Shibanpo Bridge

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Shibanpo Bridge
石板坡长江大桥

The Shibanpo Bridge looking towards Jiefangbei CBD area.
Carries Jiangnan Avenue
Crosses Yangtze River
Locale Chongqing, China
Design Box girder bridge
Material Prestressed concrete
Total length 1,103 metres (3,619 ft)
Longest span 330 metres (1,080 ft)
Opened 1st bridge: 1980
2nd bridge: 2006
Coordinates 29°32′44″N 106°33′36″E / 29.545556°N 106.559889°E / 29.545556; 106.559889Coordinates: 29°32′44″N 106°33′36″E / 29.545556°N 106.559889°E / 29.545556; 106.559889
Shibanpo Bridge

The Shibanpo Bridges (simplified Chinese: 石板坡长江大桥; traditional Chinese: 石板坡長江大橋; pinyin: Shíbǎnpō chángjiāng dàqiáo) are a pair of prestressed concrete box girder bridges over the Yangtze River in Chongqing, China. The bridges carries 10 lanes of traffic on Jiangnan Avenue between the Nan'an District south of the Yangtze River and the Yuzhong District to the north.

Original Bridge

Construction of the oringial bridge began in November 1977. The bridge cost RMB 64.68 million and was opened to traffic on the 1st of July 1980. The bridge was the first road bridge over the Yangtze Rive in Chongqing. The bridge carried two lanes of traffic in each direction.

Second Bridge

In 2003 construction began on the second four lane bridge to the west of the existing bridge to meet growing traffic demands. The new bridge was completed in 2006. The main span of the new bridge was manufactured in the Wuchang District of Wuhan. It was sealed and was towed over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) upstream to Chonqing. The bridge's main span of 330 metres (1,080 ft) makes it the largest box girder bridge in the world displacing the previous record holder the Stolmasundet Bridge. When the bridge was opened southbound traffic was moved onto the new bridge and all four lanes of the original bridge were used for northbound traffic.

Elevation of the second Shibanpo bridge


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