Building a longest bridge or a longest span of a bridge both require advanced technical expertise. Additionally, constructing a bridge at a considerable height poses a special challenge for engineers. Since MOTIVE has already explored the world's longest bridges and the longest spans, let's take a look at the highest bridges by type in the world. Before that, let's take a look at the tallest bridge.
Structural height : 343 m
The Millau Viaduct spans the gorge valley of the Tarn near Millau in the south of France, with a length of 2,460 m (8,070 ft). It relieved a heavy traffic jam that slowed down thousands of visitors traveling from northern France to the Mediterranean coast. The total maximum height is the sum of the height of the tallest pier (Pier Two), and the length between the tallest mast between Pier Two and Three.
The Millau Viaduct harmonizes with the natural environment, offering a stunning landscape. The bridge received the Outstanding Structure Award from IABSE in 2006. (The Structures that received the Outstanding Structure Award will be introduced in another post.)
Height : 496 m
This bridge is part of the G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway in Hubei. Upon its opening in 2009, it gained the title of the highest bridge in the world, but in 2016, it lost that title to the BEIPANJIANG Bridge when it was surpassed. The following paragraph introduces information about the BEIPANJIANG Bridge.
Height : 565 m
The cable-stayed Beipanjiang Bridge Duge in China has a clearance at mean high water of 565 m (1,854 ft). It is also the world's highest bridge, reaching a height equivalent to that of a 200-story skyscraper. The main reason for its height is the presence of mountains in the area forming a karst landform covered in loose, fragile limestone. Additionally, its main span length ranks as the second-longest in the world among cable-stayed bridges, following Russia's Russky Bridge. (Link : World's Longest Bridge Spans)
What matters is not height itself, but the reason for building high. I hope you become the protagonist of future world records.
|
Bridge |
Design |
Structural Height |
Clearance below |
Total Length |
Longest Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MILLAU VIADUCT |
Cable-stayed viaduct |
343 m |
270 m |
2,460 m |
342 m |
|
SIDUHE BRIDGE |
Suspension bridge |
118.2 m |
496 m |
1,222 m |
900 m |
|
BEIPANJIANG BRIDGE DUGE |
Cable-stayed bridge |
269 m |
565 m |
1,340 m |
720 m |
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/tallest-bridge
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/69101-highest-bridge-suspension-bridge
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/99609-highest-cable-stayed-bridge
www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-bridge-deck
# Tallest bridge
# Highest bridge
# Guinness World Records
# MILLAU VIADUCT
# SIDUHE BRIDGE
# BEIPANJIANG BRIDGE DUGE