Yachi Railway Bridge

Yachi Railway Bridge
鸭池河特大桥
Coordinates 26°53′06″N 106°17′49″E / 26.885°N 106.297°E / 26.885; 106.297Coordinates: 26°53′06″N 106°17′49″E / 26.885°N 106.297°E / 26.885; 106.297
Carries Expressway
Crosses Yachi River
Locale Qianxi County, Guizhou, China
Characteristics
Design Arch Bridge
Material Steel
Total length 1,466.5 m (4,811 ft)
Longest span 436 m (1,430 ft)
Clearance below
  • 272 m (892 ft)
  • 230 m (750 ft) to water level
History
Opened Expected 2018

The Yachi River Bridge is a cable stayed bridge currently under construction in Guizhou, China. Once complete the bridge, at 272 m (892 ft), will be one of the highest in world. It will also be one of the longest arch bridges with a main span of 436 m (1,430 ft). The bridge will cross the Yachi River between Qianxi County in Bijie and Qingzhen in Guiyang. The bridge is part of the Guiyang to Chengdu Railway.

Although Yachi Railway Bridge is officially 272 metres high, the bridge will cross over the reservoir of the Suofengying Dam so it will only be approximately 230 metres above the water level.

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