Baling River Bridge
Suspension bridge in China
25°57′40″N 105°37′46″E / 25.961111°N 105.629444°E / 25.961111; 105.629444![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/China_Expwy_G60_sign_no_name.svg/23px-China_Expwy_G60_sign_no_name.svg.png)
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The Baling River Bridge (Balinghe Bridge) (坝陵河大桥) is a suspension bridge in Guanling County in Guizhou Province of China.[1] The bridge spans the Baling River Valley and opened to public traffic on December 23, 2009.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5]
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Gallery
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- Showing the suspension
- Construction plans
See also
- 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
- ^ 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