The Caiyuanba Bridge is an
arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ...
which crosses the
Yangtze River
The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest list of rivers of Asia, river in Asia, the list of rivers by length, third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in th ...
in
Chongqing,
China. Completed in 2007, the arch spans ranking among the
longest arch bridges in the world.
The bridge carries 6 lanes of traffic and two tracks of
Chongqing Rail Transit Line 3 between the
Nan'an District
Nan'an District (), is one of the six central districts of Chongqing municipality, China. It covers an area of 262.43 km2, with 44 km2 covered with forests and woods. It has an estimated population of 891,000 in late 2017.
Geography
The ...
south of the Yangtze River and the
Yuzhong District to the north.
See also
*
List of longest arch bridge spans
This list of the longest arch bridge spans ranks the world's arch bridges by the length of their main span. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank bridges as it usually correlates with the engineering complexity involved in des ...
*
Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
External links
*http://www.china.org.cn/english/photo/230204.htm
References
Bridges in Chongqing
Bridges over the Yangtze River
Arch bridges in China
Bridges completed in 2007
Road-rail bridges in China
2007 establishments in China
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