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说明：原博配图有3000*2000像素以上高清图，这里只用了其750像素缩略图，看大图请点原文。省略少数和建筑、桥梁关系不大的照片如旅途食宿一类以节省篇幅。部分照片添加了译者注，原文没有而译者添加的都放在括弧里。 他们每年所去的桥都有很大不同，除少数几座标志性桥梁，其它是轮换参观的（中国高桥太多了），看过2014游记的完全不必担心重复。 2013 年的游记个人以为是2011——2014年中最佳的。因2012年是长江大桥游，长江大桥虽规模很大，和世界各地大型桥梁类似，并无惊人之处。2011年 时中国建成在建的山地桥梁和高速公路还比较少。2014年遭遇洪水，或许阴雨天多，同样三周内游历桥梁不及2013年多，照片也不够清晰。2013年虽天 气炎热，很少阴雨，是前四年最佳的一篇。 期待今后的2015、16等季能看到更精彩的照片，因为有大批更宏伟、设计也更漂亮的新桥开始兴建，目前中国在建的桥面高300米以上跨谷桥梁比历年建成的还要多。 2013 High Bridge Trip Photo Album2013 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album Hubei and Chongqing Provinces 2013年中国（西南）高桥之旅照片集 （第一周）湖北和重庆的桥梁 The 3-week 2013 High Bridge trip was another grand adventure through the mountains of Western China to visit the world's 10 highest bridges as well as many other spans and several spectacular national parks. Our guests included 3 retirees made up of British dentist Lee Choong and engineering twins John and Ray Morrison of Australia. Rounding out the group of bridge fans was Canadian 'In the Wake of Tacoma' bridge book author Richard Scott. Our translator was yet another energetic Tongji University bridge engineering student with the famous name of Bruce Lee. On board for the second year in a row was our trusty driver Mr. Chen who navigated us safely along more then 2,000 miles / 3,500 kilometers of often crazy roads. 为期三周的2013年高桥之旅是又一次伟大的探险。穿行于中国西部的崇山峻岭中，同时游览世界 前十名最高桥梁和许多其他小桥以及壮观的国家公园。我们一起包车旅行的包括3名退休人士：英国牙医李冲（音）、澳洲双胞胎工程师约翰和雷莫里森、加拿大桥 梁爱好者“被塔科马大桥惊醒”这本书籍的作者理查德斯科特。我们的翻译是一位精力充沛的同济大学桥梁专业学生Bruce Lee（李小龙），加上连续第二年和我们一起旅行的司机师傅陈先生，他为大家开车通过了3500公里有时相当艰险的山路。 （注，这就是为何 此次旅行经典的原因之一，游客来自美、英、加、澳四国，包括作者-世界高桥网站站长，两位工程师，一位出版过桥梁著作的爱好者，大多是专业人士。同济大学 桥梁专业也是中国最知名的。塔科马大桥是美国一座900米左右主跨的悬索桥，曾经发生过坍塌事故，是世界最有名的断桥事故，所以才被写成书） If there was one word to describe the 2013 trip it would be HOT! Record temperatures were being broken throughout many parts of China during our 3 week trek and it often made it difficult to want to get out of the comfortable confines of our air conditioned mini-van to snap some photos of a bridge. Luckily our group of gray-haired grandpas were up for anything and never hesitated or showed fear to visit any bridge I wanted to visit whether it required dodging highway traffic, climbing over a wall, hopping on a boat, hiking along a creek or taking a concrete slide down into a canyon. 如果用一个词形容2013年旅行感受那就是热 ！破纪录的高温袭击中国很多地区，以至使我们从有空调的微面出来为桥梁拍照成为难事。幸运的是这次拼车旅行团尽管多数团员年龄偏大，但无论在攀登桥梁、跨越障碍、乘坐小艇或是徒步山路时都毫不畏惧。（毕竟团员大多是桥梁界专业人士） Our new rental car held up well as it was put through an unusually high amount of abuse along more miles of rough, bumpy and broken roads than all of my previous China trips combined. The weather was only sunny half the time but we did manage to evade any rain for nearly the entire trip. Everyone seemed to enjoy the food even if they did not always know what kind of vegetable they were eating but by the end of the trip we all knew what kinds of meats we liked or wanted to avoid. 我们新租的车一直保持车况良好，尽管经过很多艰险、崎岖和破碎的道路。只有一半的日子是晴天，但在整个旅途中几乎没遇到雨天。尽管大家分不清吃的是哪种蔬菜，每人看来都对饮食很满意。最后我们终于弄清哪种肉类是大家喜欢的，什么是需要避免的。 We are eternally gratefull to the Chinese engineers and authorities we met who were kind, generous and always willing to let us climb on their bridges like children in a playground. These surprise tours took us above and below some of the most amazing spans in the history of bridge construction including an elevator ride up one of the world's tallest bridge towers, a walk through one of the world's largest suspension bridge trusses and a precarious hike across a chicken-wire footbridge nearly 300 meters high. A special thanks to Liupanshui County engineer Zhou Ping and the wonderful Chen family who treated us like royalty in their own personal kingdom - the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Park. Finally a thanks to all the Chinese locals who were always friendly and often curious as to why we would travel halfway around the world to visit their remote town or bridge. 我们得到了一路遇到的中国工程师和管理者得很大帮助，他们通常很热情，让我们登 上（在建）的桥梁参观，好像儿童到了游乐园。这些出人意料的旅程让我们得以在许多赏心悦目的角度拍摄桥梁，包括世界上最高的桥塔电梯之一。一次通过世界最 长的悬索桥钢桁梁内部的旅行，以及一次在距离水面300米以上高空施工便桥上拍照的机会。特别感谢六盘水遇到的工程师周平，以及待我们亲如一家的陈先生 （张家界大峡谷公园经营者，当时在策划修建世界最高的跨谷玻璃桥，请这几位考察者一起出谋划策）。同时感谢所有中国当地民众，他们总是很热情，有时对我们跨 越大半个地球考察他们遥远（几年前还几乎与世隔绝）的城镇和桥梁感觉好奇。 Look for an even more exciting Chinese adventure in 2014 when we visit more than 75 of the world's highest spans including construction site visits to the highest road and railway bridges on earth! 期待下一次更精彩的2014年中国（桥梁）探险。那时我们将游览世界最高的桥梁中75座，包括一些激动人心的建筑工地，还有世界最高的几座铁路和公路桥！ （译注：实际因2014年遭遇大水，三星期内很多桥梁没有到达，前三周的游记不如2013年的精彩。但队友们回国后站长又独自在中国继续考察三周，后三周照片还没发，等发齐估计还有精彩内容）
The special spans visited during the first week included Yingwuzhou, Siduhe, Zhijinghe, Tieluoping, Longtanhe, Shuanghekou, Xiaohe, Caijiagou and Qiancaobei Bridges as well as a visit to Western China's most populous city of Chongqing where the world's longest span arch and beam bridges reside in the form of Chaotianmen and Shibanpo. 第一周游览的特色桥梁包括：鹦鹉洲长江大桥，四渡河大桥，支井河大桥，铁罗坪大桥，龙潭河大桥，双河口大桥，小河大桥，蔡家沟大桥和青草背长江大桥。同时游览了中国西部最大城市重庆，那里有世界主跨最大的拱桥和梁桥——朝天门长江大桥和石板坡长江大桥。
Our first meal together at a great dumpling restaurant near Tongji University. On the left is Richard Scott with twin brothers Ray and John Morrison. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 我们的第一餐在同济大学边一家大型饺子铺。左起是理查德斯科特、孪生兄弟雷、约翰莫里森。
All of my China trips seem to begin at Tongji University in Shangahi which has the best and most extensive bridge engineering courses of any school in China. Image by Richard Scott. 我们的旅行从上海同济大学开始，那里有中国最好和最丰富的桥梁课程。
Image by John Morrison.
Tongji also has China's only Bridge Engineering library with hundreds of unique journals and books that can only be found here. Image by John Morrison. 同济大学有中国唯一的桥梁工程图书馆，馆藏数百种独有的杂志和书籍
The Shanghai Tower had just had just been topped out in August as the world's 2nd tallest skyscraper. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 上海中心大厦（高632米）在2013年8月封顶，将成为世界第二高的摩天大楼
Our pre-trip day in Shanghai included a visit to Tongji University where scaled down versions of China's tallest skyscrapers are tested for earthquake resilience on giant shake tables. Image by Richard Scott. 我们旅行前的功课包括参观同济大学的模型馆，里面有中国摩天楼模型、模拟地震实验室和大型震动台
The Shanghai Tower on the left surpassed the Shanghai World Financial Center on the right to become China's tallest skyscraper. Others will surpass both of them in the years to come. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 左面的上海中心超过了上海世贸中心成为中国最高的建筑物。许多其他中国摩天楼将在几年后超过这两座的高度。
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
I have known bridge engineer Shijie Du for more then 8 years since our first bridge trip in 2006. He now works across the street from Tongji University at the famous Tongji Architectural Design and Research Institute. He gave us an evening tour of the modern building where many of the firms architectural models are on display including the new 121-story Shanghai Tower. Image by Richard Scott. 我认识桥梁工程师杜世杰8年了，自从2006年首次到中国考察山地桥梁开始。他现在在同济大学对面著名的同济建筑设计事务所工作。他带我们参观了建筑模型博物馆，里面有包括上海中心在内的许多著名建筑的模型
There is even a model of the TJARD building headquarters that was once a major bus station before they reconfigured it into a modern office building. Image by Richard Scott. 里面甚至有TJARD中心的模型，曾经是一个大型汽车站，现在被改造为一所先进办公楼。
Shijie Du and Bruce Lee watch the Morrison brothers battle each other with a game of Ping Pong. Image by Richard Scott. 杜世杰和布鲁斯李观看莫里森兄弟打乒乓球
Our first night was spent at Tonji University's Guest House. Image by Richard Scott. 第一天住在同济大学宾馆 （后面记录食宿的照片大部分略去）
We spent the afternoon along Shanghai's famous tourist street - East Nanjing Road. Image by John Morrison. 我们花了一个下午逛上海著名的商业街——南京东路 （这品位...怎么也该去淮海路，估计是布鲁斯李带错）
Shanghai's Urban Planning Center overlooking the People's Park. Image by Richard Scott. 人民公园边上的上海城市规划中心
Looking like the lost city of Oz, a group of skyscrapers greets visitors in the rotunda of the Shanghai Urban Planning Center. Image by John Morrison. 看上去好像奥芝国失落的城市，许多摩天楼的模型在上海城市规划馆衷心欢迎客人
The incredible model of central Shanghai that also includes several bridge crossings of the Huangpu River. Image by John Morrison. 上海中部的精彩模型中也包括许多跨越黄浦江的桥
The model transitions into a night mode with colorful lighting on many of the iconic buildings. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 夜景模型中包括许多闪耀的地标建筑
The giant Lupu Bridge, once the world's longest arch with a span of 550 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 巨大的卢浦大桥，曾经是世界主跨最大的拱桥——550米
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
They even included the Tongji University campus. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 规划馆中的同济大学校园
The top floor of the Shanghai Urban Planning Center has a great view of the Shanghai skyline. Image by Richard Scott. 上海规划馆顶层可以观赏上海（浦西）天际线 （近处是人民公园和上海博物馆）
We spent the later part of the afternoon strolling through several of Shanghai's best bookstores. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 我们花了下午最后一段时间浏览上海的一些知名书店
The famous new Pudong financial skyscraper district as seen from the Bund. Image by Richard Scott. 从外滩看著名的新浦东摩天大楼集群
A view of the cavernous new waiting hall of the Hongqiao High Speed Railway station. Our adventure finally began on the morning of August 3rd with a trip between Hongqiao station in Shanghai and Hankou station in Wuhan. China opened their first high speed line in 2007 and now have the largest high speed rail network in the world! Image by John Morrison. 虹桥高速铁路车站一瞥。我们的探险终于从8月3日开始了，首先从虹桥站搭车到汉口站。中国第一条高速铁路2007年开通（有误，是2008），今天（2013年8月）已经成为世界高速铁路网络最长的国家！
Image by Richard Scott.
