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Wan'an Bridge was 98.2 metres (322 ft) long and 4.7 metres (15 ft) wide, with five piers and six holes. The bridge was made of Chinese fir, and nine logs, three yellow beams, eight logs and four yellow beams are used at both ends of each hole to form an arch. There were 38 corridor houses on the bridge, with bridge chairs on both sides. [2]
The Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan, the third-longest suspension bridge span. The Hutong Yangtze River Bridge in Jiangsu province, the second-longest cable-stayed span. The Duge Bridge, the highest bridge in the world. [2] The Pingnan Third Bridge , the longest arch bridge span. [3]
This list of the longest arch bridge spans ranks the world's arch bridges by the length of their main span. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank bridges as it usually correlates with the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge. [ 1 ]
Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire in China's Fujian province that engulfed the Wanan Bridge, whose history dates back 900 years.
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Pingnan was established as a county by court of the Qing Dynasty in 1735. [4] Local historical monuments include the Wan'an Bridge, located in the appropriately named Changqiao ("long bridge") Township. The bridge, described as the "longest woven timber bridge in China", was originally built in 1648, and rebuilt a number of times since. [5]
At least 15 people have died after a bridge partially collapsed in China’s Shaanxi province with rescue efforts remaining underway as of Sunday evening, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
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.