The Yachi River Bridge is an
arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ...
in
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 the ...
,
China. The bridge, at , is one of
the highest in world. It is also one of the
longest arch bridges with a main span of {{convert, 436, m, ft, abbr=on. The bridge crosses the
Yachi River between
Qianxi County in
Bijie and
Qingzhen in
Guiyang. The bridge is part of the
Chengdu–Guiyang high-speed railway.
Although Yachi Railway Bridge is officially 272 metres high, the bridge crosses over the reservoir of the
Suofengying Dam so it is only approximately 230 metres above the water level.
See also
*
List of longest arch bridge spans
This list of the longest arch bridge spans ranks the world's arch bridges by the length of their main span. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank bridges as it usually correlates with the engineering complexity involved in des ...
*
List of highest bridges in the world
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External links
*http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Yachi_Railway_Bridge
Bridges in Guizhou
Arch bridges in China
Buildings and structures under construction in China
Bridges under construction