Qinglong Railway Bridge 晴隆北盘江大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 25°57′00″N 105°15′18″E / 25.950°N 105.255°E |
| Carries | High speed rail |
| Crosses | Beipan River |
| Locale | Qinglong County, Guizhou |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 721 m (2,365 ft) |
| Height | 295 m (968 ft) |
| Longest span | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
| Clearance below | 295 m (968 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | 2016 |
| Location | |
Qinglong Railway Bridge is a concrete arch bridge located in Qinglong County, Guizhou. The bridge forms part of the High speed railway line between Guiyang and Kunming. It crosses the Beipan River just downstream of the Guangzhao Dam. The bridge is almost 300 metres above the river. When it opened in 2015, Xinhua News Agency, the state agency of China, described its span as the largest among the concrete railway arch bridges in the world.[1]
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References
- ↑ "沪昆高铁北盘江大桥合龙 为同类型桥跨度世界第一". News.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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