Yangmingtan Bridge

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Yangmingtan Bridge
Carries 8 lanes of Harbin 3rd Ring Road
Crosses Songhua River
Locale Harbin
Design Suspension bridge
Total length 7,133 metres (23,402 ft)
Height 80 metres (260 ft)
Longest span 427 metres (1,401 ft)
Construction begin December 2009
Construction cost 1.882 Billion Yuan
Opened November 2011
Coordinates 45°46′18″N 126°31′10″E / 45.771744°N 126.519412°E / 45.771744; 126.519412Coordinates: 45°46′18″N 126°31′10″E / 45.771744°N 126.519412°E / 45.771744; 126.519412

The Yangmingtan Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning 427 metres (1,401 ft) over the Songhua River in Harbin, China.

Collapse

A part of the newly inaugurated 15-km long bridge spanning the Songhua River collapsed on 24 August 2012, killing three.[1]

See also

List of longest suspension bridge spans

References

  1. ↑ "Three dead in newly-built Chinese bridge collapse"
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