Nu River Bridge
Nu River Bridge 怒江四线特大桥 | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 24°45′02″N 98°56′48″E / 24.7505°N 98.9467°E |
| Carries | Dali–Ruili railway |
| Crosses | Nu River |
| Locale | Yunnan, China |
| Official name | 怒江四线特大桥 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 1,024 m (3,360 ft)[1] |
| Width | 24.9 m (82 ft) |
| Longest span | 490 m (1,610 ft)[1] |
| Clearance below | 212 m (696 ft)[2] |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2016 |
| Construction end | 30 December 2019[3] |
| Opened | Jun. 2025 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Nu River Bridge | |
Nu River Bridge (simplified Chinese: 怒江桥; traditional Chinese: 怒江橋; pinyin: Nù Jiāng Qiáo) is a railroad bridge part of the Dali–Ruili railway in China's Yunnan province. It is 1,024 metres (0.636 mi) long. Construction started January 24, 2016. The steel truss arch bridge has a main span of 490 meters and a total length of 1024 meters, with the bridge deck being 212 meters above the Nu River.[4]
See also
- Sichuan-Tibet Railway Nu River Bridge
- List of bridges in China
- List of longest arch bridge spans
- List of highest bridges
Notes
- ^ a b Ding, Wen-fu; Du, Yu-ben; Jiang, Liang-wen (April 2018). "大瑞铁路怒江四线大跨车站特大桥综合勘察技术与成果分析" [Comprehensive Survey Technology and Result Analysis of the Four-line Long-span Nu River Station Bridge in Dali-Ruili Railway]. Railway Standard Design (in Chinese). 62 (4). Chengdu: China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd.: 101–106. ISSN 1004-2954.
- ^ Sakowski, Eric. "Nujiang Railway Bridge Darui" (Wiki). HighestBridges.com. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ http://english.www.gov.cn/news/photos/201912/30/content_WS5e094c56c6d03c1f1c161f4c.html
- ^ People's Daily (2016). "Sino-Myanmar Railway bridge with longest span in the world starts construction".