World traveler Lee Choong has been to China many times but this was his first to visit bridges. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 环游世界的旅行家李冲（音）已多次到中国旅行，但这是他第一次参加桥梁主题游。
The huge train yard west of Hongqiao station. Image by Richard Scott. 虹桥站西侧大型的火车停靠场地
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
One of the thousands of new apartment buildings along the route west of Shanghai. Image by Richard Scott. 上海以西数以千计拔地而起的新公寓之一。
Interpreter and Tongji bridge engineering student Li Xiaolong. His name translates as 'Little Dragon'. It is also the real name of famous martial arts legend Bruce Lee so Li picked that as his English name. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 同济大学桥梁专业学生，也是我们的翻译李小龙。他的名字和著名的功夫明星布鲁斯李的原名相同，所以用布鲁斯李作为自己的英文名。
Another high speed train heads east to Shanghai. Image by Richard Scott. 另一辆高速列车向东开往上海方向 （这可能是在世界总长最长的丹阳-昆山铁路高架桥拍摄的）
A dam and some beautiful scenery east of Nanjing city. Image by Richard Scott. 南京以东的一座水库和美丽风景 （有误，经查杉林河水库位于南京以西，武汉以东）
Our group disembarks in Wuhan, 821 kilometers west of our start in Shanghai. Image by Richard Scott. 我们团队到达武汉
Our driver Mr. Chen met us in Wuhan after driving more then 1,200 kilometers from Guiyang city in Guizhou Province. Image by Richard Scott. 我们的司机陈先生从贵阳开车一千多公里到武汉来接我们。
The great Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge looked spectacular from our hotel room at the Holiday Inn. This was the very first large bridge to cross the Yangtze when it was completed in 1957. The giant road and rail bridge was the model by which the more famous First Nanjing Bridge was based on. Russian Bridge engineers assisted in the design of the double decker truss that carries 2 tracks of the Beijing-Guangzhou line on the bottom as well as 4 road lanes and 2 pedestrian walkways on the top. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 大型的武汉长江大桥从我们住宿的假日酒店看上起很壮观。这是第一座跨越长江的大桥，建于1957年。这座公铁两用桥是后来更著名的南京长江大桥的蓝本。俄国桥梁工程师帮助设计了这座桥，下层为双线京广铁路，上层为四线公路和左右的人行道。
Not everyone's room directly faced the Yangtze River but the Morrisons got a nice view of the Han River arch bridge. This is one of many CFST bridges in China where the arch ribs are steel tubes filled with concrete. Image by John Morrison. 不是每个人的窗户都面对长江，莫里森兄弟的房间能清楚地看到汉水拱桥。这是中国众多的CFST拱桥之一。CFST指钢管混凝土拱桥（Concrete Filled Steel Tube arch，目前只有中国大规模使用这种技术修建拱桥）
Image by Richard Scott.
The railway lines are in constant use day and night. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 铁路线昼夜不停的使用
The soaring cables of the Yingwuzhou double span suspension bridge cross the Yangtze just 2 kilometers upstream from the famous railway bridge. Each span is 850 meters supported by towers as high as 150 meters above the river. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 鹦鹉洲长江大桥的缆索高悬在两个桥跨上空。这座桥仅仅在著名的武汉长江大桥上游2公里。两跨分别有850米，桥塔高约150米。 （大桥所在的位置为古代鹦鹉洲。唐代诗人崔颢《登黄鹤楼》名句：晴川历历汉阳树，芳草萋萋鹦鹉洲，既为此地）
The neighborhoold just south of the Yingwuzhou Bridge shows the strong contrast between the old and the new China with entire blocks of buildings being bulldozed over to make room for stylish new apartment buildings and malls. Image by Richard Scott. 鹦鹉洲大桥南岸不远能看到新旧建筑的强烈对比：许多（50-80年代修建的）旧建筑被拆除，代之以新公寓一类。
The Morrisons stroll through the mostly abandoned buildings whose days are numbered. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 莫里森徘徊在旧房子中间
Room for rent with private walk-up entrance and partial views of the Yangtze River! Image by John Morrison. 从此处可以看到长江
The main cables of the Yingwuzhou Bridge had been completed just days before our arrival. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 鹦鹉洲大桥的主缆几天前刚架好
Workers had just begun the process of adding the cable clamps that will support hundreds of vertical stringers required to hold the deck up. Image by John Morrison. 工人们在主缆上架设索夹，以收紧数以百计的钢索
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The west end of the Yingwuzhou Bridge crosses over a riverfront park. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 鹦鹉洲大桥西端有个河边公园
The central tower of the Yingwuzhou Bridge is made of steel while the two shoreline towers are made of concrete. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 鹦鹉洲大桥中塔是钢结构，两个边塔是钢筋混凝土结构。（这种三塔两跨悬索桥在中国不少，大多是中塔纯钢构、边塔钢筋混凝土）
The Morrisons take in another view of the Han River arch bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 莫里森再次对汉水拱桥拍照
A dancer performs along the Han River waterfront. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 有人在汉水边跳舞
Bruce asks a local swimmer - Which way to Chongqing? Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 布鲁斯问一位游泳者——那条路到重庆？
Opened in 2001, the Yichang Bridge has one of the longest suspension spans in China at 960 meters and still ranks among the 35 longest spans in the world. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 2001年建成时，960米主跨的宜昌长江大桥是中国大陆主跨最大的桥梁，目前排名世界第35位
Image by John Morrison.
Weijiazhou Bridge was our first high span of the trip carrying the G50 expressway 220 meters above a deep gorge. Image by Richard Scott. 魏家洲大桥 是我们沿G50沪渝高速西行遇到的第一座高桥。高达220米，跨越一道很深的峡谷。
A wide load along the G50 expressway south of Yichang. Image by Richard Scott. 一辆宽阔的大货车沿G50沪渝高速行驶在宜昌以南
The incredible G50 expressway in Hubei Province with more then 120 kilometers of tunneling including several monsters like this one that is over 8 kilometers long! In less then 3 weeks, everyone on the trip had passed through more miles of tunnels then in all the previous years of their life combined. Image by Richard Scott. 难以置信的沪渝高速鄂西段，（短短300公里内）就包括超过120公里隧道，其中有几座十分长，如这座8000多米的隧道。在3星期内，我们团所有成员穿越的隧道比各自此前一生中经过的更长。
The city of Langpingzhen was unusually quiet during our afternoon lunch visit. Image by Richard Scott. （长阳县）榔坪镇在下午的午餐时间异常安静
The gargantuan Longtanhe Viaduct with 200 meter spans perched almost 200 meters above the valley floor. This was the world's 2nd largest viaduct for several years behind France's Millau Viaduct. China's own Chishi and Sanshuihe viaducts have recently pushed it further down to 4th place among all the world's viaducts but it is still an impressive site to behold. Image by John Morrison. 巨大的 龙潭河高架桥，包括几个每个200米的主跨，桥面距离地面近200米。这是世界第二高的多跨高架桥，仅次于著名的法国 米约大桥。中国在建的 赤石 和 三水河高架桥 将使龙潭河大桥退居第四名。不过这座桥仍然非常雄伟壮观。（有178米高的桥墩，周边植被非藏茂密）
Image by Richard Scott.
A pile of discarded bicycles and motorbikes near Langpingzhen. Image by Richard Scott. 榔坪镇附近一堆废弃的自行车和摩托车
The only cable stayed bridge on the G50 east of the Yangtze River is the impressive Tieluoping Bridge with a height of 209 meters and a main span of 322 meters. Image by Richard Scott. G50沪渝高速上位于忠县以东唯一的斜拉桥——令人印象深刻的 铁罗坪大桥，有209米高，主跨322米
The Shuanghekou Bridge on the G50 is most impressive for its piers which are 163 meters tall. Image by Richard Scott. 双河口大桥 也是沪渝高速上令人印象深刻的桥梁之一，其桥墩高达163米。 （桥面高200余米，沪渝高速鄂西段200余公里内，桥面距离水面高200米以上的大桥有9座，接近中国以外所有国家高桥总和。在中国西南，这样的高速公路有多条）
A railway train crosses the Shuanghekou creek. The Yichang-Wanzhou Railway roughly parallels the G50 and is the most difficult stretch of railway line ever undertaken anywhere in the world. No other railway line outside China has more then one bridge over 100 meters high - the Wanzhou line has six. Of the 377 kilometer length, 288 kilometers are on bridges or in tunnels. Image by Richard Scott. 一列火车驶过双河口峡谷。宜万铁路（宜昌到万州）和沪渝高速平行，是全世界最难修建的铁路（没有之一）。中国以外没有一条铁路有超过一座百米以上高度桥梁——宜万铁路有6座。377公里铁路有288公里在隧道或桥上。 （译 注：宜万铁路最难的不是桥，是隧道穿过无数巨大的充水石灰岩溶洞，鄂西大山都是石灰岩中空的，别看外表雄伟，里面千疮百孔。有的洞内为支撑洞顶修起的钢筋 混凝土巨柱行列望之不逊Lord of the Rings中Moria地下大殿，比日本东京首都圈排水系统壮观的多；有的洞内为越过暗河修建大型洞中桥梁。因溶洞水量极大先后牺牲数十名工人。平行的沪 渝高速公路因选线较高避免了大部分溶洞，基本无工人死亡。此后中国在岩溶地区修建铁路吸取教训，选线宁高勿低，高海拔溶洞相对少，即使有洞大多是干的，山 底溶洞大多充满数百万甚至更多立方水！）
Siduhe in all its glory! With a deck nearly 500 meters high, this is far and away the world's highest suspension bridge. Image by Richard Scott. 四渡河大桥 全景！桥面距离水面近500米高，这座桥比世界其他高桥高很多 （但2015年后会被中国多座桥逐一超越）
The giant yellow towers support a Tacoma-sized span of 900 meters. Image by Richard Scott. 高大的黄色桥塔支撑着和塔科马大桥类似的900米主跨
The Morrisons check out the center of the bridge which has a steel truss locking the deck to the main cables. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 莫里森兄弟查看桥的中间扣
The road deck is approximately 24 meters wide with 26 meters between the center of the cables. Image by Richard Scott. 路面宽24米，缆索间宽度26米
A new downstream dam approximately 70 meters high will create a huge lake under the Siduhe Bridge in 2014. Image by Richard Scott. 下游一座小型电站建设中，2014年后桥下将形成一个小湖泊
Image by Bruce Lee.
