Liuguanghe Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Liuguanghe Bridge
Native Name:六广河大桥
Native Name Lang:zh
Carries: China National Highway 321
Crosses:Wu River (Yachi)
Locale:Liu Guangzhen, Guizhou
Open:2001
Coordinates:26.9862°N 106.4109°W

Liuguanghe Bridge is a 305adj=midNaNadj=mid[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, 291adj=midNaNadj=mid Royal Gorge Bridge, until the opening of the 366m (1,201feet) Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge., it is still the highest beam bridge and is among the twenty highest bridges in the world.

The Liuguanghe Bridge forms part of China National Highway 321 between Bijie and Guiyang and has a 240adj=midNaNadj=mid span. The highest pillar, which sits on the edge of a steep, deep valley, is 90 metres high.

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  1. News: Chinese highway included in Guinness book . 23 January 2002 . . 2011-01-20 .