Pingtang Bridge

Pingtang Bridge 平塘特大桥
The bridge in 2020, after its opening
Coordinates	25.786°N 107.056°E / 25.786; 107.056
Carries	Pingtang Luodian Expressway
Crosses	Caodu River
Locale	Pingtang, Guizhou, China
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge
Total length	2,135 metres (7,005 ft)
Height	332 metres (1,089 ft)
Longest span	2×550 metres (1,800 ft)
Clearance below	310 metres (1,020 ft)
History
Construction cost	1.5 billion yuan (about 215 million U.S. dollars)
Opened	30 December 2019
Location

The Pingtang Bridge is a bridge in Pingtang, Guizhou, China and carries the Pingtang Luodian Expressway over the deep Caodu River valley.[1] With a height of 332 metres (1,089 ft), it is the third-tallest bridge in the world. It was opened to traffic on 30 December 2019.[2]

Structure

The bridge is a multi-span cable-stayed bridge with a length of 7,000 ft (2,100 m).[3] With a main tower that has a height of 332 metres (1,089 ft), the bridge is the third tallest in the world. The tallest tower is 15 metres (49 ft) shorter than France's Millau Viaduct, which has a similar structure to the Pingtang Bridge. The bridge is also among the 20 highest in the world with a road deck 310 metres (1,020 ft) above the river below. The bridge cost 1.5 billion yuan (about 215 million U.S. dollars) to build.[3][4][2]

See also

• List of highest bridges
• List of tallest bridges
• List of longest cable-stayed bridge spans

References

1. "World's highest concrete bridge to be built in Guizhou". Guizhou Provincial Information Office. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
2. "Mega bridge opens to traffic in southwest China". Xinhua. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
3. Roopinder Tara (11 November 2016). "Is China the Supreme Leader in Bridges?". engineering.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
4. "Guizhou Transportation Planning Survey & Design Academy Co., Ltd. Guizhou Ping-Luo Expressway Pingtang Bridge Qiannan, Guizhou, China - Project Summary". Bentley Systems Inc. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

External links

• Pintang Bridge Highest bridges