Hezhang Bridge with an epic pier 195 meters tall that ranks 3rd in the world and first in China. | ||
Locked between two mountain tunnels, Tian Bridge is the closest large bridge to Weining city near the southern end of the expressway with a span configuration of | Locked between two mountain tunnels, Tian Bridge is the closest large bridge to Weining city near the southern end of the expressway with a span configuration of 30+7×40 +106+200+106 +4×40 meters. | ||
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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | |||
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[[File:TianValleyDrop.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:TianValleyDrop.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | A motorcycle rider can barely be seen on the road 646 feet / 197 meters below the deck. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | ||
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[[File:TianTunnelEntrance.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:TianTunnelEntrance.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com | ||
[[File:TianSatellite.jpg|750px|center]] | |||
Tian Bridge satellite image. | |||
[[File:TianBridgeSatellite&Bridge.jpg|750px|center]] | [[File:TianBridgeSatellite&Bridge.jpg|750px|center]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:30, 22 February 2022
Tian Bridge
天桥特大桥
Weining, Guizhou, China
646 feet high / 197 meters high
656 foot span / 200 meter span
2013
The kind of bulky, brawny beam bridge we have come to expect on a Guizhou expressway, Tian Bridge has one of the region's longest spans at 220 meters as well as one of the tallest piers at 150 meters. The S20 Weining-Bijie expressway might not but very long but it has 3 of the highest beam bridges in the world. These include Qixinghe at nearly 250 meters in height and the expressway's biggest rock star, the Hezhang Bridge with an epic pier 195 meters tall that ranks 3rd in the world and first in China.
Locked between two mountain tunnels, Tian Bridge is the closest large bridge to Weining city near the southern end of the expressway with a span configuration of 30+7×40 +106+200+106 +4×40 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
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
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
A motorcycle rider can barely be seen on the road 646 feet / 197 meters below the deck. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Tian Bridge satellite image.
Tian Bridge location map.
