China's First Water Highway to Complete this Year

[TaiShang]

This photo taken on February 21, 2015 shows China's first eco-friendly highway built on water in Xingshan county in central China's Hubei province. A part of the highway connecting Xingshan county to Yiba Expressway is constructed on water in order to prevent digging the mountain and destroying forests. The highway is expected to open for traffic in the first half of this year. It will shorten the travel between the areas connected to 20 minutes. [Photo: Imagine China]




This photo taken on February 21, 2015 shows China's first eco-friendly highway built on water in Xingshan county in central China's Hubei province. [Photo: Imagine China]




This photo taken on February 21, 2015 shows China's first eco-friendly highway built on water in Xingshan county in Central China's Hubei province. [Photo: Imagine China]

 

[Echo_419]

This photo taken on February 21, 2015 shows China's first eco-friendly highway built on water in Xingshan county in central China's Hubei province. A part of the highway connecting Xingshan county to Yiba Expressway is constructed on water in order to prevent digging the mountain and destroying forests. The highway is expected to open for traffic in the first half of this year. It will shorten the travel between the areas connected to 20 minutes. [Photo: Imagine China]




This photo taken on February 21, 2015 shows China's first eco-friendly highway built on water in Xingshan county in central China's Hubei province. [Photo: Imagine China]




This photo taken on February 21, 2015 shows China's first eco-friendly highway built on water in Xingshan county in Central China's Hubei province. [Photo: Imagine China]

Very innovative idea & there will be no land acquisition problems

 

[gslv]

This photo taken on February 21, 2015 shows China's first eco-friendly highway built on water in Xingshan county in central China's Hubei province. A part of the highway connecting Xingshan county to Yiba Expressway is constructed on water in order to prevent digging the mountain and destroying forests. The highway is expected to open for traffic in the first half of this year. It will shorten the travel between the areas connected to 20 minutes. [Photo: Imagine China]




This photo taken on February 21, 2015 shows China's first eco-friendly highway built on water in Xingshan county in central China's Hubei province. [Photo: Imagine China]




This photo taken on February 21, 2015 shows China's first eco-friendly highway built on water in Xingshan county in Central China's Hubei province. [Photo: Imagine China]

Good job China.

 

[Gibbs]

Thats brilliant

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Just WOW

 

[haidian]

I think this is part of Ya'an - Xichang Highway (part of China G5 Interstate) , check out this link, it has many photos about this road in it.

Amazing Engineering: China's Ya'an - Xichang Trans Mountain Expressway - SkyscraperCity

 

[TaiShang]

This project is basically to cut the travel distance with as little negative environmental impact as possible.

 

[Mughal-Prince]

A great tribute to Mother Earth from China. Looks fabulous.

 

[Shotgunner51]

First "Highway Above Water" Open For Business Now!

8月9日，昭君故里湖北省兴山县古(夫)昭(君桥)公路正式通车，为避免开山毁林，该路建在峡谷溪流中，是中国首条水上生态环保公路。公路连接兴山县城的重要通道，全长10.9公里，双车道二级公路。两岸风景宜人，又被人们称为“最美水上公路”。

The GUZHAO HIGHWAY (古昭公路) is the first Level-2 Highway (see below for explanation, there are already higher grade on water e.g. Hangzhou Bay Expressway. Qingdao Bay Expressway) built on water for protection of environment, officially open for business on 9th August 2015.

Congrats to citizen of Hubei Province @AndrewJin @dy1022 @Chinese Bamboo

P.S.

In China, highways are constructed based on Legislation JTG-B01-2003 ("Technical Standard on Highway Construction" or "公路工程技术标准"). The highest grade is control-access highways, i.e. "Expressways" (access ramps, lane dividers, etc.), others are classified into 5 levels. By 2015, quantities are as below:

• Expressways (高速公路) 111,950 km
• Level-1 Highway (一级公路) 74,300 km
• Level-2 Highway (二级公路) 331,500 km
• Level-3 Highway (三级公路) 401,900 km
• Level-4 Highway (四级公路) 2,705,800 km
• Unclassified Highway (等级外公路) 627,900 km

 

[onebyone]

 

[egodoc222]

This photo taken on February 21, 2015 shows China's first eco-friendly highway built on water in Xingshan county in central China's Hubei province. A part of the highway connecting Xingshan county to Yiba Expressway is constructed on water in order to prevent digging the mountain and destroying forests. The highway is expected to open for traffic in the first half of this year. It will shorten the travel between the areas connected to 20 minutes. [Photo: Imagine China]




This photo taken on February 21, 2015 shows China's first eco-friendly highway built on water in Xingshan county in central China's Hubei province. [Photo: Imagine China]




This photo taken on February 21, 2015 shows China's first eco-friendly highway built on water in Xingshan county in Central China's Hubei province. [Photo: Imagine China]

Love you China

 

[Arsalan]

Amazing,,, will love to drive on this,, i can bet it will be a life time experience.... the scenery looks epic.

 

[Ryuzaki]

lovely

 

[badguy2000]

wow, I want to drive on it....

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

this is hubei. this is why you better watch out for us.