Furong River Bridge

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Furong River Bridge 芙蓉江特大桥
Coordinates	29°02′31″N 107°50′24″E / 29.042°N 107.840°E / 29.042; 107.840Coordinates: 29°02′31″N 107°50′24″E / 29.042°N 107.840°E / 29.042; 107.840
Crosses	Furong River
Locale	Haokouxiang, Chongqing, China
Characteristics
Design	Beam Bridge
Material	Concrete
Total length	549 metres (1,801 ft)
Height	240 metres (790 ft)
Longest span	230 metres (750 ft)
Location

Furong River Bridge is a concrete cantilever bridge near Haokouxiang, on the border of Wulong County and Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County in Chongqing, China. The bridge spans 230 metres (750 ft) over the Furong River a tributary of the Wu River. At 240 metres (790 ft) high it is among the 50 highest bridges in the world.

Construction accident[]

During construction an accident occurred when a cable snapped causing a cableway container with over 20 workers to fall onto the partially built road deck. 11 workers died in the accident and 12 more were seriously injured.^[1]

See also[]

List of highest bridges in the world

References[]

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