Bridge with World's Tallest Rigid-Frame Pier to Open to Traffic This December

The main body of the Jinyanghe Bridge in Southwest China's Sichuan Province was connected in early October and is scheduled to open to traffic this December.

A major traffic poverty-alleviation project, the bridge is a key section of the expansion project of the highway linking Jinyang County of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and the Tongyang Bridge over the Jinsha River. 

The main body of the Jinyanghe Bridge in Sichuan Province is completed. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

The 757.3-meter bridge is supported with nine piers. The No. 5, 6 and 7 main piers are steel pipe concrete lattice hollow columns that are economical to build and have strong seismic resistance.

The No. 6 pier is 196 meters high, making it the world's tallest pier of a rigid-frame bridge.

Chengdu Engineering Corporation Limited, a subsidiary of Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA) is responsible for construction, consultation and management of the project.

Once operational, the bridge will be a major passage connecting the new and old urban areas of Jinyang. It will take just 10 minutes to travel between the two areas, benefiting more than 120,000 local residents.

(Executive editor: Niu Yilin)