The Baling River Bridge (Balinghe Bridge) (坝陵河大桥) is a suspension bridge in Guanling County in Guizhou Province of China.[2] The bridge spans the Baling River Valley and opened to public traffic on December 23, 2009.[3] The bridge is part of the G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway between Kunming and Guiyang and reduced the travel time across the river valley from one hour to four minutes.[4] The suspension span is 1,088 m (3,570 ft) long, and the bridge has a total length of 2,237 m (7,339 ft). It is also one of the world's highest bridges with 370 m (1,210 ft) of clearance above the river.[5][6]
Baling River Bridge 坝陵河大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 25°57′40″N 105°37′46″E / 25.961111°N 105.629444°E |
| Carries |  G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway |
| Locale | Guanling County, Guizhou, China |
| Other name(s) | Ba Lin He Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 2,237 m (7,339 ft) |
| Width | 24.5 m (80 ft)[1] |
| Height | 204.5 m (671 ft) West tower |
| Longest span | 1,088 m (3,570 ft) |
| Clearance below | 370 m (1,210 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | December 23, 2009 |
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Gallery
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Construction plans
See also
edit- Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel, a giant wheel on a similarly-named bridge in Weifang, Shandong, China
- List of bridges in China
- List of longest suspension bridge spans
- List of highest bridges in the world
References
edit- ^ http://m.xinhuanet.com/gz/2023-05/21/c_1129632225.htm [bare URL]
- ^ Gianni, Moor; Colm O’Suilleabhain (December 10, 2007). "Size No Object". Bridge Design & Engineering (49). Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ Balinghe Bridge opened to traffic in China's Guizhou Province
- ^ (Chinese) "坝陵河大桥23日正式通车 沪瑞高速公路全线贯通" Xinhua 2009-12-23
- ^ "LONG-SPAN CABLE-SUPPORTED BRIDGES by Juhani VIROLA". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ The Balinghe Bridge in China – World’s Highest Bridge Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Balinghe River Bridge.
- Balinghe Bridge at Structurae
- [1] on HighestBridges.com