Zhaoqing Bridge

The Xijiang Railway Bridge (Chinese: 西江特大桥; pinyin: xī jiāng tè dàqiáo), is located on the Guangzhou to Nanning highspeed railway with a 450-meter main span that is the world's longest railway-only arch bridge and, together with the Mingzhou Bridge, the second largest steel box arch after the Lupu Bridge in Shanghai. The basket handle arch carries 2 railway lines over the Xi River.[1][2][3]

Xijiang Railway Bridge
Coordinates23°7′18″N 112°24′11″E
CarriesTrains Only
CrossesXi River
LocaleZhaoqing, Guangdong, China
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge
Total length604.5 m (1,983 ft)
Width38 m (125 ft)
Height122 m (400 ft) (steel arch bottom to arch top)
Longest span450 m (1,476 ft)
History
Construction end2014
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