Baling River Bridge

The Baling River Bridge (Baling He Bridge) (坝陵河大桥) is a suspension bridge in Guanling County in Guizhou Province of China.[1] The bridge spans the Baling River Valley and opened to public traffic on December 23, 2009.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5]

Baling River Bridge dimensions

Baling River Bridge 坝陵河大桥
Coordinates	25.961111°N 105.629444°E
Carries	G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway
Locale	Guanling County, Guizhou, China
Other name(s)	Ba Lin He Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Suspension
Material	Steel
Total length	2,237 m (7,339 ft)
Height	204.5 m (671 ft) West tower
Longest span	1,088 m (3,570 ft)
Clearance below	370 m (1,210 ft)
History
Opened	December 23, 2009
Location

Gallery

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  Showing the suspension
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  Construction plans

See also

• Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel, a giant wheel on a similarly-named bridge in Weifang, Shandong, China
• List of longest suspension bridge spans
• List of highest bridges in the world

References

1. 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.
2. Balinghe Bridge opened to traffic in China's Guizhou Province
3. (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
4. "LONG-SPAN CABLE-SUPPORTED BRIDGES by Juhani VIROLA". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
5. The Balinghe Bridge in China – World’s Highest Bridge Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Ba Lin He Bridge at Structurae
• on HighestBridges.com