# Puli Bridge

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{{Infobox bridge
|bridge_name      = Puli Bridge
|native_name      = 普立大桥
|native_name_lang = zh
|image            = PuliBridgeByHighestBridges.jpg
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|caption          =
|official_name    =
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|carries          = [G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway](/source/G56_Hangzhou%E2%80%93Ruili_Expressway)
|crosses          = 
|locale           = [Xuanwei](/source/Xuanwei), [Qujing](/source/Qujing), [China](/source/China)
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|designer         = 中交公路规划设计院
|design           = Suspension
|material         = Steel
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|mainspan         = {{convert|628|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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|width            = {{convert|25.4|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|height           = {{convert|154|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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|clearance        = 
|below       = {{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="height" group=Note>There is some discrepancy among references regarding the height of the bridge deck above the bottom of the valley. [http://www.wanhuajing.com/d142614 www.wanhuajing.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212233408/http://www.wanhuajing.com/d142614 |date=2016-02-12 }} lists the height as 500 m and states it is the third highest in the world. [http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Puli_Bridge www.highestbridges.com] lists the height as 485 m. [http://docs.trb.org/prp/15-5164.pdf Guo et. al.] state the distance from tower top to valley floor is 450 m.</ref>
|traffic          = 
|builder          = 中铁大桥局
|begin            = Nov 8, 2011
|complete         = May 10, 2015
|open             = Aug 25, 2015
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|toll             = Car 20 RMB, Truck 1.15RMB/EA·KM
|coordinates      = {{coord|26.323114|104.586747|region:CN-53|display=inline,title}}
| mapframe-zoom    = 8 
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'''Puli Bridge''' (Chinese: 普立大桥) is a suspension bridge near [Xuanwei](/source/Xuanwei), [Qujing](/source/Qujing), [China](/source/China). The bridge, at {{convert|485|m|ft|abbr=on}}, is one of [the highest in the world](/source/List_of_highest_bridges_in_the_world).<ref name="height" group=Note /> The bridge forms part of the [G56 Hangzhou–Ruili Expressway](/source/G56_Hangzhou%E2%80%93Ruili_Expressway) between [Liupanshui](/source/Liupanshui) and Xuanwei and was opened in August 2015.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=zh:普立特大桥主体工程顺利开工|url=http://www.mbec5.com.cn/news.asp?id=2815|publisher=mbec5.com.cn/|access-date=15 April 2013|language=zh|archive-date=28 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228034100/http://www.mbec5.com.cn/news.asp?id=2815|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wanhuajing.com/d142614|title=普立特大桥—已建成的世界第一高桥_旅游_万花镜|publisher=普立文化旅游网|access-date=31 January 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212233408/http://www.wanhuajing.com/d142614|archive-date=12 February 2016}}</ref>  The bridge and associated expressway reduced the travel time from Xuanwei to the [Guizhou](/source/Guizhou) border from four hours to one hour.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} The bridge crosses a small stream beside the [Gexiang River](/source/Gexiang_River) gorge.<ref>{{cite web|title=Puli Bridge|url=http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Puli_Bridge|publisher=highestbridges.com wiki| access-date=15 April 2013}}</ref>

==Design and construction==
The Puli Bridge has a main span of {{convert|628|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} and a total length of {{convert|1040|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}}. The road [deck](/source/Deck_(bridge)) is {{convert|24.5|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} wide and the main suspension cables are {{convert|26|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}} apart. The bridge cost 440 million yuan (about US$71 million) and officially opened to traffic on August 25, 2015. Similar to the [Sidu River Bridge](/source/Sidu_River_Bridge),  the first cable used to erect the span (the ''pilot cable'') was placed using a rocket.<ref name="Pilot Rope">{{cite journal | last1=Guo| first1=Dajin| last2=Zhou| first2=Wenhuan| last3=Yu| first3=Zhengfu| last4=Xia| first4=Guobang| last5=Li| first5=Xiao| last6=Liu| first6=Wei| last7=Yang| first7=Biyu| last8=Hu| first8=Mingfang| name-list-style=amp| year=2015| title=Use of Rocket Traction Method to Span Pilot Rope for Long Span Suspension Bridge Construction in Mountainous Area| url=http://docs.trb.org/prp/15-5164.pdf| journal=TRB 94th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers| location=Washington, DC| publisher=[Transportation Research Board](/source/Transportation_Research_Board)}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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Category:Bridges in Yunnan
Category:Suspension bridges in China
Category:Transport in Qujing

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