Just east of Siduhe is the giant Shuinan Viaduct carrying the G50 expressway 110 meters above a wide ravine. Image by John Morrison. 四渡河大桥东面紧邻大型高架桥 水南大桥，约有110米高，跨过一个宽而浅的河谷
A large pipeline bridge frames up a striking view of the Siduhe Bridge. Image by Bruce Lee. 四渡河上游的天然气管线桥和四渡河大桥并行而过
The east Siduhe Bridge anchorage terminates into a deep mountain tunnel. Image by John Morrison. 四渡河大桥东锚碇是一个很深的隧道锚
Image by John Morrison.
Currently the world's highest arch bridge at 292 meters, the concrete filled steel tubes of the Zhijinghe arch were mostly obscured in rain clouds. The central span of 430 meters ranks it among the world's 12 longest arch spans. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 这是世界最高的拱桥——钢管混凝土拱桥 支井河大桥，292米高。云雨中此桥显得尤其壮观，其跨度有430米，同样能排在世界拱桥前12位。
The 200 meter span of the Yesanhe River G50 expressway bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 野三河高速公路桥，主跨200米
One of several major bridges across the Yesanhe, this pipeline bridge is the latest high wire act with a span of 240 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 野三河天然气管线桥，主跨240米
Image by John Morrison.
The Yesanhe Railway Bridge is one of the highest of its type in the world rising 140 meters above the tight river canyon. Image by John Morrison. 野三河铁路桥 是世界最高的铁路拱桥之一，距离水面140米
The famous Yesanhe national road 318 bridge was the highest in China back when it opened in 1977 with a deck to river drop of 125 meters. Today it would not even rank among China's 100 highest bridges. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 著名的318国道 野三河大桥，当1977年修建时这座125米高的拱桥是中国最高桥。但今天它的高度在中国远远排不进前100名。
The herculean central pier of the Mahuihe Railway bridge supports two beam spans of 116 meters along the Yichang-Wanzhou line. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 一柱擎天的中墩支撑着宜万铁路 马水河大桥 的两个116米主跨
The local road crosses the Mashui River on this simple frame bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 跨越马水河的乡间道路拱桥
The Longwangmiao Bridge is one of the 6 great beam bridges over 100 meters high on the Wanzhou line. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 龙王庙大桥 是宜万铁路上高度超过百米的六座大桥之一
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com （马水河高速公路桥）
Also crossing the Mashui River is the beautiful Nanlidu arch which carries the old national road 318 across a concrete filled steel tubular span of 220 meters. Image by Richard Scott. 跨越马水河的还有座美丽的 南离渡大桥，主跨220米，老国道318从桥上经过
Image by John Morrison.
Constructed in 1970, the Enshi city Xiaoduchuan stone arch bridge over the Qingjiang River has a span of 96.8 meters, more then any stone bridge ever built in Europe except for one. China is home to the world's 20 longest stone arch bridges. Image by Richard Scott. 1970年修建的恩施小独川石拱桥主跨96.8米，超过欧洲除一座以外的其余石桥。世界主跨最大的前20座石拱桥全部在中国。
The Xiaoduchuan Bridge from below. Image by Richard Scott. 从下看小独川拱桥
A single tower cable stayed bridge was built to bypass the older Xiaoduchuan stone arch bridge. Image by Bruce Lee. 一座独塔斜拉桥替代了小独川拱桥的交通功能
The main plaza near the Qing Jiang River Bridge was crowded with dancers, a tradition that takes place in nearly every city in China. Image by John Morrison. 清江大桥边的广场上挤满了跳广场舞的大妈，这种传统艺术在中国几乎每个城市都能看到。
The beautiful multi-level bridge across the Qingjiang River. Image by John Morrison. 跨越清江的美丽多层桥
Qingjiang Bridge image by Lee Choong. 清江桥
The Qingjiang Bridge as seen from Enshi city park. Image by Richard Scott. 从恩施公园看清江桥
The first of several high bridges under construction along the new highway between Enshi in Hubei and Qianjiang City in Chongqing. Image by Richard Scott. 湖北恩施到重庆黔江高速公路上在建的许多高桥之一
The second huge beam bridge along the Enshi-Qianjiang highway with piers over 100 meters tall. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 恩施-黔江高速公路上第二座巨大梁桥，桥墩超过百米高。
The beautiful 268 meter main span of the Long arch bridge. The main ribs are filled with concrete once the steel arch has been closed at the crown. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 美丽的拱桥—— 龙桥，主跨268米。当钢管拱肋在中部合拢后，混凝土将被灌注进去以提高强度
The box beam vertical spandrel supports were installed before the end of 2013. Image by John Morrison. 拱上箱型立柱将在2013年底安装
A temporary access road was constructed to transport the arch pieces and spandrel beams. Image by John Morrison. 一条临时道路用来运输拱肋和梁
I enjoyed a quick tour up one of the arch ribs. Image by Richard Scott. 我试着爬上拱圈
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The beautiful Zongjianhe Bridge with slender towers 250 meters tall. These rank among the 12 tallest bridge structures on earth exceeding any bridge in North America. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 美丽壮观的 忠建河大桥 有250米高的修长桥塔。此桥塔排名世界桥塔高度前12名，比所有北美洲桥塔都高。
The cable stayed truss deck passes through the north tower approximately 140 meters above the ground. The roadway surface will be 260 meters above the normal level of the Zhongjian River. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 斜拉桥的钢桁梁架设在北桥塔上，距离塔下地面约140米高。距离峡谷中的忠建河水面高达260米。 （在中国不算什么，中国以外一共只有屈指可数的几座桥桥面高过此桥）
The base of each tower is supported on massive circular piles. Image by Richard Scott. 每座桥塔由巨大的圆形混凝土桩基支撑
John Morrison said the quality of the truss beam welds was excellent. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 约翰莫里森说钢桁梁的焊接质量是一流的
Several of us were lucky to get a hard hat tour up to the middle level of the north tower. Image by John Morrison. 我们中的幸运者有机会带上安全帽到北塔中部参观
Image by John Morrison.
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Image by Richard Scott.
A view of the south tower from a point more then 250 meters above the reservoir. Image by Bruce Lee. 从水库上方250多米处看对面的南塔
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Zhongjianhe Bridge truss staging area. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 忠建河大桥钢梁堆放场地
We finally got some clear views of the beautiful Qingjiang G50 expressway bridge from the older national road. Image by John Morrison. 我们从老国道上拍摄的清晰G50沪渝高速 清江大桥 照片
The Qingjiang G50 single tower cable stayed bridge. Image by John Morrison. G50清江大桥是独塔斜拉桥
I often have to get in precarious positions to measure the height of a span such as this one on the Qingjiang G50 expressway bridge. Image by Bruce Lee. 我经常要到危险的位置测量桥梁的高度，就像在这座G50清江大桥。
During our second night in Enshi we visited the area below the colorful Qingjiang River arch bridge. Image by John Morrison. 我们在恩施的第二天游览了清江拱桥下的地区
The Xiaohe arch bridge is another big CFST span with concrete inside the main ribs. Image by Richard Scott. 小河拱桥 是另一座大型钢管混凝土拱桥 （桥的名字叫小河，此桥336米主跨和220米高在世界上是罕见的）
The Xiaohe Bridge valley more then 200 meters below. Image by John Morrison. 200多米下方的小河峡谷
Another giant railway viaduct. This one crosses the Qingjing River on the new line spur from Enshi to Chonqging. The line opened just before the end of 2013. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 另一座大型 铁路高架桥。跨越清江，这条铁路将在2013年底之前建成（渝利铁路）
Wenxi Bridge was the first of 10 bridges over 100 meters high that we encountered along the Fengfu expressway that parallels the Yangtze River from the G50 expressway to the city of Fuling. The highway opened at the end of 2013. Image by Bruce Lee. 汶溪大桥 是丰涪高速公路上连续10座高度超过百米的梁式桥中的第一座。这条高速公路和长江平行，连接G50和涪陵。预定2013年底建成
The second unknown beam bridge along the Fengfu expressway north of Fengdu city. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 丰都城北的第二座丰涪高速无名梁桥
The third unknown beam bridge along the Fengfu expressway. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 第三座百米以上的无名梁桥
The fourth unknown Fengfu expressway bridge. The outside temperature at this point was around 40 degrees Celsius! Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 第四座。车外气温已超过40摄氏度！
The fifth unknown Fengfu expressway beam bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 第五座
The sixth unknown Fengfu expressway bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 第六座
Bruce poses in front of the giant Long bridge, the 7th and largest crossing of the beam bridges along the Fengfu highway. The main span is 240 meters and rises 180 meters above the old Long River level. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 布鲁斯在巨大的 龙桥 前留影。这是第7座，也是丰涪高速公路上最大的梁桥，有180米高，240米主跨。
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
We took an hour long detour to see the famous Jiuxigou stone arch bridge which had the longest stone arch span in the world upon its completion in 1972 with a length of 116 meters. Today it ranks 3rd behind two other Chinese stone spans built in 1991 and 2001 over the Wuchaohe and Danhe rivers. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 我们花了一小时赶去看著名的九溪沟石 拱桥。1972年此桥落成时，是世界最大的石拱桥，主跨116米。今天它仍排名世界第三，仅次于中国1991年和2001年分别修建的务川河与 丹河拱桥。 （石拱桥是代表中华文化的中国传统桥型，1949年后中国各地新建了大批石拱桥，以致今日世界主跨最长的前20名石拱桥全部在中国，都是现代新建的）
A protective layer of concrete was put over the stone in recent years, taking away the classic look of the natural masonry bricks. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 近年在桥上抹了一层混凝土，替代了原先表面的砖块。
The deep river piers of the Fengdu Second Yangtze River Bridge. The main span of 680 meters will rank it among the world's 20 longest cable stayed spans. Image by Richard Scott. 丰都长江二桥大型水中围堰。主跨680米的丰都长江二桥能排进斜拉桥排名前20
The original Fengdu suspension bridge with a span of 450 meters. Image by Richard Scott. 丰都长江一桥是悬索桥主跨450米
The Fengdu Bridge cable hangers are inclined. Image by Richard Scott. 丰都大桥的吊杆是倾斜的
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An older national road arch bridge parallels the new Fengfu highway unknown beam bridge #8. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The ninth unknown Fengfu highway beam bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 第九座
The tenth Fengfu expressway beam bridge. Image by John Morrison. 第十座
The new Hanjiatuo high speed railway bridge that opened at the end of 2013. The main span is 432 meters. Image by Richard Scott. 新韩家沱高速铁路桥预定2013年底建成
The unusual cable stayed Fuling Yangtze River pipeline bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 少见的涪陵长江油气管线桥
The Fuling City arch bridge across the Wujiang River. This 200 meter arch span was China's second major use of the rotation method where the two halves of the arch were built on either slope and then carefully swung out over the river where they were then closed at the crown. The bridge was completed in 1989. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 乌江 涪陵拱桥。这座200米主跨的拱桥是中国第二次使用转体施工技术建设拱桥。转体施工是先将拱桥两半拱分别在各自山坡上建好，然后旋转到河中央合龙。此桥建 于1989年。 （和钢管混凝土拱桥一样，拱桥转体施工也是中国独创的技术，从未在任何其他国家应用过，所以需要专门解释）
Fuling City Wujiang River waterfront reconstruction. In the background is the 2009 Fuling Wujiang cable stayed bridge with a span of 340 meters supported by uneven towers. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 涪陵江滨公园正在重建，背景是2009年修建的乌江斜拉桥，主跨340米，高低不等的桥塔
