Yiling Yangtze River Bridge

Yiling Yangtze River Bridge
夷陵长江大桥
Coordinates 30°41′03″N 111°17′22″E / 30.684131°N 111.289515°E / 30.684131; 111.289515Coordinates: 30°41′03″N 111°17′22″E / 30.684131°N 111.289515°E / 30.684131; 111.289515
Carries Road/Motor Traffic (Four Lanes of roadway)
Crosses Yangtze River
Locale Wujiagang District, Hubei, China
Official name 夷陵长江大桥
Other name(s) Yiling Yangtze Bridge
Characteristics
Design Cable-stayed
Total length 936 m (3,071 ft)
Width 23 metres (75 ft)[1]
Height 130 metres (430 ft)
Longest span

North Span - 346 m (1,135 ft)

South Span - 346 m (1,135 ft)
No. of spans 2
History
Construction cost 610 million ¥[1]
Opened 20 December 2001[1]
Yiling Yangtze River Bridge
Location in Hubei

The Yiling Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 夷陵长江大桥) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Yangtze River in the city-center of Yichang, Hubei. It has 3 towers and two main spans, with a total of 4 spans including the side spans. It is a road bridge which carries four lanes of roadway and has a toll booth at one end. The bridge has a singular cable tension system, which carries the deck from the center. The Bridge crosses the Yangtze River, near Dagongqiao in Yichang. The The main spans are 346 meters each. At the end of the bridge, to the south there is a cloverleaf interchange after the toll booth which is and exchange for the road.

The bridge is 6.4 kilometers downriver from the Three Gorges Dam.

Seen from downstream

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bridge over Yangtze Opens Near Three Gorges Site". People's Daily Online. 21 December 2001. Retrieved 19 June 2011.


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