What is the name of the tallest bridge in the world in Guizhou?
The world’s tallest bridge in Guizhou is called Beipanjiang Bridge
It is said that the world’s bridges look to China, and Chinese bridges look to Guizhou. Eight of the world’s top ten tall bridges are in China, five of them It is located in Guizhou, so Guizhou is called the "World Bridge Museum", and the most eye-catching one is the Beipanjiang Bridge, the world's tallest bridge. It is nearly 200 stories high. Driving is like flying an airplane, refreshing the Guinness World Records. record, famous at home and abroad.
Beipanjiang Bridge is a section of the Hangrui Expressway, spanning the Nizhu River Grand Canyon, starting from Duge Town, Shuicheng County, Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province in the north, and connecting Puli Township, Xuanwei City, Qujing City, Yunnan Province in the south , ending the history of no expressway between Shuicheng, Guizhou and Xuanwei, Yunnan, shortening the driving time between the two places from more than 4 hours to less than 1 hour, greatly promoting the economic development of the two places.
Beipanjiang Bridge started construction in 2013 and was completed on December 9, 2016. It took three years to complete, with a total investment of 1.028 billion yuan. It can be described as another miracle in the history of world bridges. Because the bridge is located in a deep mountain canyon on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with a depth of 600 meters, frequent geological disasters, changeable weather, strong winds, clouds and fog, steep terrain, and very complex geological conditions have brought great challenges to the construction of the bridge.
In three years, the engineering team overcame numerous difficulties and finally built the world's tallest high bridge. During this period, it applied for 13 patents of various types and also won the "Nobel Prize" at the 35th International Bridge Conference. Bell Prize" - Gustavus Gold Medal.
The Beipanjiang Bridge has a total length of 1,341.4 meters, and the distance from the bridge deck to the river is 565.4 meters. It is a steel truss girder cable-stayed bridge with no piers in the middle. It looks like a giant dragon rising in the air in the Nizhu River Gorge. After rain, there are often clouds and mist, and cars driving on it feel like they are flying in the sky. Some people say that driving on this bridge feels like flying, which is particularly majestic and spectacular.
The entire bridge is part of the Hangrui Expressway, with four lanes in both directions. The design speed is 80 kilometers per hour. The toll is 20 yuan. The daily traffic flow is not large because it is part of the expressway. Therefore, parking is not allowed for sightseeing, and there are no pedestrian passages or observation decks. Visitors are reminded not to park illegally and pay attention to safety.