The group takes in a view of the Wujiang River near its confluence with the Yangtze River. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 旅行团在乌江和长江交汇口附近合影
Fuling City waterfront park and music theater. Image by Richard Scott. 涪陵江滨公园和剧场
Fuling park sculpture and roller skate boy. Image by Bruce Lee. 涪陵公园雕塑和滑旱冰的小孩
Xinshuangxian Viaduct on the new high speed line that now makes it possible to go from Chonqging city to Shanghai. The massive piers rise 114 meters and support a double line deck over 2 kilometers in length making it the world's second largest railway viaduct after the nearby Caijiagou Viaduct. Image by John Morrison. 新双线高架桥（当时作者弄错名字，此桥名为“新桥大桥”）在重庆到上海的高速铁路线上。巨大的桥墩有114米高，支撑着超过两公里长的高架桥。这是世界第二大铁路高架桥——仅次于紧邻的蔡家沟铁路桥
Train testing began on the line just a few weeks after our visit with scheduled service available at the end of 2013. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 几周后列车就开始试运行了，2013年底正式通车
The distinctive 人-shaped piers that support thousands of tons of steel and concrete more then 100 meters above the valley floor. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 令人印象深刻的人字型桥墩支撑着谷底百余米高的数千吨钢、混凝土桁梁
The even larger Caijiagou Railway viaduct with its record breaking piers 139 meters tall. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 更大的 蔡家沟铁路高架桥。有着破纪录的139米高桥墩（世界最高的复线铁路桥墩，最高桥墩重万余吨）
The central span of 144 meters perched atop the 2 super-sized piers. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 每跨144米，由两个超级桥墩支撑
Three generations of Caijiagou bridges! 三代蔡家沟大桥！ （普通公路桥，高速公路桥，高速铁路桥，诉说中国内陆重庆附近三峡库区仅十余年内的变迁，这里是世界发展最快的地方）
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The new Qiancaobei suspension bridge slated to open at the end of 2013. The main span is 788 meters. Image by Ray Morrison. 新建的 青草背长江大桥 预定2013年底通车，主跨788米悬索桥
The huge Qingcaobei Bridge saddle. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 巨大的青草背大桥索鞍
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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Bruce Lee.
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The sleek box beam deck of the Qingcaobei Bridge is more then 100 meters above the Yangtze River. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 青草背长江大桥的钢箱梁桥面高出江面100多米
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The first of 3 high beam bridges known as Chayuanxi Bridge along a new highway between Fuling and Chongqing on the south side of the Yangtze River. The beam span of 130 meters is approximately 83 meters high. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 涪陵到重庆新建高速公路长江南岸三座高桥中的第一座，名叫 茶园溪大桥，这座梁桥主跨130米，高约83米
Also 83 meters high with a 130 meter main span is the Liangshuijing Bridge, the second beam bridge between Fuling and Chongqing. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 涪陵-重庆高速公路上第二座高桥，凉水井大桥，同样83米高，130米主跨
Lixiangxi is the 3rd big beam bridge between Fuling and Chongqing. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 梨香溪大桥 是第三座
Lixiangxi has the largest span of all at 180 meters resting approximately 105 meters above the Youjiang River. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 梨香溪大桥有180米主跨，105米高，跨越酉江
Construction area below the Lixiangxi Bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 梨香溪大桥下的建设场地
The Lixiangxi Bridge crosses over a tributary of the Yangtze. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 梨香溪大桥跨越长江一条支流
The greatest of the new Fengfu expressway bridges is this cable stayed crossing of the Wujiang River with a main span of 320 meters and towers over 200 and 205 meters tall. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 新丰涪高速上最大的大桥是这座跨越乌江的斜拉桥——主跨320米，两座桥塔分别有200和205米高。
Our bridge day in Chongqing City was made with bridge fan and Chongqing resident Wang who met us at the west end of the Chaotianmen arch bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 到达重庆，在朝天门大桥西见到重庆桥梁爱好者王先生
The massive arch of Chaotianmen is the largest in the world at 552 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 朝天门大桥是目前世界最大的拱桥，主跨552米 （第二名就是开头的卢浦大桥550米，第三名是四川合江波司登大桥530米）
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Image by John Morrison.
The new Jialing River single tower cable stayed Qianximen Bridge was almost complete and supports a new metro line. To the right is the new Chongqing opera house overlooking the confluence of the Jialing and Yangtze Rivers. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 独塔的嘉陵江千厮门大桥基本完工，为公路和轨道交通两用桥。西面是著名的重庆大剧院，坐落在嘉陵江长江交汇处
The double tower Dongshuimen metro line bridge leaps across the Yangtze with a central main span of 445 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 双塔的东水门长江大桥同样是公路轨道交通两用桥，主跨445米斜拉桥
A view of the side by side Shibanpo Bridges. The newer bridge has the world's largest beam span of 330 meters with the middle third comprised of steel that was raised into place from a boat on the Yangtze River. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 并排的石板坡新桥和老桥。（别看貌不惊人）新桥是世界最大跨度的梁式桥，主跨330米。
The through-arch Caiyuanba bridge with a main span of 420 meters. The basket handle arch carries a double track monorail metro line on the bottom and 6 lanes of highway on the top. Image by John Morrison. 中承式拱桥菜园坝长江大桥主跨420米，上层公路下层轨道交通（朝天门大桥其实也是如此）
The E'gongyan Bridge was the first long span crossing in Chongqing City, opening in 2000 with a main span of 600 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 鹅公岩长江大桥是重庆第一座大跨度桥梁，主跨600米，2000年建成Click on Page 2 for Week Two with views of the Zhangjiajie Area Bridges and More! 第2页有第二周的照片展，包括湖南张家界地区的桥梁及其他！———————————————————————————————————————— 2013 High Bridge Trip Photo Album/Week 22013 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album Chongqing and Hunan Provinces 2013年中国高桥之旅第二周 重庆和湖南
The special spans visited during our second week included Wulingshan, Furongjiang, Aizhai, Mengdong, Qingping and Lishuihe Bridges. We also toured the amazing Tianmen Mountain, Zhangjiajie and Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon parks. 第二周值得一提的桥梁有武陵山大桥，芙蓉江大桥，矮寨大桥，猛洞河大桥，青坪大桥，澧水搭桥。我们还游览了梦幻般的天门山、张家界峰林和张家界大峡谷公园
The first G65 expressway crossing of the mighty Wu Jiang River near Wulong City takes place within a spectacular gorge with cliffs that rise hundreds of meters high. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com G65包茂高速在武隆县城附近首次跨越伟大的乌江，在一个两岸峭壁直立数百米壮观的峡谷中
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The Wujiang Wulong River Bridge has a central span of 200 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 武隆乌江大桥中跨200米
The new Wujiang beam bridge in the center of Wulong City.Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 新乌江大桥位于武隆县城中心
A triple span Wujiang River arch bridge in the center of Wulong city. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 武隆城中心的三联跨乌江拱桥
The arch bridge we all photographed. Image by John Morrison. 我们都在拍的一座拱桥
The spindly piers of the new 2-lane Gouearxia Bridge. The 190 meter span beam crossing bypasses an older road that twisted down into the bottom of the canyon. Image by Richard Scott. 狗耳峡大桥 修长的桥墩。这座190米主跨的梁桥代替了原先曲折蜿蜒到沟底的旧公路
The central span of the Gouearxia Bridge is 145 meters high. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 狗耳峡大桥145米高
Previous decathlon events have taken place that required contestants to rappel over the side of the bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 曾经在这里举行过绳降活动，参赛者需要用绳子从桥上降下去
The spectacular Furongjiang beam bridge with a central span of 240 meters. Image by Richard Scott. 壮丽的 芙蓉江大桥 为主跨240米梁桥
The Furongjiang gorge looking north from the deck of the beam bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从桥面看北侧的芙蓉江峡谷
The Furongjiang beam bridge is 240 meters above the river. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 芙蓉江梁桥距离水面高达240米！ （因不是高速公路桥，桥面狭窄，侧面看尤其险峻，如下图）
The east pier of the Furongjiang Bridge is 110 meters tall. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 芙蓉江大桥东桥墩110米高
The Furong River gorge looking south. Image by Bruce Lee. 南侧的芙蓉江峡谷
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Just a few kilometers east of the Furong River is the Luoyan arch bridge which spans across a cut 120 meters deep. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 芙蓉江大桥东侧数公里外是洛堰拱桥，跨越120米深的深沟
A view looking north up the Luoyan River gorge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从洛堰河峡谷北望
Our journey along the Wujiang River took us across this new concrete arch span just west of Pengshui City. Image by John Morrison. 我们沿乌江的旅程带我们跨越这座彭水县城边的新拱桥
A view of Pengshui City from the old national road. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从老国道看彭水县城
The second G65 crossing of the Wu Jiang is across this 200 meter beam span. The railway line crosses on the lower beam. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 第二座G65高速公路乌江大桥是这座200米跨度的梁桥。邻近的铁路线走较低的桥
The third G65 crossing of the Wu is on yet another giant beam span. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 第三座乌江G65高速公路梁桥
After a day of traveling along the Wu River, we finally went up the Yu River gorge which is a tributary and a major river in its own right. Several small arches carry the local roads high up along the slope. The Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 沿乌江跑了一天，我们终于来到御河河谷，这是一条不小的支流。小拱桥上是乡间道路
A footbridge across the Yujiang River near the G65 expressway. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 一座步行桥在G65高速公路旁跨越御河
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The G65 crossing of the Yujiang River is about 100 meters high. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com G65跨越御河的桥大约100米高
The Wushan Mountain Bridge east of Qianjiang City carries the older national road more then 150 meters above a deep river gorge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 黔江城东的老国道 巫山大桥 横跨深邃的峡谷，超过150米高
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Still one of the world's highest cable stayed bridges at 263 meters, the Wulingshan Bridge opened in 2009 with a span of 360 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 高达263米的 武陵山大桥 2009年通车，主跨360米 ，目前仍是世界最高的斜拉桥之一（重庆已建成最高桥）
The Wayyaobao Bridge carries the G65 about 80 meters above a deep mountain ravine. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com G65瓦窑堡桥高约80米
The Qianjiang arch bridge carries national route 319 to a new airport that serves the city of Qianjiang. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 319国道黔江拱桥通往一个新机场
Several new apartment complexes have sprung up around the new bridge crossing. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 新桥周围耸立起许多新公寓
