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落炉大桥<br />
 
落炉大桥<br />
 
Renhuai, Guizhou, China<br />
 
Renhuai, Guizhou, China<br />
(492) feet high / (150) meters high<br />
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492 feet high / 150 meters high<br />
(328) foot span / (100) meter span<br />
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394 foot span / 120 meter span<br />
2001-????<br />
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1992<br />
 
[[File:Luolu bridge1.jpg|750px|center]]   
 
[[File:Luolu bridge1.jpg|750px|center]]   
 
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This dilapidated footbridge still stands 150 meters above the river with many of its woods planks gone.  The flimsy structure was built for workers of the parallel truss arch bridge
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As of 2015 this dilapidated 2.2 meter wide footbridge still stands 150 meters above the river with many of its woods planks gone as it was bypassed in 2003 by a 2-lane arch bridge.  Lost in the mountains of Renhuai County, the two bridges cross a deep crevasse with vertical cliffs dropping nearly the full height of the Guanyinsi River gorge.  The 9.5 meter wide arch bridge has a total length of 146 meters.
 
 
Loulu Bridge is one of the hidden gems of Guizhou Province.  Lost in the mountains of Renhuai County, the small 100 meter truss-arch crosses a deep crevasse with vertical cliffs dropping nearly the full height of the Guanyinsi River gorge.  The 9.5 meter wide bridge has a total length of 146 meters.
 
  
  

Revision as of 00:40, 11 May 2016

Luolu Footbridge
落炉大桥
Renhuai, Guizhou, China
492 feet high / 150 meters high
394 foot span / 120 meter span
1992

Luolu bridge1.jpg


As of 2015 this dilapidated 2.2 meter wide footbridge still stands 150 meters above the river with many of its woods planks gone as it was bypassed in 2003 by a 2-lane arch bridge. Lost in the mountains of Renhuai County, the two bridges cross a deep crevasse with vertical cliffs dropping nearly the full height of the Guanyinsi River gorge. The 9.5 meter wide arch bridge has a total length of 146 meters.


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LuoluWideView.jpg


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Luolu Bridge satellite image.


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Luolu Bridge location map.