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One of the longest span high level crossings in the world, the Kaizhouhu Bridge has a span of 1,100 meters that crosses 220 meters above the reservoir formed by the giant Goupitan Dam across the nearby Wu River.  The full height drop to original level of the Qingshui River is approximately 300 meters.  18 kilometers upstream of the Kaizhouhu Bridge is the even higher and longer Qingshuihe Bridge on the Guiyang to Weng'an expressway that opened in 2015.
 
One of the longest span high level crossings in the world, the Kaizhouhu Bridge has a span of 1,100 meters that crosses 220 meters above the reservoir formed by the giant Goupitan Dam across the nearby Wu River.  The full height drop to original level of the Qingshui River is approximately 300 meters.  18 kilometers upstream of the Kaizhouhu Bridge is the even higher and longer Qingshuihe Bridge on the Guiyang to Weng'an expressway that opened in 2015.
  
The 1,257 meter long Kaizhouhu Bridge has a span configuration is 3x30 +1,100 +2x30 meters supported by towers 139 and 135 meters tall.  Kaizhou refers to the name of the Lake below the bridge that was created by the Goupitan Dam.
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The 1,257 meter long Kaizhouhu Bridge has a span configuration of 3x30 +1,100 +2x30 meters supported by towers 139 and 135 meters tall.  Kaizhou refers to the name of the Lake below the bridge that was created by the Goupitan Dam.
  
 
There are also two high beam bridges on the eastern end of the Kaiyang to Weng'an expressway called Baixi and Wudaohe.   
 
There are also two high beam bridges on the eastern end of the Kaiyang to Weng'an expressway called Baixi and Wudaohe.   

Revision as of 21:11, 1 April 2019

Kaizhouhu Bridge
开州湖特大桥
Mipingxiang, Guizhou, China
(984) feet high / (300) meters high
3,609 foot span / 1,100 meter span
2021


One of the longest span high level crossings in the world, the Kaizhouhu Bridge has a span of 1,100 meters that crosses 220 meters above the reservoir formed by the giant Goupitan Dam across the nearby Wu River. The full height drop to original level of the Qingshui River is approximately 300 meters. 18 kilometers upstream of the Kaizhouhu Bridge is the even higher and longer Qingshuihe Bridge on the Guiyang to Weng'an expressway that opened in 2015.

The 1,257 meter long Kaizhouhu Bridge has a span configuration of 3x30 +1,100 +2x30 meters supported by towers 139 and 135 meters tall. Kaizhou refers to the name of the Lake below the bridge that was created by the Goupitan Dam.

There are also two high beam bridges on the eastern end of the Kaiyang to Weng'an expressway called Baixi and Wudaohe.










Kaizhouhu Bridge satellite image.


Kaizhouhu Bridge location map.