The new Qianjiang River Pipeline Bridge rises more then 147 meters above the canyon floor. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 新 黔江油气管线桥 约有147米高
The Qianjiang River from the pipeline arch bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从油气管拱桥上看黔江河面
I have come across something new and spectacular every trip I have taken to China but the most incredible find yet may well be the epic cliff sculpture of the goddess Avalokiteśvara (观音) just south of Qianjiang City. The bas-relief sculpture is reportedly 123 meters high with a width of 69 meters but the full height above the river is around 275 meters based on the height of the nearby pipeline bridge. This is approximately the same height as the entire Stone Mountain in Georgia which is 263 meters from the summit to the surrounding terrain. The sculpture on Stone Mountain is just 48 x 23 meters with the outer cutout measuring 109 x 58 meters. This would make the Qianjiang Avalokiteśvara sculpture the largest of its type in the world. What is not clear is how much of the surface is made of concrete rather then just pure stone carving. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 经过了不少新奇壮观的旅程，但最不 可思议的发现是黔江城南峭壁上正在雕刻一尊观音女神像。这尊浅浮雕菩萨像有123米高，69米宽，但从河面算起雕像顶部约有275米高。大约和乔治亚州石 山的相对高度一样。石山上的雕塑只有48*23米，外框109*58米。这使得黔江观音像成为这类浮雕中最大的。目前不清楚的是其表面有多大会是混凝土而 不是完全从石面雕刻出。
The face of the goddess Avalokiteśvara. The buddhist figure or deity is an important religious figure in many other countries including Burma, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Japan, and Nepal. Image by Richard Scott. 观音像的脸部，这尊菩萨的手指或者说手印在很多国家是重要的宗教标志。如缅甸，越南，泰国，韩国，日本，尼泊尔等。
If you look carefully you can see the fingers of the goddess. Image by Richard Scott. 如果仔细看能看到女神像的手指
The scaffolding rises nearly a thousand feet from the river floor. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 脚手架顶端距离河面近一千英尺
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The Ganxigou Bridge is one of the highest beam bridges on the G65 at 151 meters. The river continues to travel into an underground cave located directly beneath the point this photo was taken. Image by John Morrison. 干溪沟大桥 是G65途径的最高梁桥之一，高151米。这条河流进摄像者站立的地面下一个溶洞里
The orange truss pipes of the Xisha Bridge make it pop out among the green foliage along the G65. The gorge drops 217 meters below the deck level. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 橙色钢管拱使 西沙大桥 在G65的绿色环境中非常醒目。峡谷在桥下217米深
A dam was constructed just a kilometer downstream of the Xisha Bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 西沙大桥下游仅一公里兴建了一座水电站
This giant G65 expressway viaduct leaps almost 90 meters above the small buildings of Youyang City. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 巨大的G65高架桥在小城酉阳顶上90米高空通过
These 2 traditional minority women mark the gateway to Hunan Province. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 两个身着少数民族服装的女性形象构成了重庆到湖南的大门
The Aizhai Bridge never ceases to amaze those who first come upon it. The main span of 1,076 meters is still the longest of the world's 100 highest bridges. Image by Richard Scott. 矮寨大桥 每次都会使初看到它的人吃惊。其主跨1076米（原文错，是1176米）仍是世界所有高度百米以上桥梁中最大的
Richard Scott and Mr. Chen take in the scenery 330 meters above the river canyon. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 理查德斯科特和陈先生以330余米高河谷为背景留影
Public walkways inside the truss allow visitors to experience the height of the bridge in a way few other spans allow. Due to the construction of a whole new visitors center on the north side of the bridge, the walkway was unfortunately closed during our visit. Image by John Morrison. 观光步道可以让游客穿行在桥梁桁架中获得最佳体验。因为正在北侧修建一条新通道，原有的通道不幸在我们游览的几天关门歇业。
A view from the old national road that winds down to the town of Aizhai. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从矮寨镇盘旋而上的旧国道上观景
The tightrope from a 2012 event with Adili Wuxor was left up. I would have liked to try it with a balance pole. Image by Richard Scott. 2012阿迪里走钢丝活动用的钢索。其实我也想一试
If you look carefully you can see the tightrope cable passing through the top of the picture. Image by Richard Scott. 如果你仔细看，能看到桥边走钢丝用的绳子
The 3 sisters watch over the town of Aizhai and the DeHang River canyon. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 三姊妹峰俯视矮寨镇和德夯峡谷
The small town of Aizhai. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 矮寨小镇
Our hotel in the town of Aizhai. Image by Bruce Lee. 我们在矮寨镇的宾馆
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Image by Bruce Lee.
Certain villages in China share similar architectural features such as this group of buildings between Aizhai and Jishou. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 中国中部村庄的面貌大体类似，就像这些位于矮寨和吉首之间的建筑。
The G65 crosses the Tonghe River on this large viaduct before the exit into Jishou City. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com G65包茂高速在这座高架桥临近吉首城处跨越峒河
A giant new visitors center was built in 2012 to increase tourism in the area. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 一座大型游客中心建于2012年，为以后迎接更多游客
There is not much to see in the visitors center except for a simple model of the region around the Aizhai Bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 游客中心没什么可看的，只有矮寨地区很简单的模型
The many geological features in and around the town of Aizhai. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 众多的地质景观在矮寨镇及其周围
The new parking area that was constructed for the Aizhai Bridge walkway access. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 矮寨大桥人行通道口的新停车场
With half a dozen new bridges over 100 meters high, we took an early trip 140 kilometers along the new Zhangjiajie expressway between the G65 and the city of Zhangjiajie. The highway was not scheduled to open until the end of 2013 but was nearly finished. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 我们沿还没完全竣工的到张家界高速公路前进（张花高速），这条路140公里长，有至少6座高逾百米的大桥，预定2013年底竣工。不过2013年8月已经可以勉强行驶了
With paving still underway on certain sections of the highway, we had to switch sides from time to time going along either the westbound or eastbound lanes when necessary. Image by Richard Scott. 因为路面还在铺装，我们必须绕开铺装的部分，一会走左边，一会走右边 （没修好的高速公路也上？）
The highest bridge on the route is over the Mengdong River. The concrete filled steel tubular arch has a span of 255 meters and a height of 232 meters over the old river level. Image by Richard Scott. 这条路上最高的桥是 猛洞河大桥，255米主跨，232米高的钢管混凝土拱桥。
Party time on the Mengdong Bridge! Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 猛洞河大桥上的聚会
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The downstream dam below the Mengdong crossing. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 猛洞河大桥下游的水库
Note the simple wood plank platforms overhanging the side of the arch ribs. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 注意看拱肋边悬空的木平台
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This unknown beam bridge was our most difficult span to cross as the railings were still being constructed. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 这座不知名梁桥最难通过，因为还在施工
I like the oval swoosh design of the barrier openings along the Zhangjiajie and G65 expressways. Image by Bruce Lee.
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This massive beam viaduct was over 150 meters above a small river. The piers have 3 progressively larger stages as they descend to the valley floor. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 这座大型高架桥超过150米高
Not to be confused with the previously unknown viaduct, the Qingping Viaduct is also 150 meters high and has piers with 3 stages of thickness. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 青坪大桥 也有150米高，不过别和刚才那座弄混了
These bridge piers are as tall as a 50-story building. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 这些桥的桥墩差不多有50层楼那么高
An overview of the Qingping Viaduct. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 青坪大桥全貌
The Qingping Bridge tunnel entrance at the west end of the viaduct. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 青坪大桥西端隧道入口
The one-of-a-kind Lishuihe Bridge tower design. The truss suspension bridge crosses 330 meters above the Lishui River with a central span of 856 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 澧水河大桥 桥塔设计。这座桁架悬索桥跨越澧水，高达330米，主跨856米
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The red cables contrast nicely with the gray towers. Image by Richard Scott. 红色的主缆和灰色的桥塔对比鲜明
Most suspension bridges have a small upward bow or camber in the middle. Since the Lishuihe Bridge grade is continuously rising, a bow would only add to the steepness of the grade and so the truss and deck were designed to be straight. Siduhe and Aizhai suspension bridges are also flat for the same reason. Image by John Morrison. 绝大部分悬索桥中部是稍微向上弯曲的。澧水大桥桥两端不等高，因此桥面是直的，没有中间突起。四渡河与矮寨大桥也一样。
The spectacular peaks and spires of the mountain range south of Zhangjiajie. The great hole of Tianmen Mountain can be seen towards the left. Image by Bruce Lee. 张家界城南的壮丽山川。能从画面左侧看到天门山的巨洞
Tall high rises seem to pop up in rural areas almost as frequently as in the city areas in China. Image by John Morrison. 高层建筑在中国不仅城里有，乡下也频繁出现
Dancers in downtown Wulingyuan city - the gateway to Zhangjiajie national park. Image by John Morrison. 武陵源的大妈爱跳广场舞
Bruce takes a walk through the cold river water that flows out of the mountains of Zhangjiajie national park. Image by Richard Scott. 布鲁斯沿寒冷的河水走了一段。该河从张家界国家公园流出
Image by Richard Scott.
The Tianmen Mountain Ropeway had long lines but was well worth the wait. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 天门山索道站排长队。不过值得等
A green lake more then 1,000 meters below the summit of Tianmen Mountain. Image by Bruce Lee. 天门山下千米处有个碧绿的湖泊
Image by Richard Scott.
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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The square sections of glass must be walked on with booties to avoid scratches. Image by Bruce Lee. 到玻璃步道行走必须戴鞋套
The glasswalk near the summit of Tianmen Mountain is spectacular with a vertical drop of over 250 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 天门山顶的玻璃步道垂直高度高达250米 Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
This stretch of the cliffwalk does not have glass but it is the highest such walkway in the world with a straight vertical drop of 366 meters. This is considerably more then the Grand Canyon Skywalk in the U.S. state of Arizona with a drop of 219 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 这个天空步道尽管没有玻璃，但距离下方垂直距离是世界最高的，高达366米。显著高于美国大峡谷天空步道的219米
Image by John Morrison.
Another cantilevered platform around 50 meters high. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 另一处悬空观景台大约50米高
Image by Richard Scott.
