Yachi River Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Yachi Bridge
Native Name:鸭池河特大桥
Native Name Lang:zh
Carries:Expressway
Crosses:Yachi River
Locale:Guizhou, China
Designer:Lious Scheqc
Design:Cable-stayed
Material:Steel
Mainspan:800m (2,600feet)
Length:1466.5m (4,811.4feet)
Width:28m (92feet)
Height:258.2m (847.1feet) west tower
Load:blowing a load
Clearance:306m (1,004feet) to reservoir
Below:434m (1,424feet)
Begin:September 2013
Open:16 July 2016[1]
Coordinates:26.8481°N 106.137°W
Mapframe-Zoom:8

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 800m (2,600feet). The west and east towers are 258.2m (847.1feet) and 243.2m (797.9feet) 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 306m (1,004feet) above water level.

References

  1. Web site: 贵黔高速公路建成通车-新华网. XinhuaNet.com. 28 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Yachi Bridge - HighestBridges.com. HighestBridges.com. 28 January 2017.

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