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| − | The Xixihe River gorge has several high crossings including a railway and two | + | The Xixihe River gorge has several high crossings including a railway and two expressway bridges over 200 meters in height. But the most unusual of these spans is surely the Xixihe Aqueduct Bridge that carries a waterline more then 100 meters above the river. |
Among all the world's aqueduct bridges, only the Longchang Aqueduct Bridge near Anshun is higher and both aqueducts were created from channels behind the Jiayan Dam of the Liuchonghe River. The north channel route crosses the Xixhe gorge while the south channel route crosses the Longchang Aqueduct. | Among all the world's aqueduct bridges, only the Longchang Aqueduct Bridge near Anshun is higher and both aqueducts were created from channels behind the Jiayan Dam of the Liuchonghe River. The north channel route crosses the Xixhe gorge while the south channel route crosses the Longchang Aqueduct. | ||
Revision as of 03:36, 23 May 2020
Xixihe Aqueduct Bridge
西溪河渡槽
Honglinxiang, Guizhou, China
(335) feet high / (102) meters high
354 foot span / 108 meter span
2021
The Xixihe River gorge has several high crossings including a railway and two expressway bridges over 200 meters in height. But the most unusual of these spans is surely the Xixihe Aqueduct Bridge that carries a waterline more then 100 meters above the river.
Among all the world's aqueduct bridges, only the Longchang Aqueduct Bridge near Anshun is higher and both aqueducts were created from channels behind the Jiayan Dam of the Liuchonghe River. The north channel route crosses the Xixhe gorge while the south channel route crosses the Longchang Aqueduct.
Xixihe Aqueduct Bridge satellite image.
Xixihe Aqueduct Bridge location map.