A view looking west from the summit of Tianmen Mountain. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从天门山顶向西看
The large complex of museum buildings we never had time to explore. Maybe next time. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 一大片博物馆似的建筑我们这次没时间去，或许下次再去
The suspension footbridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 步行吊桥
A few of the 99 turns along the bus road to the Tianmen Mountain cave. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 天门山盘山公路“99道拐”的一小部分
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The gondola leaps between several peaks that are separated by drops of over 100 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 索道建在一系列群峰上，之间相隔逾百米深谷
The many peaks of Tianmen Mountain. The summit in the middle is where the BASE jumpers launch themselves off a platform every October during the Red Bull World Wingsuit League event. Image by Richard Scott. 天门山群峰。中部的顶峰就是每年十月红牛翼装飞行大赛中低空跳伞者起跳的地点。
A view of the Tianmen Mountain hole which has a clear opening height of 125 meters. The steps to get up to the hole are also 125 meters in height. Image by Richard Scott. 天门山“洞”的正面照。洞口125米高，下方台阶也有125米高
A new plaza was completed in 2013 to handle the bigger crowds and includes the addition of a hotel. Image by Richard Scott. 2013年建立了一个新广场，以便容纳更多游客。同时广场地面下还建有一个宾馆
Part of the hotel and the main lobby have glass panels over them. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 此山顶宾馆的部分位置有玻璃观景台
The lower half of the exhausting stair climb. Image by Richard Scott. 颇费体力的台阶下半部分
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A view of the imposing hole with thousands of tons of rock more then 100 meters above your head! Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 天门山“洞”内部。数千吨岩石构成的天然拱顶在百余米上方
Our second day in the Zhangjiajie region began with a tour of the amazing Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, a private park 20 kilometers east of the national park. The owner and chief architect of the park and its attractions is also a skilled engineer whose ambitious plans include nothing less then the construction of the highest and longest suspension footbridge ever constructed with a deck more then 250 meters above the canyon. Even more amazing he wants the entire span to be covered in glass panels. The cable shown above was placed along the exact alignment of the planned 430 meter suspension bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 我们在张家界的第二天始于一趟张家界峡谷有趣的旅行，一个私人经营的公园，位于张家界国家公园以东20公里。该公园经营者打算修建一座世界最高、最长的玻璃吊桥横跨张家界大峡谷。超过250米高，由玻璃地板铺砌。规划跨度达430米。（此后为配合环保要求，又加长了不少）
The bridge engineer ZhiDong Chen and his wife SiQing Luo show us the new design proposals that were modified from the original cable stayed design by Israeli engineer Haim Dotan. Image by Richard Scott. 桥梁工程师陈志东和他太太罗思青给我们看了新设计，从原先的斜拉桥变更为悬索桥，由以色列工程师海姆多昙设计。
A view of the gorge where a wood walkway allows visitors to hike along the river where there are waterfalls, caves, a small glass bridge and a boat ride. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 一条木板道路让游客可以沿河徒步，那里有瀑布、溶洞、小玻璃桥和一条漂流道
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Many borings that were drilled on the west side plateau. Image by Richard Scott. 西侧已经打了许多钻孔取岩芯研究地质
A series of switchback stairs descend down into the grandest part of the canyon. Image by Richard Scott. 螺旋形楼梯通往谷底
To make the descent even more fun, the owners built a smooth stone marble slide down the canyon. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 为增加乐趣，经营者建了一条光滑的石质滑道通往谷底。
A view of the bridge crossing site from the river. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 仰视未来人行玻璃天桥将要跨越的地方
Image by Richard Scott.
Image by Richard Scott.
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Completed in 2011, this small glass bridge was a trial run for the giant bridge that will be constructed in 2014. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 这座小玻璃桥建于2011，作为大玻璃桥的试验。大玻璃桥预计2014年开工
The trail continues on through a large cave. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 步道通往一个溶洞
Image by John Morrison.
A classic footbridge crosses over a cave creek along the trail. Image by John Morrison. 步道上的一座传统拱桥越过小溪
Image by Richard Scott.
At the end of the trail a boat takes visitors across a huge man-made lake that was created by the park's chief engineer ZhiDong Chen. Image by Richard Scott. 步道的终点，一艘船载运游客通过一个大型人工湖
Image by Richard Scott.
Image by John Morrison.
At the end of the show, entire sections of Tianmen Mountain are lit up including the giant hole just barely visible at the top center of the image. The two sides of the rock bridge in the center connect at the end of the show allowing the Weedman and the Fairy Fox to finally meet. Image by Bruce Lee. 天门山下看秀。 （将干燥的大型溶洞洞厅改建为歌舞剧场，是中国西南极常见的办法。因溶洞遍地都是，规模又大，不可能都观光游览。但却可以遮风避雨作为大型活动场所无需修建）
A giant pagoda marks the official east entrance to Zhangjiajie national park. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 一座高大的观光塔标志着张家界国家公园的东门
The upper half of the Bailing elevator. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 百龙电梯的上部
A wider view reveals the lower half of the elevator which is actually located in an underground tunnel. Promotional images do not show this hidden deception. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 广角镜头才能看出百龙电梯的下半截其实在地下隧洞中。一般照片都不会显示下半截
The elevator line that winds into the bottom of the mountain. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 电梯入口深入山内
The top of the elevator rewards visitors with a jaw-dropping view of the towering spires that inspired the look of the movie Avatar. Image by Bruce Lee. 电梯顶端的景色令人目不暇接，仿佛进入电影<阿凡达>中的潘多拉星球
Several of the photo spots have Avatar-like creatures. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 有些照相地点有类似阿凡达中的生物骑乘
The Zhangjiajie Park footbridge with a height of 140 meters above a deep crevasse. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 张家界公园步行桥 跨越深邃的峡谷裂缝，高达140米 （其高宽比是世界百米以上桥梁中最大的，距谷底高度是桥长六倍半）
When large crowds were on the bridge, the deck began to have a disconcerting back and forth movement of several centimeters. This could easily be fixed with horizontal bracing below the deck but given the ugly look of the bridge, a better solution might be to replace it with a classic arch bridge. Image by Bruce Lee. 当桥上人过多时会开始摇晃。这容易解决，只要底部打上横撑即可。但那样会很难看，更好的办法是将此桥改造为拱桥
A view looking south from the footbridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从步行桥南望
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The top of the famous kissing bridge peaks can be seen. Similar to the Tianmen Mountain hole, a natural bridge connects two spires more then 100 meters tall. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 著名的接吻桥峰顶。和天门山顶洞类似，一座天生桥连接两座百余米的山峰
A view of the Bailong elevator taken by photographing the reflection of the elevator ceiling and flipping it right side up. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从百龙电梯向外看
Many of the rock formations have special names. Image by Bruce Lee. 很多石景有各自的名字
New apartment buildings along the Lishui River in Zhangjiajie. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 张家界澧水河畔的新住宅
Our drive along the national road to Jishou passed under the Qingping Bridge we had driven over 3 days earlier. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 我们沿国道赶回吉首，经过3天前路过的青坪大桥下方
A giant new city center along the expressway to Jishou. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 吉首市旁边的大型新城Click on Page 3 for Week Three with tours of Balinghe, Dimuhe and the many bridges across the Beipanjiang River! 第3页将有我们在第三星期游览坝陵河、抵母河及众多北盘江大桥的照片！__________________________________________________ 2013 High Bridge Trip Photo Album/Week 32013 China High Bridge Trip Photo Album Guizhou and Yunnan Provinces 第三周 贵州和云南省
The special spans visited during the third week included Balinghe, Dimuhe, Beipanjiang 2003, Beipanjiang 2009, Beipanjiang High Speed Railway, Beipanjiang 2016, Liuchonghe, Xixi, Luojiaohe, Yanjinhe, Liuguanghe, Wujiang, Hutiaohe and Zhuchanghe Bridges. We also toured the famous Zunyi conference building. 本周我们将游览的独特桥梁包括坝陵河大桥，抵母河大桥，北盘江2003桥（花江），北盘江 2009桥（沪昆），北盘江高速铁路桥，北盘江2016桥（都格），六冲河大桥，西溪大桥，落脚河大桥，盐津河大桥，六广河大桥，乌江大桥，虎跳河大桥， 朱昌河大桥 。我们还将游览著名的遵义会议旧址
There was no better way to kick off the 3rd week then our tour of Balinghe Bridge, the longest and highest in Guizhou Province. A group of CCTV producers met us at the bridge to talk about the possibility of doing a world record bungee jump from the bridge for an episode of the China Guinness TV show. Although the bungee attempt has been put on hold we had a pleasant afternoon with Guizhou highway leader Zhou Ping and producers Wang Wei, Pia and Gao MingZe. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 我们第三周旅途开始的地方是贵州最大最高的大桥—— 坝陵河大桥。没有什么比这更激动人心。一些CCTV的制作人遇到我们，大家谈论能否策划一个世界最高的蹦极活动记录入吉尼斯大全。尽管后来蹦极活动没有实际举行，我们和贵州公路部门领导之一周平，CCTV制作人王巍、Pia以及高明泽一起度过了一个愉快的下午。
Bruce speaks with Zhou Ping and Pia. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 布鲁斯在和周平、Pia聊天
Pia and Zhou Ping enjoy the view from the 370 meter high Balinghe Bridge. Zhou Ping is one of the central highway construction leaders who oversees several billion dollars of new expressways in Liupanshui County, Guizhou. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com Pia和周平欣赏370米高的坝陵河大桥景观。周平目前是贵州公路建设部门领导者之一，主管价值数十亿美元的六盘水等地高速公路建设。 （周平简介 贵 州人，原籍江西，毕业于同济大学桥梁专业，90年代赴日本留学，拿到博士学位后留在日本建筑事务所。2002年放弃高薪回到当时一无所有的家乡。后主持修 建世界最大山地桥梁坝陵河大桥，目前为毕节到都格高速公路建设总指挥，其中包括世界最高的北盘江都格大桥、抵母河大桥、总溪河大桥。未来还有更多惊人项目 在等待。和他差不多时间出国的科技人才，滞留国外者大多还在给外国老板打杂。）
We were all amazed by the cavernous Balinghe truss which is 10 meters deep. Image by Richard Scott. 我们都为坝陵河大桥钢桁梁人行通道里的美景心旷神怡
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Due for completion in 2014, the new Balinghe visitors center will allow tourists to take an elevator up the east tower for a walk inside the giant truss. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 预计2014年完工的坝陵河游客中心将使游客们能乘电梯到达钢桁梁中的人行通道
The west end of the Balinghe Bridge truss. Image by Richard Scott. 坝陵河桥桁梁西端
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CCTV assistant Gao MingZe poses in front of the 1088 meter main span of Balinghe. Image by Bruce Lee. CCTV助理高明泽在1088米主跨的坝陵河桥前留影
Lunch near the famou Huangguoshu waterfalls. Image by Richard Scott. 在著名的黄果树瀑布附近共进午餐
A statue on the pathway leading to the Huangguoshu waterfalls. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 到黄果树瀑布的路上立有一尊塑像
Reported to be the largest waterfall in China, the Huangguoshu falls measure 78 meters tall by 101 meters wide. Image by Richard Scott. 据说是中国最大的瀑布，黄果树瀑布高78米，宽101米。 （译者注：旅游区当然要商业宣传，实际黄果树瀑布目前贵州最大的瀑布都排不上，赤水四洞沟瀑布的高、宽、水量都比黄果树大，当然比起美洲最大瀑布还是小）
There are many walkways and stairs and even a footbridge within the Huangguoshou gorge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 黄果树峡谷中有许多步道、楼梯甚至一座步行桥
A pathway winds around the canyon to the backside of the falls. Image by Richard Scott. 一条小道通往瀑布后方
A constant mist keeps the hillside foliage thick and green. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 瀑布形成的水雾使周围长满绿色植物
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There is a beautiful cave hidden behind the falls. Image by Bruce Lee. 瀑布后有一个美丽的溶洞
A second set of waterfalls drop another 5 meters. Image by Bruce Lee. 第二级瀑布5米高
This suspension footbridge allows guests to cross back over the river. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 人行悬索桥让游客自由穿梭河两岸
Highway leader Zhou Ping brought us all to a special restaurant where the food is cooked at the table on hot plates. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 高速公路领导周平带大家到一个餐厅吃饭，食物在桌上的热盘子中烹饪。（火锅？）
Image by John Morrison.
