Edong Yangtze River Bridge
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Edong Bridge 鄂东长江大桥 | |
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| Coordinates | 30°15′39″N 115°04′28″E / 30.260707°N 115.074438°E |
| Carries |  G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway  G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway |
| Crosses | Yangtze River |
| Locale | Huangshigang, Hubei, China |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | span length 1,486 m (4,875 ft) |
| Width | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Height | 242.5 m (796 ft) |
| Longest span | 926 m (3,038 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2008 |
| Opened | 2010 |
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The Edong Yangtze River Bridge (Chinese: 鄂东长江大桥) is a cable-stayed bridge across the Yangtze River in Hubei Province in eastern China.[1] The bridge connects Huangshi and Xishui County and forms part of the G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway and the G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway.[2] Construction of the bridge started in 2008 and it was completed in 2010.[3] With a main span of 926 m (3,038 ft) it is currently[update] the fourth longest cable-stayed bridge in the world.[4]
See also
[edit]- Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
- List of largest cable-stayed bridges
- List of tallest bridges in the world
References
[edit]- ^ PENG Xiao-bin,CHEN Xing-zhi. "Design of Pylons of Edong Changjiang River Highway Bridge--《Bridge Construction》2009年05期". en.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ^ "| Engineering News-Record".
- ^ (Chinese) 鄂东长江大桥28日正式通车 2010-09-09
- ^ Edong Bridge at Structurae
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