Liuguanghe Bridge is a 305-metre-high (1,001 ft)[1] beam bridge at Liu Guangzhen, Guizhou, China. It held the record for world's highest bridge between 2001 and 2003, surpassing the 72-year-old, 291-metre-high (955 ft) Royal Gorge Bridge, until the opening of the 366 m (1,201 ft) Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge. As of 2011[update], it is still the highest beam bridge and is among the twenty highest bridges in the world.
Liuguanghe Bridge 六广河大桥 | |
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Coordinates | 26°59′10″N 106°24′39″E / 26.9862°N 106.4109°E |
Carries | China National Highway 321 |
Crosses | Wu River (Yachi) |
Locale | Liu Guangzhen, Guizhou |
Characteristics | |
Height | 297 metres (974 ft) |
Longest span | 240 metres (790 ft) |
History | |
Opened | 2001 |
Location | |
The Liuguanghe Bridge forms part of China National Highway 321 between Bijie and Guiyang and has a 240-metre-long (790 ft) span. The highest pillar, which sits on the edge of a steep, deep valley, is 90 metres high.
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edit- ^ "Chinese highway included in Guinness book". China Daily. 23 January 2002. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- "Liuguanghe Bridge". HighestBridges.com. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-20.