Niulan River bridge sections join for Chongqing-Kunming railway

Bridge sections for the Chongqing-Kunming Railway join over the Niulan River.

Constructed by China Railway No. 2 Engineering Group, two bridge sections for the Chongqing-Kunming Railway joined together over the Niulan River on September 7.

The Niulan River bridge is the first major bridge along the Yunnan section of the Chongqing-Kunming high-speed railway. It has a length exceeding 500 meters and a height surpassing 120 meters.

 

Bridge sections for the Chongqing-Kunming Railway join together over the Niulan River.

With the closure of the bridge, the beam making for 83 major bridges on the railway’s Yunnan section has been largely completed. Over 96% of construction for the bridges has been finished.

The bridge is located at the trijunction between the Huize and Ludian counties of Yunnan province and the Weining county of Guizhou province.

 

Bridge sections for the Chongqing-Kunming Railway join over the Niulan River.

Reporting by Li Chenghan and Zhang Wen (Yunnan Daily); Trans-editing by Wang Shixue