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There are higher and longer railway bridges then China's Zongmugou bridge but never before in railway history has a bridge had a pier as gigantic as the one on Zongmugou.  Rising 105 meters to the underside of two 136 meter beam spans, the Eiffel-tower shape of the central pier was required to resist earthquake forces as well as the weight of heavy, fast moving trains.   
 
There are higher and longer railway bridges then China's Zongmugou bridge but never before in railway history has a bridge had a pier as gigantic as the one on Zongmugou.  Rising 105 meters to the underside of two 136 meter beam spans, the Eiffel-tower shape of the central pier was required to resist earthquake forces as well as the weight of heavy, fast moving trains.   
  
The bridge is part of a 204.5 kilometer double electrified line that runs through the Yellow River region and also includes a large 803 meter long truss bridge across the Yellow River
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The bridge is part of a 204.5 kilometer double electrified line that runs through the Yellow River region east of Xian and also includes a large 803 meter long truss bridge across the Yellow River.
The highest and most spectacular bridge on the Yunnan stretch of the G80 expressway, the Yingzuiyan Bridge is also a landmark signaling the highways entrance into the mighty Nanpanjiang River gorge.  The G80 follows within the deep canyon of this great river valley for 15 kilometers before heading north to the large city of Kunming.
 
  
The Yingzuiyan crossing was achieved with two parallel beam bridges.  The upstream bridge is on a shorter alignment requiring a span combination of 57.5 +103 +57.5 meters.  The larger downstream crossing is 73.5 +133 +73.5 meters.  The tallest pier measures 68 meters.
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The Zongmugou Railway Bridge has a span configuration of 78+ 2x136 +78 meters and a total length of 834 meters.   
  
  

Revision as of 04:05, 19 June 2013

Zongmugou Railway Bridge
纵目沟特大桥
Chengcheng, Shaanxi, China
390 feet high / 119 meters high
446 foot span / 136 meter span
2014


There are higher and longer railway bridges then China's Zongmugou bridge but never before in railway history has a bridge had a pier as gigantic as the one on Zongmugou. Rising 105 meters to the underside of two 136 meter beam spans, the Eiffel-tower shape of the central pier was required to resist earthquake forces as well as the weight of heavy, fast moving trains.

The bridge is part of a 204.5 kilometer double electrified line that runs through the Yellow River region east of Xian and also includes a large 803 meter long truss bridge across the Yellow River.

The Zongmugou Railway Bridge has a span configuration of 78+ 2x136 +78 meters and a total length of 834 meters.



YingzuiyanBridgeSatellite.jpg

Yingzuiyan Bridge satellite image showing the Nanpanjiang River gorge on the opposite side of the Yingzuiyan tunnel.


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Yingzuiyan Bridge satellite image.


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Yingzuiyan Bridge location map.


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