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Pangjiejiangyu, Yunnan, China<br />
 
Pangjiejiangyu, Yunnan, China<br />
 
371 feet high / 113 meters high<br />
 
371 feet high / 113 meters high<br />
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459 foot span / 140 meter span<br />
 
2002<br />
 
2002<br />
 
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Feilong Bridge crosses a small stream hundreds of meters above the deep canyon of the Lancanjiang (Mekong) River Gorge on a remote stretch of the G56 expressway.  Completed in 2002, the beam span is one of many along the Yunnan stretch of the Hangrui expressway.  The westernmost end of the G56 was finally completed all the way to the border of Burma in 2016.
 
Feilong Bridge crosses a small stream hundreds of meters above the deep canyon of the Lancanjiang (Mekong) River Gorge on a remote stretch of the G56 expressway.  Completed in 2002, the beam span is one of many along the Yunnan stretch of the Hangrui expressway.  The westernmost end of the G56 was finally completed all the way to the border of Burma in 2016.
  
 
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Located at kilometer 442, some reports have Feiling Bridge as 380 meters long with a span configuration of 5x16 +77+140+77 +6.5 meters and a maximum pier height of 68 meters.  
[[File:FeilongDeckView.jpg|750px|center]]
 
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
 
  
  
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[[File:FeilongSatellite.jpg|750px|center]]
 
[[File:FeilongSatellite.jpg|750px|center]]
 
Feilong Bridge satellite image.
 
Feilong Bridge satellite image.
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Revision as of 06:36, 22 May 2016

Feilong Bridge
飞龙大桥
Pangjiejiangyu, Yunnan, China
371 feet high / 113 meters high
459 foot span / 140 meter span
2002

FeilongDeckView.jpg


Feilong Bridge crosses a small stream hundreds of meters above the deep canyon of the Lancanjiang (Mekong) River Gorge on a remote stretch of the G56 expressway. Completed in 2002, the beam span is one of many along the Yunnan stretch of the Hangrui expressway. The westernmost end of the G56 was finally completed all the way to the border of Burma in 2016.

Located at kilometer 442, some reports have Feiling Bridge as 380 meters long with a span configuration of 5x16 +77+140+77 +6.5 meters and a maximum pier height of 68 meters.


FeilongPier.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


FeilongPier2.jpg

Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


FeilongValley113mtrH.jpg

A view looking down towards the Lancanjiang River valley. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com


FeilongSatellite.jpg

Feilong Bridge satellite image.


UnknownG56ExpresswaySatellite.jpg


FeilongSatelliteWide.jpg


FeilongLocationMap.jpg

Feilong Bridge location map.