Zhijinghe River Bridge

The Zhijinghe Bridge is a 294 meters high arch bridge with 430 meter span that crosses the valley of the river in China Zhijinghe in Hubei Province.

The bridge is 80 kilometers south of the gorge of the Yangtze River located and the highest arch bridge in the world, a title that until 2001, the New River Gorge Bridge held in the United States. It was completed in 2009 and shortened the highway Shanghai - Chongqing. On the same highway G50 also Siduhe Bridge, the highest bridge stands above all. The gorge between the cities of Yichang Enshi and is spanned by the design of concrete and steel with a track length of 547 meters. The bow is a so-called CFST construction ( concrete filled steel tubes ). It consists of eight steel tube of 1200 mm in diameter and wall thickness of 24-35 mm, which are connected by a mesh network, and after the assembly by press-fit from below the concrete has been filled. On both sides of the bridge to connect directly to the tunnel.