Meixi River Bridge

Meixi River Bridge 梅溪河大桥
Coordinates	31°03′40″N 109°31′06″E / 31.061167°N 109.518278°E / 31.061167; 109.518278Coordinates: 31°03′40″N 109°31′06″E / 31.061167°N 109.518278°E / 31.061167; 109.518278
Crosses
Locale	Fengjie, Chongqing, China
Characteristics
Design	Arch Bridge
Material	Steel
Total length	491 metres (1,611 ft)
Longest span	288 metres (945 ft)
Clearance above	140 metres (460 ft)
History
Opened	2000
Location

The Meixi River Bridge is an arch bridge which crosses the in Fengjie, Chongqing, China. It replaced an earlier suspension bridge across the river built in 1990. Completed in 2000, The bridge was constructed 140 metres (460 ft) above the river however the reservoir created by the construction of the Three Gorges Dam has increased the height of the water below the bridge and the full clearance is no longer visible. The bridge spans 288 metres (945 ft) ranking among the longest arch bridges in the world.^[1] The bridge is located very near the end of the river and can be seen by boats travelling along the Yangtze River.

See also[]

• List of longest arch bridge spans
• Meixi River Expressway Bridge

External links[]

• https://web.archive.org/web/20121113220849/http://highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Meixihe_River_2000_Bridge

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