Ganmingxi Railway Bridge
Ganmingxi Railway Bridge
甘名溪大桥
Enshi, Hubei, China
787 feet high / 240 meters high
1,037 foot span / 316 meter span
2030
The Ganmingxi Railway Bridge is the highest arch along the Yifu HSR line between Wuhan and Chongqing. The concrete span of 316 meters was built over the canyon with a series of anchored tieback cable stays. Just a few kilometers to the north is the Xiaohe Bridge along the G50 Expressway west of Enshi City.
The Ganmingxi Railway Bridge has a total length of 510.8 meters with a deck span configuration of 36 + 2x48 + 6x38 + 2x48 + 36 meters.
The Yangtze River crossing is the largest bridge along the Yifu HSR line between Wuhan and Chongqing. This amazing route has more than a dozen high level bridges including the equally impressive cable stayed Chaibuxi Railway Bridge with a main span of 680 meters, the Zhongjianhe Railway arch bridge with a 400 meter span and the colossal Caijiagou Railway Bridge with the world's tallest railway bridge pier of 165 meters.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Ganmingxi Railway Bridge satellite image.
Ganmingxi Railway Bridge location map.
Chongqing to Wuhan HSR line major high bridges.
