Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge

Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge

马鞍山长江大桥
Coordinates31°36′36″N 118°23′31″E / 31.610111°N 118.392056°E / 31.610111; 118.392056
Carriessix lanes of Hefei-Chaohu-Maanshan Expressway
LocaleMa'anshan, Anhui
Characteristics
Designleft stream bridge: suspension
right stream bridge: cable-stayed
Total length11.209 km (6.965 mi)
Longest spanleft stream bridge: 1,080 m (3,540 ft) x2
right stream bridge:260 m (850 ft) x2
History
Construction startDecember 28, 2008
OpenedDecember 31, 2013 (2013-12-31)
Location
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The Ma'anshan Yangtze River Bridge is a bridge complex over the Yangtze River in Ma'anshan, Anhui Province in eastern China. The bridge complex carries a six-lane highway over two branch streams of the Yangtze and the island of Xiaohuangzhou in the middle of the river.[1]

The entire bridge complex is 11.209 km (6.965 mi) in length.[1] The bridge over the left stream is a suspension bridge with three towers and two 1,080 m (3,540 ft) spans.[1] This section is tied with the Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge as the longest double span suspension bridge in the world. The bridge over the right stream is a cable-stayed bridge with three towers and two 260 m (850 ft).[1]

The deck height of the left stream bridge is 32 m (105 ft), while the deck height of the right stream bridge is 18 m (59 ft) high.[1]

The bridge project was approved in July 2004.[1] The bridge opened on December 31, 2013.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f (Chinese) 项目介绍 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ (Chinese) 马鞍山长江公路大桥建成通车(图) 2014-01-01