TOP 10 Highest Bridges

Liuguanghe Bridge (Xiqian) is a cable-stayed bridge in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, China. It is located 4 kilometers upstream of the Liuguanghe Scenic Spot in Xiuwen County, and is a section of the Xifeng-Qianxi Expressway.

The total length of the bridge is 4,199 ft (1,280 m) and the longest span is 1,903 ft (580 m). Deck height is 1,230 ft (375 m). The construction of the bridge started on July 20, 2014, and was put into use on April 6, 2017.

This bridge crosses the Liuguang River Scenic Area and was built very high to protect the scenic area.

The Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge is located in Papua New Guinea and is the highest pipeline bridge in the world. It crosses the Hegigio River in the Southern Highlands Province.

The Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge is special. It is not a bridge in the usual sense. It is not for people or cars to pass through. There is no sidewalk on the bridge, it is a pipeline bridge that transports oil.

Construction of the bridge began in December 2004 and officially opened in March 2006. Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge Deck height is 1,289 ft (393 m ). Tota length is 1,542 ft (470 m ).

It total cost about US $145 million.

Baluarte Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge near El Palmito, Mexico. The official name is Baluarte Bicentennial Bridge. It is the bridge commemorating the 200th anniversary of Mexico's declaration of independence from Spain.

The total length of the Baluarte Bridge is 1,124 m (3,688 ft) and the longest span is 520 m (1,710 ft). The deck height of Baluarte Bridge is 1,322 ft (403 m), which is the tallest bridge in the Americas.

The construction of the bridge began on February 21, 2008, was put into use in January 2012, and was put into use at the end of 2013.

It total cost 2.18 billion pesos (US $158 million ).

Yachi River Bridge is located on the Yachi River in Guizhou Province, China. It is part of the highway connecting Bijie City and Guiyang City.

Yachi River Bridge has a total length of 4,068 ft (1,240 m) and a main span of 2,625 ft (800 m); the bridge deck is 1,424 ft (434 m) above the ground and 1,004 ft (306 m) above the water.

The bridge deck is a two-way 4-lane highway with a design speed of 80 kilometers per hour. The total project investment reaches 750 million yuan (US $110 million). The design life of the bridge is 100 years.

The construction of the Yachi River Bridge started on August 24, 2014; the main bridge closure project was completed on May 19, 2016, and the bridge was fully connected; on July 16, 2016, the Yachi River Bridge was opened to traffic.

Jin'an Bridge is also called Jin'an Jinsha River Bridge because it is located on the Jinsha River in Lijiang, Yunnan, China.

It is currently the world's largest mountain suspension bridge with Longest span reaching 4,547 ft (1,386 m). The bridge has a total length of 5,515 ft (1,681 m) and a deck height of 1,512 ft (461 m).

It shortens the travel time from Lijiang Old Town to Panzhihua from 6 hours to 2 hours.

Puli Bridge is located in Puli Township, Xuanwei City, Yunnan Province, China. It is built on a stream between two mountains.

Puli Bridge is the first steel box girder suspension bridge in mountainous areas in China.

The total length of the bridge is 3,412 ft (1,040 m), the longest span is 2060 ft (628 m), and the deck height is 1,591 ft (485 m).

Puli Bridge total cost 519 million yuan (US $80 million ).

Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge is located in Beipan River, Guizhou Province, China. It connects Zhenfeng County and Guanling County.

Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge is the Beipan River Bridge which completed at the end of 2003. Its original name was Beipan River Bridge, but this name was later replaced by an other Beipan River Bridge--the famous Duge Bridge, Which is the world’s highest bridge. Every time people refer to Beipan River Bridge, people often refer to Duge Bridge, not the Beipan River Bridge on Guanxing Highway.

Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge is a two-lane suspension bridge.

Its length is 1,273 ft (388 m), the longest span is 1,273 ft (388 m), and the height from the bridge deck to the river surface is 1594 ft (486 m).

Sidu River Bridge is located in Yesanguan Town, Badong County, Yichang City, Hubei Province, China.

The bridge has a total length of 1100 meters and a span of (900 + 5 × 40) meters. The main bridge is 900 meters long, the approach bridge is 5 × 40 meters long, and the net width of the bridge deck is 24.5 meters.

The Yichang shore tower is 117.6 meters high, the Enshi shore tower is 122.2 meters high, The slope of the two banks of the Sidu River Bridge is 70 degrees to 90 degrees, and the height difference from the valley bottom to the bridge deck is 560 meters.

The bridge deck is a two-way four-lane highway with a design speed of 80 km / h.The total investment is US $100 million ( ¥618 million yuan).

Duge Bridge, the official name is The First Beipan River Bridge, originally called the Nizhu River Bridge or Beipan River Bridge.

It is a special bridge connecting Puli Township, Xuanwei City, Qujing City, Yunnan Province, and Duge Town, Shuicheng County, Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province.

Beipanjiang Bridge has a total length of 1341.4 meters. the longest span is 720 meters.The height of the bridge tower on the Guizhou side and the Yunnan side is 269 meters and 247 meters, the vertical distance from the bridge surface to the river surface is 565.4 meters, and the vertical distance from the top of the bridge tower to the river surface is 740 meters.

The total investment of the project is 1.028 billion yuan (US $146 million).