- Wanxian Bridge
Wanxian Bridge is a
reinforced concrete arch bridge built over theYangtze River in 1995. It is located in the vicinity of theThree Gorges Dam inWanxian ,Chongqing ,China . Its arch is 420 metres and it is 864.12 m in length. [cite web
author=
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url=http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0001855
title=Wanxian Bridge
publisher=Structure
accessdate=2008-02-10] During the bridge construction, a concrete-filled tubular arch truss frame was built to support the weight of the concrete arch and embedded into the concrete arch.The Wanxian Bridge is longest existing concrete arch bridge in the world.cite web
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url=http://www.nationalconcretebridge.org/bridge-arch.html
title=Arch Bridges
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accessdate=2008-02-10] It is a major highway bridge with lanes for vehicles and pedestrians.cite web
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url=http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=2762590
title=Wanxian Yangtze Bridge, China
publisher=cat.inist.fr
accessdate=2008-02-10]ee also
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List of the largest arch bridges
*List of bridges in China Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.trafikken.dk/imageblob/image.asp?objno=9918 Photo of bridge]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=0u5G8E3uPUAC&pg=PA342&lpg=PA342&dq=wanxian+bridge&source=web&ots=oo323q8d3X&sig=O2xqsj8hmzxxeDYnxKV8uad46-Y#PPA341,M1 Bridge Engineering:A global perspective, p. 341-342]
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