On May 6, at the construction site of the Xin’anjiang river crossing bridge in JIEKOU town and xinxikou township of Shexian County, workers were splicing and hoisting the deck steel girder
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Xin’anjiang bridge, which started construction on June 5, 2018, is the largest single arch half through steel box basket arch bridge in Anhui Province
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The bridge is located in JIEKOU town and xinxikou township of Shexian County, with a total length of 277m, a single span of 218m and a deck width of 15m
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It is designed according to the standard of class IV Highway, with a speed of 60km / h, two-way two lanes, a deck width of 13m and a connection length of 1471m
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The whole bridge is composed of 25 segments of steel girders, with a total weight of nearly 900 tons, of which the heaviest single segment is nearly 40 tons
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The lifting and installation of section 7 was carried out on the same day
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According to the introduction of the construction party, the overall lifting of the deck steel girder is expected to be completed by the end of May
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On January 26 this year, the main arch of the bridge closed smoothly
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The construction of Xin’anjiang bridge is the long cherished wish of the people in Shuinan area of Shexian County for many years
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After the opening of the bridge, the traffic circulation problems in xinxikou, JIEKOU, Huangtian, Changxin and other places will be completely changed, and the production, living and travel conditions of 100000 local people will be greatly improved
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It is of great significance to drive the tourism development of villages and towns along the line and Shexian County, and realize the revitalization of rural areas in the Mountainous Reservoir area
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Source: Shexian.
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