The Hanjiatuo Yangtze River Bridge is a
cable-stayed railway bridge over the
Yangtze River
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in the
Fuling District
Fuling District () is a district in central Chongqing, China. The area is known for ''zha cai'', a hot pickled mustard tuber, as well as serving as the location of former U.S. Peace Corps teacher Peter Hessler's best-selling memoir '' River Town: ...
of
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
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. The bridge carries the
Chongqing-Lichuan Railway and was completed in 2012.
[(Chinese]
世界首座双线铁路斜拉桥 韩家沱长江大桥(图) (1)
2013-08-08
The Hanjiatuo Bridge has two towers and in height.
[(Chinese]
2013-12-20 The total bridge is including a longest span of . The bridge ranks among the
longest cable-stayed bridges in the world.
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 ...
References
External links
Creegc.com
Bridges in Chongqing
Bridges over the Yangtze River
Cable-stayed bridges in China
Bridges completed in 2012
Railway bridges in China
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