Meixi River Expressway Bridge

Meixi River Expressway Bridge
梅溪河大桥
Coordinates 31°04′15″N 109°30′16″E / 31.070833°N 109.504528°E / 31.070833; 109.504528Coordinates: 31°04′15″N 109°30′16″E / 31.070833°N 109.504528°E / 31.070833; 109.504528
Carries G42 Hurong Expressway
Crosses Meixi River
Locale Fengjie, Chongqing, China
Characteristics
Design Cable-stayed
Material steel/concrete
Total length 821 metres (2,694 ft)
Height 193 metres (633 ft)[1]
Longest span 386 metres (1,266 ft)
Clearance above 145 metres (476 ft)
History
Opened 2010
Meixi River Expressway Bridge
Location in Chongqing

The Meixi River Expressway Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge near Fengjie, Chongqing, China.[2] The bridge opened in 2010 carrying traffic on the G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway across and spans 386 metres (1,266 ft) across the Meixi River. The bridge sits 145 metres (476 ft) above the original river level but the construction of the Three Gorges Dam has increased the height of the water below the bridge and the full clearance is no longer visible.

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  2. Meixi River Expressway Bridge at Structurae


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