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A new bridge for a road is being constructed
over a deep gorge that runs into Tiger Leap Gorge. Here we see the
half-completed arch that will later support the bridge deck. The hollow
concrete
sections of the arch weigh 30 metric tons each. The arch is five such
sections long and three wide. It looks like when completed it will
be seven sections wide, for a total of 35 sections. |
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Two workmen on the arch. Notice the cables
holding a newly placed section in place. The temporary high steel towers
on either
side of the bridge support the overhead cables. |
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Bridge side-view, from the opposite end of the
gorge. |
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New arch sections are manufactured here. This
steel structure rolls back and forth on rails to move pieces of bridge
sections into place. |
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