The Aizhai Bridge is a suspension bridge on the G65 Baotou–Maoming Expressway near Jishou, Hunan, China. The bridge was built as part of an expressway from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality to Changsha. The bridge is famous for the spectacular view it offers those crossing it.
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Travelling between the spectacular scenic areas of Wulinyuan/Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang ('China's most beautiful town'), I had the bonus of crossing this amazing bridge. Ranked as # 12 for height and length, this bridge surely takes the prize for jaw-dropping views. Several of the higher bridges cross the same river, or are in nearby mountains, but none offer the wide panorama of Aizhai. Sitting on the top deck of my bus it really felt like flying for a moment. All the more surreal because the approaches are hidden by a tunnel on one side and a ridge on the other. Blink and you could miss it, but of course there are also viewing areas to pull into nearby. Like many freeways in the mountainous Chinese countryside, the incredible man-made structures rival those of mother nature. The journey really is as worthwhile as the destination in this...
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Aizhai is the world’s highest tunnel to tunnel bridge and the fourth suspension bridge in China to cross a valley so wide it seems to be connecting two mountain ranges. The first three were the Siduhe, Balinghe and Beipanjiang Hukun bridges. Of the world's 400 or so highest bridges, Aizhai has the 3rd longest span with a tower to tower distance of 3,858 feet (1,176 mtrs). Located deep in the heart of China’s Hunan Province near the city of Jishou, the suspension bridge is the largest structure on the Jishou to Chadong expressway with a deck 1,102 feet (336 mtrs) above the DeHang Canyon and has also become a major tourist attraction with a walkway partly made of glass accessible via a large group of escalators...
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Driving in the clouds!
Aizhai Bridge, a suspension bridge on the Baotou-Maoming Expressway in the central Chinese city of Jishou, is shrouded in a sea of clouds, offering motorists a breathtaking view on Saturday. The bridge stretches over the Dehang Grand Canyon, with a main span of 1,176 meters and a bridge deck of 355 meters from the bottom of the valley.
The record-setting Aizhai Bridge is the world's highest and longest tunnel-to-tunnel bridge. Once on the bridge cars can motor along a two-way, four-lane motorway at about 80km/h. Pedestrians can also use its...
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