Lancaogu Pipeline Bridge
Lancaogu Pipeline Bridge
兰草谷输水管线桥
Muqiaoxicun, Hubei, China
535 feet high / 163 meters high
335 foot span / 102 meter span
1987
Completed in 1987, the Lancaogu Pipeline Bridge was the highest bridge of any kind in China for 8 years. The sagging orange suspension bridge carries a water line high above the Lancaogu Scenic Area. The center of the span is supported by approximately 10 wire bundles with 3 more bundles on either edge. The crossing is also referred to as the Tianlong pipeline bridge.
The following are the 14 progressive highest bridges in China.
Tiesuo Chain Bridge - 82 meters high - 1704
Nami-Ti Railway Bridge - 102 meters high - 1909
Heshuihe Railway Bridge - 103 meters high - 1972
Yesanhe Arch Bridge - 122 meters high - 1977
Lancaogu Pipeline Bridge - 163 meters high - 1987
Yanjinhe Arch Bridge - 189 meters high - 1995
Jiangjiehe Bridge - 256 meters high - 1995
Beipanjiang Railway Bridge Shuibai - 275 meters high - 2001
Liuguanghe Bridge - 297 meters high - 2001
Beipanjiang Bridge Guanxing - 366 meters high - 2003
Balinghe Bridge - 370 meters high - 2009
Siduhe Bridge - 496 meters high - 2009
Beipanjiang Duge Bridge - 565 meters high - 2016
Huajiang Gorge Bridge - 625 meters high - 2025
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