This list ranks China's bridges by the length of main span. Only bridges with a main span of or greater are included.
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Jin'an Bridge
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Longjiang Bridge
The Long River Bridge or Longjiang Bridge (龙江特大桥) is a suspension bridge near Baoshan, Yunnan, China. The main span of the bridge is making it one of the longest ever built. The bridge is also one of the highest in world sitting ...
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Qingshui River Bridge
The Qingshui River Bridge (Qingshuihe Bridge) is a suspension bridge in Guizhou, China. The bridge, measuring above the Qingshuihe River, is the third highest suspension bridge in world. It is also one of the longest bridges with a main span ...
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Kaiyang County
Kaiyang County () is a county of central Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of Guiyang City.
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Kaiyang railway station is the terminus of the Guiyang–Kaiyang intercity railway
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Guizhou
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Luding County
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Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
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Chongqing
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Qingzhen () is a county-level city under the administration of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, China. It is located to the west ...
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Duge Bridge
The Duge Bridge (), also called the Beipanjiang Bridge, is a 4-lane cable-stayed bridge on the border between the provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan. As of 2021, the bridge is the highest in the world, with the road deck sitting over 565 metres (1 ...
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''Beipan River
Beipan River () is a river in Guizhou and Yunnan provinces, China, and part of the great Pearl River basin.
Other names
The upper reaches in Yunnan and Guizhou were once known as the Zangke River.
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Liupanshui
Liupanshui () is a city in western Guizhou province, People's Republic of China. The name Liupanshui combines the first character from the names of each of the city's three constituent counties: Liuzhi, Panzhou, Shuicheng. As a prefecture-level ...
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Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...
See also
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List of bridges in China
This list of bridges in China includes notable bridges. China has a long history in bridge construction. The oldest bridge still in existence in China is the Anji Bridge, constructed during the years between 595 and 605.
During the infrastructu ...
Lists of bridges in China
Bridges, China