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The bridge is a multi-span cable-stayed bridge with a length of 7,000 ft (2,100 m). [3] With a main tower that has a height of 332 metres (1,089 ft), the bridge is the third tallest in the world . The tallest tower is 15 metres (49 ft) shorter than France 's Millau Viaduct , which has a similar structure to the Pingtang Bridge.
The definition of cable-stayed bridge deck length used here is: A continuous part of the bridge deck that is supported only by stay-cables and pylons, or are free spans. This means that columns supporting the side span as for example found in Pont de Normandie , excludes most of the side span decks from the cable-stayed deck length.
The island relies on tourism and anticipates that foreign investment will spur economic growth. The first major bridge to cross the Haitan Strait was completed in November 2010, connecting the island to Fuqing on the mainland. Spanning 4,976 meters (3 miles), it cost 1.4 billion RMB (about US$200 million) to build. [10]
This list of tallest bridges includes bridges with a structural height of at least 200 metres (660 ft). The structural height of a bridge is the maximum vertical distance from the uppermost part of a bridge, such as the top of a bridge tower, to the lowermost exposed part of the bridge, where its piers, towers, or mast pylons emerge from the surface of the ground or water.
Pages in category "Bridges in Guizhou" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. ... Pingtang Bridge; Puji Bridge (Zunyi) Puzhehei Bridge; Q.
The Beipan River Shuibai Railway Bridge the world's highest railway bridge The Wujiang Viaduct The Maling ... Pingtang Bridge; Puji Bridge; Qinglong Railway Bridge ...
The decision to build a bridge around Millau was taken in September 1986, says Virlogeux, who at the time was head of the large bridges division of the French administration.
Pingtang County (Chinese: 平 塘 县; pinyin: Píngtáng Xiàn) is a county in the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It is a high mountain valley and is inhabited mainly by members of the Buyei and Miao ethnic minorities, who together make up 55% of the county's population.