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The Baling River Bridge (Balinghe Bridge) () is a
suspension bridge
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in
Guanling County
Guanling Buyei and Miao Autonomous County (; Bouyei: ) is an autonomous county in Anshun City, in the southwest of Guizhou Province, China.
Area:
Population: 334,900 in 2008.
Postal Code: 561300.
Telephone Area Code: 0853
The county govern ...
in
Guizhou
Guizhou (; Postal romanization, formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in the Southwest China, southwest region of the China, People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the pr ...
Province of
China
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. 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
The Shanghai–Kunming Expressway (), commonly referred to as the ''Hukun Expressway'' () is an expressway that connects the cities of Shanghai, China, and Kunming, Yunnan. It is in length. The entire route forms part of Asian Highway 3.
Route
Th ...
between
Kunming
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and
Guiyang
Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, ...
and reduced the travel time across the river valley from one hour to four minutes. The suspension span is long, and the bridge has a total length of . It is also one of the
world's highest bridges with of clearance above the river.
The Balinghe Bridge in China – World’s Highest Bridge
Gallery
File:Balinghe Bridge-2.jpg, Showing the suspension
File:Construction of Balinghe Bridge.jpg, Construction plans
See also
*Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel
The Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel is a centreless non-rotating Ferris wheel built on the Bailang River Bridge that crosses the Bailing river in Weifang, Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal provinc ...
, a giant wheel on a similarly-named bridge in Weifang, Shandong, China
* 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 infrastructur ...
* List of longest suspension bridge spans
The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e. the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspen ...
* List of highest bridges in the world
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Organizations
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References
External links
*{{Structurae , id =20026163, title =Balinghe Bridge
on HighestBridges.com
Bridges in Guizhou
Suspension bridges in China
Bridges completed in 2009