Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge

Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge is, with a height of 393 metres, the world's sixth highest bridge and highest pipeline bridge. Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning 470 metres over the Hegigio River. It is used for transporting petroleum oil from Southeast Mananda oil field in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.

Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge
Coordinates6.328351°S 143.105199°E / -6.328351; 143.105199
CarriesOil
CrossesHegigio River
LocaleSouthern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea
Characteristics
DesignSuspension
MaterialSteel
Total length470 m (1,540 ft)
Height33 m (108 ft)
No. of spansHegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge
Clearance below393 m (1,289 ft)
History
DesignerKen Ross
Construction endNovember 2005

Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge became the world's highest bridge when it was completed in 2005 and remained the highest until the opening of the Sidu River Bridge in China in 2009.

See also

  • List of highest bridges in the world
  • "Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge - HighestBridges.com". Highestbridges.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  • "Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge (Papua New Guinea, 2005) - Structurae". Structurae.de. Retrieved 9 August 2017.


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