Yachi Bridge 鸭池河特大桥
Coordinates	26°50′53″N 106°08′13″E / 26.848078°N 106.136988°E / 26.848078; 106.136988
Carries	Expressway
Crosses	Yachi River
Locale	Guizhou, China
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed
Material	Steel
Total length	1,466.5 m (4,811 ft)
Width	28 m (92 ft)
Height	258.2 m (847 ft) west tower
Longest span	800 m (2,600 ft)
Clearance above	306 m (1,004 ft) to reservoir
Clearance below	434 m (1,424 ft)
History
Construction start	September 2013
Opened	16 July 2016[1]
Location

The Yachi River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Guizhou, China. The bridge is the fourth highest in the world and also one of the longest cable-stayed bridges with a main span of 800 m (2,600 ft). The west and east towers are 258.2 m (847 ft) and 243.2 m (798 ft) in height, respectively. placing the bridge among the tallest bridges in the world.^[2]

The bridge crosses the Yachi River between Qianxi County in Bijie and Qingzhen in the city of Guiyang along the Qianxi Expressway. The Yachi River Bridge is officially 440 metres high; however, it crosses over the Dongfeng Dam reservoir so it is actually 306 m (1,004 ft) above water level.

References

See also

• List of highest bridges
• List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans
• List of tallest bridges