The Nanjing Yingtian Avenue Yangtze River Tunnel, formerly Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel, is a tunnel under the
Yangtze River in
Nanjing,
China. The tunnel connects the
Pukou District
Pukou District (), is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China, lying northwest across the Yangtze River from downtown Nanjing.
The district was formerly the southern terminus of the Tianjin-Pukou Railway; railca ...
to
Jiangxin Island
Jiangxin Island, or Jingxinzhou (), is a spear-shaped island in the middle of the Yangtze, east of the Jianye District in Nanjing, China, in the city of
Nanjing. Construction of the tunnel began in 2005. The tunnel broke through in 2009 and was opened in May 2010. The tunnel has renamed on 20 December 2019.
The road continues over the
Jiajiang Bridge, crossing the smaller Jiajiang branch of the river, into the
Jianye District
Jianye District () is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China.
History
Nanjing, once called Jianye, was the capital city of six dynasties beginning in 3AD, in large part because of its position on the Yangtze River. ...
of Nanjing.
See also
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Yangtze River bridges and tunnels
References
Road tunnels in China
Transport in Jiangsu
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