The west end of the Yingwuzhou Bridge crosses over a riverfront park. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
鹦鹉洲大桥西端有个河边公园The central tower of the Yingwuzhou Bridge is made of steel while the two shoreline towers are made of concrete. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com龙腾网 http://www.ltaaa.com
鹦鹉洲大桥中塔是钢结构,两个边塔是钢筋混凝土结构。(这种三塔两跨悬索桥在中国不少,大多是中塔纯钢构、边塔钢筋混凝土)
The Morrisons take in another view of the Han River arch bridge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
莫里森再次对汉水拱桥拍照
Opened in 2001, the Yichang Bridge has one of the longest suspension spans in China at 960 meters and still ranks among the 35 longest spans in the world. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
2001年建成时,960米主跨的宜昌长江大桥是中国大陆主跨最大的桥梁,目前排名世界第35位
Weijiazhou Bridge was our first high span of the trip carrying the G50 expressway 220 meters above a deep gorge. Image by Richard Scott.
魏家洲大桥 是我们沿G50沪渝高速西行遇到的第一座高桥。高达220米,跨越一道很深的峡谷。
A wide load along the G50 expressway south of Yichang. Image by Richard Scott.
一辆宽阔的大货车沿G50沪渝高速行驶在宜昌以南
The incredible G50 expressway in Hubei Province with more then 120 kilometers of tunneling including several monsters like this one that is over 8 kilometers long! In less then 3 weeks, everyone on the trip had passed through more miles of tunnels then in all the previous years of their life combined. Image by Richard Scott.
难以置信的沪渝高速鄂西段,(短短300公里内)就包括超过120公里隧道,其中有几座十分长,如这座8000多米的隧道。在3星期内,我们团所有成员穿越的隧道比各自此前一生中经过的更长。
(长阳县)榔坪镇在下午的午餐时间异常安静