Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge

Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge was, with a height of 393 metres, one of the world's highest bridges and highest pipeline bridge. Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge was a suspension bridge spanning 470 metres over the Tagari River in Papua New Guinea. It was used for transporting petroleum oil from Southeast Mananda oil field in the Southern Highlands Province.^[1]

Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge
Hegigio Gorge Bridge in 2006
Coordinates	6.328351°S 143.105199°E / -6.328351; 143.105199
Carried	Oil
Crossed	Hegigio gorge of the Tagari River
Locale	Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea
Characteristics
Design	Suspension
Material	Steel
Total length	470 m (1,540 ft)
Height	33 m (108 ft)
No. of spans	Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge
Clearance below	393 m (1,289 ft)
History
Designer	Ken Ross
Construction start	December 2004
Construction end	November 2005
Opened	March 2006
Closed	February 2018
Demolished	2023
Location

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.^[2]

The bridge was severely damaged in the 2018 Papua New Guinea earthquake and was demolished in 2023.^[1][3]

See also

• List of highest bridges in the world