Baling River Bridge
Baling River Bridge 坝陵河大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 25°57′40″N 105°37′46″E / 25.961111°N 105.629444°E |
| Carries | G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway |
| Locale | Guanling County, Guizhou, China |
| Other name | Ba Lin He Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 2,237 m (7,339 ft) |
| Width | 24.5 m (80 ft)[1] |
| Height | 204.5 m (671 ft) (west tower) 189 m (620 ft) (east tower)[2] |
| Longest span | 1,088 m (3,570 ft)[3] |
| Clearance below | 370 m (1,210 ft)[4] |
| History | |
| Opened | December 23, 2009 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Baling River Bridge | |
The Baling River Bridge (Balinghe Bridge) (坝陵河大桥) is a suspension bridge in Guanling County in Guizhou Province of China.[5] The bridge spans the Baling River Valley and opened to public traffic on December 23, 2009.[6] The bridge is part of the G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway between Kunming and Guiyang and reduced the travel time across the river valley from one hour to four minutes.[7] The suspension span is 1,088 m (3,570 ft) long, and the bridge has a total length of 2,237 m (7,339 ft). It is also one of the world's highest bridges with 370 m (1,210 ft) of clearance above the river.[8][2]
Gallery
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Showing the suspension
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Construction plans
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Baling River Bridge dimensions
See also
- Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel, a giant wheel on a similarly-named bridge in Weifang, Shandong, China
- List of bridges in China
- List of longest suspension bridge spans
- List of highest bridges in the world
References
- ^ ""我登上了世界第一高桥"沉浸式体验网络传播活动走进安顺" ["I climbed the world's tallest bridge" immersive experience network communication activity came to Anshun]. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). Archived from the original on July 22, 2024.
- ^ a b Virola, Juhani (2008). "The Balinghe Bridge in China – World's Highest Bridge" (PDF). Journal of the Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia. Suara Perunding ACEM. pp. 16–17. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ Zhu, Ledong; Ren, Pengjie; Chen, Wei; Zhou, Cheng; Wang, Jiquan (August 2011). "坝陵河大桥桥位深切峡谷风剖面实测研究" [Investigation on wind profiles in the deep gorge at the Balinghe bridge site via field measurement]. Journal of Experiments in Fluid Mechanics (in Chinese). 25 (4). Shanghai: Tongji University: 15–21. ISSN 1672-9897.
- ^ Sakowski, Eric. "Balinghe Bridge" (Wiki). HighestBridges.com. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ^ Gianni, Moor; Colm O’Suilleabhain (December 10, 2007). "Size No Object". Bridge Design & Engineering (49). Archived from the original on October 26, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
- ^ "Balinghe Bridge opened to traffic in China's Guizhou Province_English_Xinhua". June 9, 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011.
- ^ (Chinese) "坝陵河大桥23日正式通车 沪瑞高速公路全线贯通" Xinhua 2009-12-23
- ^ "LONG-SPAN CABLE-SUPPORTED BRIDGES by Juhani VIROLA". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
External links
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