Jin'an Bridge, Suspension bridge on Chengdu-Lijiang Expressway in Yongsheng County, Yunnan Province, China.
The Jin'an Bridge is a suspension bridge on the G4216 Chengdu–Lijiang Expressway, crossing the Jinsha River near Lijiang, Yunnan. Its main span measures 1,386 m, and the deck stands 461 m above the river, making it one of the world's highest bridges. The roadway carries white lane markings between red guardrails, with thin vertical cables hanging in rows from the red towers ahead.
Construction of the suspension bridge began in 2016 and the structure was closed in January 2020; it opened to traffic on 31 December 2020 as part of the G4216 Chengdu–Lijiang Expressway. The original expressway design crossed the Jinsha River about 20 km downstream at Taku village, with a slightly higher Taku Bridge of 512 m and a 1,190 m main span, before the alignment was moved to the Jin'an site.
The bridge carries the G4216 Chengdu–Lijiang Expressway over the Jinsha River on the border of Gucheng District and Yongsheng County. Its name links it to Jin'an, and a separate, older local bridge called Jin'an Bridge (金安大桥) stands about 2 km away on G353, built before 2000. Drivers crossing today pass 1.4 km upstream of the Jin'anqiao Dam.
The bridge carries the G4216 Chengdu–Lijiang Expressway over the Jinsha River on the border of Gucheng District and Yongsheng County, near Lijiang. It stands 1.4 km upstream of the Jin'anqiao Dam, whose reservoir now covers the original river level, so the full drop beneath the deck cannot be seen. A separate older local bridge, also called Jin'an, crosses the river about 2 km away on the G353.
The bridge crosses the Jinsha River 1.4 km upstream of the Jin'anqiao Dam, so the reservoir behind the dam hides the original river level below. Its 461 m height makes it the fifth highest bridge in the world. An earlier plan placed the crossing 20 km downstream at Taku village, 512 m above the river with a 1,190 m main span.
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