Our second big tour of Guizhou Province was across the gargantuan Dimuhe footbridge that was constructed to allow workers to access the north slope where construction is underway on the new G56 Dimuhe suspension bridge. The chicken-wire span is 300 meters above the reservoir surface and has a main span of 510 meters - even longer then the Brooklyn Bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 我们在贵州省的第二个主要目标是穿越巨大的抵母河临时便桥。这座施工用人行桥是为方便工人们在抵母河峡谷两岸穿梭。抵母河大桥 位于G56杭瑞高速公路，高达360米。人行便桥距离水面也有300米高，跨度达510米！甚至比著名的布鲁克林桥跨都长。
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We had a little rain at the beginning of the walk but luckily it stopped a few minutes later. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 尽管天气有点小雨，但幸运的是雨很快停了
The Dimuhe footbridge actually crosses a shallow reservoir created from a dam 2.5 kilometers downstream of the crossing. Image by Bruce Lee. 抵母河人行桥实际跨越一个由下游2.5公里处大坝形成的浅浅的水库。
A crane can be seen where the south tower of the Dimuhe suspension bridge is under construction. The 4-lane suspension truss span of 538 meters will cross more then 300 meters above the reservoir. Expect an opening in early 2016. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 一台吊机能在对面抵母河南主塔建设地点看到。这座4车道钢桁梁悬索桥主跨538米，跨越300多米深的峡谷，预计将于2016年竣工。 （目前已合拢，2015年内肯定能竣工，杭瑞高速贵州云南边境4座超级高桥中，只有最难的北盘江都格大桥要等到2016年通车，其余都可2015年竣工）
Image by Richard Scott.
A view of the footbridge from the north slope. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从北岸俯瞰人行便桥
Image by Dimuhe Bridge worker.
The Sancha River 300 meters below Bruce's feet. Image by Bruce Lee. 三岔河在300多米深处
The Dimuhe footbridge as seen from the south tower of the highway suspension bridge. Image by John Morrison. 从大桥未来的南塔处看抵母河施工便桥
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Dimuhe north slope footbridge anchorage. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 抵母河施工便桥北侧的锚碇
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The foundation of the Southwest Dimuhe tower was nearly complete. Image by John Morrison. 抵母河西南塔的塔基基本完成
The north tower is nearly twice as tall as the south tower. Image by CCCC. 北塔将是南塔约两倍高
Image by CCCC.
Image by CCCC.
Our second bridge tour of the day was at the tower site construction of the new Beipanjiang 2016 cable stayed bridge that will carry the G56 expressway more then 500 meters above the Beipan River. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 今天我们的第二个目标是到达 北盘江2016桥的东塔建设工地参观。此桥规划于2016年建成，位于杭瑞高速公路（杭州到瑞丽）G56云南和贵州两省交界处。东塔在贵州，西塔在云南，这座桥建成后将有500多米高。（564米）
The massive east tower will rise to 269 meters making Beipanjiang 2016 Bridge the world's 10th tallest bridge as well as the world's highest bridge of any kind ever built. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 巨大的东塔将达到269米高，这使他不仅成为世界桥面最高的大桥，桥塔高度也进入世界前十（通车时是第8） （桥塔顶到北盘江江面有730多米高）
A view of the east tower construction area across the canyon in Yunnan Province. The main span of 720 meters will rank it among the world's 15 longest cable stayed structures and first among truss deck cable stayed bridges. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从云南侧隔峡谷远看贵州侧的东塔。此桥主跨720米，建成后跨度将排名世界斜拉桥前15位，钢桁梁斜拉桥的第一位
The depth of the Beipan River gorge is hard to see from the upper slopes. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 北盘江峡谷的深度几乎看不见底
The Beipanjiang 2003 suspension bridge was once the highest in the world and still ranks among the most scenic with a thin 1.5 meter deck crossing 366 meters above the original level of the Beipan River. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 北盘江2003桥（花江）曾经是当年世界最高桥（也是第一座突破300米高度的），目前仍然是世界风光最优美的山地桥梁之一。仅有1.5米厚的桥面横架在北盘江江面之上366米高。
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There is always a group of tourists visiting the 2-lane bridge which has walkways on both sides. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 北盘江花江大桥 总是不乏游客，桥面两边都有人行道
A drainage hole in the road deck. Image by Richard Scott. 桥面上的一个落水洞
A view of the Beipan river gorge. Water from the Beipan flows south, eventually emptying into the South China Sea near Macau and Hong Kong. Image by Richard Scott. 北盘江峡谷景观。江水从北盘江南流，最终汇入珠江进入香港和澳门之间的南海
A steel wind barrier covers the edge of the concrete deck. Image by John Morrison. 混凝土桥面两侧有钢质栏杆
The concrete underside of the Beipanjiang 2003 Bridge. Image by Richard Scott. 北盘江2003桥的混凝土桥面板下方
The Beipanjiang 2009 Bridge is the 3rd of 4 bridges we visited that cross high above the Beipanjing River. Image by Richard Scott. 北盘江2009桥（沪昆高速桥）是我们游览的第3或4座北盘江桥
The 4-lane bridge has a span of 636 meters and carries the G60 expressway 318 meters above a dry region of the Beipanjiang River. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 这座4车道高速公路桥是G60沪昆高速跨越北盘江的通道，主跨636米，高达318米，位于相对干燥的地区。 （可惜和同样位于沪昆高速的坝陵河大桥距离太近，以至少有人知）
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Our fourth and final Beipanjiang Bridge visit was to the spectacular new Beipanjiang High Speed Railway Bridge. The concrete arch will be the largest of its type in the world with a clear span of 445 meters. The twin track rail line will cross 283 meters above the river making it the highest railway bridge on earth! Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 我们将游览的最后一座北盘江桥是宏伟壮观的 北盘江高速铁路桥。这座桥将是世界主跨最大、最高的混凝土拱桥，有445米主跨，283米高（高度有误，目前基本确认是295米）
A new pipeline bridge across the Bei Pan River. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 北盘江上的一座新油气管线桥
A highline more then 300 meters above the canyon is used to lower the arch sections into place. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 一条高空缆索距离谷底300多米，用来吊装桥梁钢结构
Steel tube truss staging area. Image by Richard Scott. 钢管拱堆放地
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Several of the steel arch truss pieces were placed in the river, awaiting their turn to be lifted into place. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 一些钢管拱放在河里等待起吊
A shed protects a local road along the western edge of the river canyon. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 一座保护当地公路的顶棚位于峡谷西岸
The truss staging platform on the edge of the east slope. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 东坡下的钢管拱堆放平台
Catenary suspension bridges like the one shown above are very rare outside of China so we decided to drive over this one and take a closer look. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 钢板索桥在中国外非常罕见，所以我们决定从这座桥上驶过以便仔细观看
The flexible deck is composed of dozens of bolted steel plates. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 柔性桥面由数十块钢板锚固而成
After a rainy drive north of Zhijin City we stopped at this restaurant along national road 209. Lee told us it was a historic stop as the Red Army had also eaten there. We had a fun discussion of politics in China past and present. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 雨中开了一天，到达了织金县城北部，在209国道旁的一家餐馆休息。李告诉我们这里曾是红军当年长征停留的地方。我们对中国的过去和未来展开了有趣的讨论。
Opening in 2013, the giant Sunziyan Bridge carries the Zhijin-Qianxi expressway north across a gorge more then 150 meters deep. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 2013年建成的巨大的 笋子岩大桥 属于织金到黔西高速公路的一部分，跨越150多米深的峡谷
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One of the world's 10 highest bridges, the Liuchonghe Bridge has a central cable stayed span of 438 meters supported on towers 190 and 157.6 meters tall. Image by Bruce Lee. 世界十大高桥之一，六冲河大桥 是一座主跨438米的斜拉桥（桥面高330米），两个桥塔分别高190和157米
Bruce checks out some of the cable dampeners of the Liuchonghe Bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 布鲁斯检查一些拉索的减震器
A view looking more then 330 meters down to the Liuchong River. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从六冲河大桥上看330多米下方的六冲河河面
Unlike many other expressway bridges in western China, Liuchonghe was built with no safety lanes. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 和中国其他高速公路桥不同，六冲河大桥没有安全车道 （此桥不在干线高速上，预估车流量很小）
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To get the ultimate bridge photo you often have to suffer through a lot of mud, sweat and tears! Image by Bruce Lee. 为了拍到最佳桥梁照片，我们时常要走入泥地，付出汗水和泪水
One of two high suspension bridges along the old Guibi highway between Guiyang and Bijie, the Xixi suspension bridge opened in 2001 with a thin 1.5 meter concrete deck. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 西溪悬索桥 是贵毕公路上两座最高的悬索桥之一，2001年通车，混凝土桥面板仅有1.5米厚
Xixi Bridge has a main span of 338 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 西溪大桥主跨338米
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The east tower of Xixi Bridge is much taller then the west tower. Image by John Morrison. 西溪大桥的东塔比西塔高得多
The Guibi highway is often backed up with traffic from slower moving trucks that cannot easily be passed. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 贵毕高等级公路（实际只是一条二级公路）经常被速度缓慢的重型卡车堵塞
Xixi Bridge crosses over a reservoir from a downstream dam. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 西溪大桥跨越一个下游大坝形成的水库
The Guibi highway is one of the most dangerous in China. Next to the Luojiaohe Bridge there are many car wrecks from head on collisions. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 贵毕公路是中国最危险的公路之一。落脚河大桥以东停放着大量撞坏车头的汽车。 （因 地形独特，市辖八县被大量数百米深垂直峡谷切割成无数台地，毕节地区直到2001年才通第一条二级公路——贵阳至毕节公路。此路等级低，车流大，经过无数 高桥、隧道，自通车以来已有近千人丧命于此，是中国大陆最著名的“死亡公路”。全地区700万人以往不通铁路、没有高速公路，大半仰赖此条二车道的生命 线。因此毕节曾是贵州人均所得最低的地方。自从2012年后，毕节地区各县均陆续通高速公路，成贵高速铁路和许多普通铁路也在建。今天贵毕公路已成为沿路 群众出行的小道，绝大多数车流改走新建的高速公路。死亡公路的名声一去不复返。毕节地区高桥之多，不但超过中国外任何国家，可能已超过中国以外全世界总 和！仅毕节下属黔西县已建在建的桥面高二百米以上大桥就有9座，中国以外世界总和只有十余座。）
The Luojiaohe Bridge is similar to Xixi but with a slightly smaller span length of 268 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 落脚河大桥 十分类似西溪大桥，稍微小些，主跨268米
The Luojiaohe canyon looking north from the bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从桥北看落脚河峡谷
All the young people in China seems to have a cell phone. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 看上去中国年轻人都喜欢玩手机，人手一部
