Posted on 08/10/2015 8:59:10 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin
A stunning new route opened in Hubei province, central China, on August 9. Incredible images of the new road shows that drivers are literally travelling over water as the 6.8-mile motorway is built in the middle of a river valley. The spectacular road connects Xingshan County in Hubei to G42, a high-speed route that connects Shanghai in eastern China to Chengdu in south west China, reported People's Daily Online
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Looks like Louisiana highways built over bayous.
Bridges in water, what’ll they think of next?
It’s good to see our tax dollars put to use.
Can’t beat the PCH near Big Sur.
Maybe, but you can't do 75 on PCH.
“I’d vote for the Virgin River Gorge on Interstate 15 in Arizona just outside of Southern Utah.”
I drove through there one night in a lightning-thunder storm. And other times in daylight. Very nice country.
This could never be built in the US.
Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park and Australia’s Sea Cliff Bridge are amazing drives.
I know. Environmentalist wouldn’tn’t stand for it.
there is a road going up to Salmon Idaho where you can see forever in front of you with these two mountain ridges framing the view....unbelievable....
So, they never have floods in China???
I like the drive heading south towards Salmon (from Bozeman?). Farther south you wind along the river, and then turn west near the Big Hole Battleground. Never did find the time to explore that.
Am heading east through Montana in a bit. Was thinking of taking a side road through the Missouri Breaks (south side of the river). Anyone know what that is like?
Never. And the construction is all first rate. Obama told me so.
No problemo depending on your ride and willngness to pass in no passing zones.........
Heading west we dropped into the Badlands of South Dakota, the sun was very low and smoky so a red sky and shadows on the rock faces. As we dropped in my wife started to cry. (She had never been west of Ohio.)
It is an impressive engineering accomplishment that balances many priorities, from being aesthetically pleasing, to providing wildlife access to the river, to providing bicycle and kayaking access to the river. The canyon is extremely narrow, and at times the lanes need to separate, go to different elevations, dodge around rock outcroppings.
I’d like to explore that. Beautiful.
That’s (looks identical to) 70 E in Colorado
look at my #19
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