The Egongyan Rail Transit Bridge is a suspension bridge carrying the
Chongqing Rail Transit Loop line across the
Yangtze
The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flows ...
. It connects
Jiulongpo District
Jiulongpo () is a district forming part of the western part of the Chongqing urban core (). Its total population is around 675,000, while its urban city population is nearly 650,000 (2005).
Location
Jiulongpo is one of the main districts in Ch ...
in the west with
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 ...
in the east. The Egongyan Rail Transit Bridge is located about 70 meters upstream of the old
Egongyan Bridge which carries only road traffic. The overall bridge is long, with a main span, making it the longest cable supported transit only bridge in the world by main span.
References
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Yangtze River
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, bridge=E'gongyan Rail Transit Bridge, bridge signs=, upstream=
Lijiatuo Bridge, upstream signs=, downstream=
Egongyan Bridge, downstream signs=
Railway bridges in China