A monument to scold those who walk across the bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 一座纪念雕塑指点着来往的过路客 （底座刻有“乌蒙磅礴走泥丸”）
China has so many single tower cable stayed bridges it can be hard to tell them apart. This one is in in Bijie City. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 中国有如此之多独塔斜拉桥，以至于很难区分。这座位于毕节市区
Downtown Bijie City. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 毕节市商业区
A new beam bridge carries the G56 more then 150 meters above the Luojiaohe canyon. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com G56杭瑞高速 落脚河大桥 150多米高
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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The massive Jinsha Viaduct is the largest bridge on the G56 Between Bijie and Zunyi. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 金沙高架桥是杭瑞高速毕节遵义之间最大的桥梁
The Pingzishang beam bridge is located just a few kilometers south of Renhuai on an expressway that opened in 2009. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 坪子上 梁桥坐落于仁怀南面几公里，2009年通车
Known mainly as the home of the Maotai liquor factory, Renhuai is one of the largest cities in Guizhou. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 仁怀是贵州最大城市之一，因茅台酒厂得名
A giant observation tower is shaped like a Maotai drink container and overlooks the Yanjinhe River gorge. Image by Richard Scott. 盐津河峡谷边巨大的瞭望塔建的好似茅台酒瓶的形状（其实是一座水塔）
The Yanjinhe River gorge with the now closed truss arch bridge in the upper left. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 左面是 盐津河上已经关闭的拱桥
This wall was built sometime after 2011 to completely block any motorbike or pedestrian traffic from crossing the damaged bridge. A new beam bridge was built in 2007 to bypass the arch. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 这堵墙建于2001年以阻止车辆通过危险的拱桥，一座2007年修建的新梁桥在附近通过 （盐 津河拱桥和许多中国西南旧拱桥一样是混凝土桁架拱桥，这种拱桥因建造极简单，省料，70年代末源于贵州，在80、90年代中国西南大量推广，但随后发现这 种桥型难以控制伸缩缝变形，使用不久后伸缩缝附近容易开裂，甚至有跨塌的危险。从90年代至今中国跨塌桥梁中，除被超重货车压垮的之外，绝大部分都是这 类混凝土桁架拱桥，是这类桥固有缺陷造成的跨塌。因此本世纪初以来已禁止新建这种拱桥，改用钢管混凝土拱和连续钢构梁桥。但20余年间山区有许多这类桥， 其中不安全的大多已禁止通过，有的已拆除。混凝土桁架拱是20世纪70年代中国西南山区人民在物资极端匮乏，地形极为恶劣情况下独创的建筑形式，这个创新 失败了，但并不意味中国其他类型桥梁不牢靠。目前全世界发展中国家近半大桥由中国承建，并已进入英美市场，如著名的英国福斯铁路桥旁的公路桥就是中国承建 的）
A couple poses for Richard in front of the original gateway entrance to the arch bridge. Image by Richard Scott. 一对夫妇在盐津河拱桥入口处拍照
The abandoned truss arch sits just a couple hundred meters behind a curved arch dam. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 废弃的桁架拱桥建在水库大坝后数百米
The 2007 Yanjinhe beam bridge is almost obscured in the fog. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 2007年修建的 盐津河梁桥 笼罩在云雾中
The Yanjinhe 2007 beam bridge has a central main span of 198 meters. Image by Richard Scott. 盐津河2007桥中跨198米
Just upstream of the 2007 beam bridge is the 2009 Maotai Bridge on the Renhuai expressway with a main span of 220 meters. Image by John Morrison. 2007桥旁边是2009年新建的 茅台大桥，主跨220米
Rain passes through a giant cup on the Renhuai expressway. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 行驶到仁怀高速公路边的大酒杯处开始落雨
A giant sculpture in the downtown area of Zunyi city, another large Guizhou metropolis. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 遵义城中一座大型雕塑，遵义是贵州另一座大城
This square in downtown Zunyi sits across from a large Wal Mart. Image by Richard Scott. 遵义城中广场边的沃尔玛
The entrance to the famous Zunyi meeting house. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 著名的遵义会议旧址入口
The building behind us was the location of a famous communist party conference that took place in 1935 during the Long March. Image by Mr. Chen 1935年红军长征路过遵义，在我们后面的建筑中召开了一次著名的党代表会议
One of the rooms in the house made to look as it might have in 1935. Image by Richard Scott. 其中一间屋子布置的和当年长征时一样
A bedroom used by some of the generals. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 某将军的卧室 （彭雪枫）
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Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The courtyard outside the conference house is lined with plaques. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 遵义会议旧址外的墙上挂满牌匾
This was Bruce's first visit to Zunyi. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 这是布鲁斯第一次来遵义
The gift shop has a lot of Mao memorabilia. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 礼品店有许多毛泽东纪念品
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Image by Bruce Lee.
The gigantic Wujiang Viaduct crosses 173 meters above the city of Wujiang. Image by John Morrison. 巨大的 乌江高架桥 架设在乌江镇上空173米处
The 1997-built Wujiang suspension/cable stayed bridge was the first span of its type to be built in more then 50 years. In 2016 the new Yavuz Sultan Selim or Bosphorus Bridge will open in Turkey with a similar combination of cable stays and suspension cables. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 1997年修建的乌江悬索/斜拉桥是50年来第一座这类混合桥。预定2016年建成的土耳其博斯普鲁斯海峡第三大桥将使用类似的技术
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The main span is 288 meters. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 主跨288米
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The water in the Wu River always looks very clean, clear and blue. Image by Richard Scott. 乌江水看上去总显得很蓝 （其实乌江既以水色乌青得名）
This large conveyor paralleled the G75 expressway for several kilometers near Xifeng. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 在息烽县附近，大型输送管道和G75兰海高速平行
Although it is no longer the world's highest bridge, the Liuguanghe is still the world's highest beam bridge with a drop of 297 meters to the Wu River surface. Image by Richard Scott. 尽管已不是世界最高桥，297米高的 六广河大桥 仍是无可争议的世界最高梁桥
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A view looking downstream towards the Liuguanghe arch bridge just barely visible at the top of the photo. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从六广河大桥能隐约看到下游的六广河拱桥
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The graceful Liuguanhe truss arch that spans more then 90 meters above the Wujiang River. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 漂亮的六广河拱桥主跨约90米
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An upstream view of the Wujiang River gorge towards the Liuguanghe beam bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从六广河拱桥看上游远方的六广河大桥
The city of Guiyang had so many apartment buildings under construction the landscape looked like something out of an artificial videogame or movie. Image by Richard Scott. 贵阳市内有如此之多的公寓楼同时兴建，城市面貌好似电子游戏中一样 （虚拟城市？）
Image by Richard Scott.
The new Pianpo beam bridge on another ring road on the north side of Guiyang City. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 新 偏坡大桥 位于贵阳一条城市环线上
Pianpo's central span rises more then 100 meters above the lower highway. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 偏坡大桥中跨比下面的公路高100米左右
A few kilometers further south is the 116 meter high Xiaoguanshuiku Viaduct. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 南面几公里是116米高的 小关水库大桥
The Xiaoguanshuiku Bridge looking north. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 从小关水库大桥北望
Another high bridge was under construction for a new Guiyang metro line. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 另一座贵阳轨道交通高桥在建中
We went to the Guiyang Dico's restaurant for our final ice cream snack of the trip. Image by Richard Scott. 到贵阳迪高餐厅吃冰激凌
Our journey west on the G60 to Kunming carried us over several high beam bridges like this one several kilometers east of the Beipanjiang River. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 我们沿G60沪昆高速赶往昆明，路上有许多高大的梁桥，如这座位于北盘江东面不远处
Our second crossing of the 2009 Beipanjiang Bridge was during much sunnier weather then our first. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 第二次经过北盘江2009桥时阳光灿烂
The tall piers of the Baishuichong Bridge carry the G60 expressway 125 meters above a wide ravine. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 白水冲大桥 最高桥墩125米高，越过一片宽阔的峡谷
The Hutiaohe Viaduct is one of the largest beam bridges in the world with 4 back to back spans of 235 meters. Image by John Morrison. 虎跳河大桥 是世界最大的梁式桥之一，有四个背靠背的235米主跨，（全长近2公里）
A much lower bridge carries the new Guiyang-Kunming high speed railway line across the Hutiaohe canyon. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 旁边低处是在建的沪昆高速铁路虎跳河大桥 （未来此桥上将建设沪昆高铁普安县车站）
The highest beam bridge on the G60 is the Zhuchanghe bridge with a deck height of 224 meters. The piers of the new Guiyang-Kunming high speed railway bridge can be seen lower down in the gorge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 沪昆高速公路上最高的梁桥 朱昌河大桥 高达224米，山谷中可以看到在建的沪昆高速铁路桥桥墩
Another nice beam bridge on the G60 is the double span Taojiagou Bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 另一座美丽的沪昆高速桥梁是双跨的陶家沟大桥
Our final lunch of the trip took place in Panxian, a rapidly growing city in western Guizhou. Image by Richard Scott. 在贵州西部发展迅速的盘县打尖
One of the dozens of new viaducts and tunnels on the new Guiyang-Kunming high speed railway. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 贵阳到昆明的高速铁路上数以十计高架桥和隧道中的一个
Kunming City, the capital of Yunnan Province with a population of over 6 million people. Image by Richard Scott. 六百万人口的昆明是云南省会
We all took a long walk around Kunming's beautiful and lively Cuihu Lake Park. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 我们在昆明美丽可爱的翠湖公园散步
Our last meal at a Kunming Japanese food restaurant. Our trip had finally ended but the memories will last us a lifetime! Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com 在昆明最后的晚餐。这次旅行令大家终生难忘！In 2014 check out our next China bridge trip adventure with a whole new collection of spectacular new spans including the first construction images of what is going to be the world's highest road and railway bridges plus dozens more! 到2014年请欣赏我们下次中国桥梁之旅的照片集，将会有许多完全不同的新桥，包括在建的世界最高铁路桥、公路桥等等！ |
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