Huanghuang High-Speed Railway Xishui Bahe River Super-Major Bridge

The Bahe Special Bridge in Xishui County, Hubei Province, is located in Bahe Town, Xishui County, in the southwest of Hubei Province, and in the southeast of Huangzhou District, Huanggang City. It is situated at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Baishui River in the eastern part of Hubei Province, close to the ancient city of Huangzhou and Jingci, and faces Ezhou and Huangshi across the river. The bridge adopts a mixed sectional construction mode of prestressed box girders and T-beams. It consists of 20×40.3m prestressed concrete continuous T-beams + 65 + 120 + 65m, prestressed concrete continuous rigid frame + 4×40m, prestressed concrete continuous T-beams + 30 + 50 + 33m, and prestressed concrete continuous box girders + 5×33m prestressed concrete continuous T-beams. 

On April 18, 2021, the controlling project of the Huanghuang High-Speed Railway, the Bahe Special Bridge, successfully achieved closure. A total of 12 sets of viscous dampers were used, with the following models and parameters: