The Fengjie Bridge is a
cable-stayed bridge which crosses the
Yangtze River in
Fengjie,
Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. Completed in 2005, it carries 4 lanes of traffic on the S201 provincial road. The bridges main span measures which places it among the
longest cable-stayed spans in the world.
The bridge was constructed above the original river however the reservoir created by the
Three Gorges Dam has increased the height of the water below the bridge and the clearance is vastly reduced.
See also
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List of largest cable-stayed bridges
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Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
The bridges and tunnels across the Yangtze River carry rail and road traffic across China's longest and largest river and form a vital part of the country's transportation infrastructure. The river bisects China proper from west to east, and ever ...
External links
*http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fengjie_Yangtze_River_Bridge
References
Bridges in Chongqing
Bridges over the Yangtze River
Cable-stayed bridges in China
Bridges completed in 2005
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