Yesanhe Arch Bridge
Yesanhe Arch Bridge
野三河大桥
Gaopingzhen, Hubei, China
400 feet high / 122 meters high
295 foot span / 90 meter span
1977
The highest road bridge in China upon its completion in 1977 at 400 feet (122 mtrs), the Yesanhe road bridge is now one of 4 bridges that cross the gorge within view of each other including a higher railway bridge and two pipeline bridges. A fifth crossing and the highest of all came in 2009 when the West Hurong highway opened several miles away with a prestressed concrete beam bridge 689 feet (210 mtrs) above the Yesanhe River gorge.
1997年建成成为中国第一高度的122米高的野三河公路桥，是现有三座跨越野三河的大桥之一，而且这三座桥可以相互遥望，另外两座分别说更高的野三河铁路桥，和较低的管线桥。2009年，就在几英里开外的沪蓉西高速通车后，野三河上将会有第四座高桥，高达210米高的野三河公路桥。
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A view before the reservoir formed below the arch. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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A major rehab of the bridge took place in 2010.
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A second pipeline bridge opened in 2009 just a few hundred feet upstream from the arch bridge.
Yesanhe Arch Bridge satellite image.
Yesanhe River Bridges location map.
