The Wushan Yangtze River 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 carries S301 Provincial Road across 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 ...
near
Wushan,
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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. Completed in 2005, the high arch spans ranking it in the top ten
longest arch bridges in the world. The bridge is also among the
highest in the world however, the reservoir created by the construction of the
Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, central China, downstream of the Three Gorges. The Three Gorges Dam has been the world ...
has increased the height of the water below the bridge, and the full clearance is no longer visible. The bridge was officially opened to the public on January 8, 2005.
See also
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List of longest arch bridge spans
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List of highest bridges in the world
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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
Highestbridges.comArch-bridges.com
Bridges in Chongqing
Bridges over the Yangtze River
Arch bridges in China
Bridges completed in 2005
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