Jinshajiang Bridge Fengjiaping

Jinshajiang Bridge Fengjiaping
Ying'ge Ropeway Bypass Bridge
冯家坪金沙江大
Yinggecun, Yunnan, China
653 feet high / 199 meters high
853 foot span / 260 meter span
2018

Located high up above the Jinsha River on a remote mesa that is nearly inaccessible to the outside world, the village of Yingge became a little easier to reach in 1992 when a simple steel ropeway carriage was built across the 200 meter deep gorge. This aerial tramway consisted of little more then 2 steel wires 470 meters long. Farmers were finally able to reach a road that could lead them to towns and cities both near and far.

Th era of this old fashioned sky ferry came to a close after more then 25 years of service. In 2018 the Ying'ge Ropeway was bypassed by a large concrete arch with a span of 260 meters between foundation faces. The ribs rise 50 meters for a span to rise ratio of 5.2 to 1.

The 385 meter long 2-lane crossing is 9 meters in width.

Jinshajiang Bridge Fengjiaping Elevation

Jinshajiang Bridge Fengjiaping suspension proposal.

Jinshajiang Bridge Fengjiaping beam proposal.

Ying'ge Ropeway satellite image.

Ying'ge Ropeway location map. The new Jinshajiang Fengjiaping Bridge span is probably a few hundred meters north of the old Ropeway crossing.