Architectural wonder: 18,000-ton-bridge turns 120 degrees in 2 hours
By Shi Ruipeng, Zhang Li and Ma Chi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-09-28 17:33
A 18,000-ton bridge was swung into place after being turned 120 degrees, setting a new record in China's over-railway bridge construction.
The 160-meter-long bridge, part of a road under construction in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, crosses above a high-speed railway after being swung into place early Friday morning.
During the operation, the bridge was rotated 1 degree every minute, and the whole process took a little more than two hours. In most cases, the rotation of such a bridge does not exceed 90 degrees.
The bridge will be connected with roads on both ends.
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