| 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 / 25.961111; 105.629444 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Location | |
The Baling River Bridge (Balinghe Bridge) (坝陵河大桥) is a suspension bridge in Guanling County in Guizhou Province of China. The bridge spans the Baling River Valley and opened to public traffic on December 23, 2009. 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. 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.
Baling River Bridge dimensions
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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
- http://m.xinhuanet.com/gz/2023-05/21/c_1129632225.htm
- 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
- Balinghe Bridge at Structurae
- on HighestBridges.com